A 2-year-old boy from the Bronx hasn't been seen since early May, and neither police nor neighbors have much information about the child or what could have happened — leaving the question: Where is Montrell Williams?
The last person to see the boy alive was his father, whom he was with during a custodial visit at an apartment building in Hunts Point on May 10. Law enforcement sources said the two were last seen on Hunts Point Avenue, with Montrell wearing just a white T-shirt and a diaper.
He vanished at that time, but the search for Montrell wasn't shared with the media until Monday. His disappearance and the details surrounding it left those who live in the area baffled.
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"Where's the mother? Where's the family? What's going on? In this neighborhood?" said neighbor Martha Ramirez. "Wow. I never seen him before."
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Law enforcement sources said they had been questioning Montrell's father at a stationhouse in Mott Haven, but no charges had yet been filed. There was no immediate word whether police believe foul play had been involved.
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