{"id":506824,"date":"2022-11-05T05:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T02:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-nypd-cop-michael-valva-found-guilty-of-murdering-autistic-son\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T05:04:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T02:04:10","slug":"ex-nypd-cop-michael-valva-found-guilty-of-murdering-autistic-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-nypd-cop-michael-valva-found-guilty-of-murdering-autistic-son\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-NYPD cop Michael Valva found guilty of murdering autistic son"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261f23ae25a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a261f23ae25a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-nypd-cop-michael-valva-found-guilty-of-murdering-autistic-son\/#%E2%80%9CEx-NYPD_cop_Michael_Valva_found_guilty_of_murdering_autistic_son%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Ex-NYPD cop Michael Valva found guilty of murdering autistic son&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CEx-NYPD_cop_Michael_Valva_found_guilty_of_murdering_autistic_son%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Ex-NYPD cop Michael Valva found guilty of murdering autistic son&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Disgraced former NYPD officer Michael Valva on Friday was found guilty of murder in the freezing death of his autistic 8-year-old son, who was locked overnight in an unheated garage at the family\u2019s Long Island home.<\/p>\n<p>Jurors in Suffolk County deliberated for less than a day before returning a verdict of guilty on all counts, including second-degree murder, at around 6 p.m., <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/jury-reaches-verdict-in-murder-trial-of-former-nypd-cop-accused-of-killing-8-year-old-son\">according to reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-cop\u2019s conviction in the 2020 death of little Thomas Valva followed a trial that chronicled years of abuse and neglect the boy was subjected to \u2014 including being starved to the point that he ate crumbs off the ground at his school.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas\u2019 principal testified that the school was so concerned about the emaciated boy, they flooded Child Protective Services hotline with complaints in a desperate attempt to get them help, as his dad spurned their inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>On January 17, 2020, Thomas died of hypothermia after he was locked in the freezing garage for up to 16 hours when temperatures plummeted to 19 degrees. His brother Anthony, then 10, survived the vicious punishment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-514.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Michael Valva in court in May 2021\" class=\"wp-image-24538856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-514.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-514.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-514.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Michael Valva was found guilty on all charges, including second-degree murder, by a Suffolk County jury on Friday.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dennis A. Clark<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An Emergency worker who fought to save Thomas\u2019 life that day testified that Valva, 43, had \u201cno emotion, no sense of concern,\u201d for his son, whom he told responders he found unresponsive after hitting his head on a door frame.<\/p>\n<p>The former cop went on trial in September on charges of second-degree murder\u00a0and endangering the welfare of a child. He faces 25 years to life on the top charge at his sentencing.<\/p>\n<p>His then-fianc\u00e9e, Angela Polina, with whom he lived at the time of Thomas\u2019 death, has also been charged and is set to stand trial at a later date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-516.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"8-year-old Thomas Valva\" class=\"wp-image-24538863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-516.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-516.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-516.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-516.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Valva was convicted of killing his 8-year-old autistic son, Thomas, by locking him in a garage in freezing temperatures in January 2020.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-515.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Michael Valva mugshot\" class=\"wp-image-24538870\" width=\"618\" height=\"927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1236 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=927 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=309 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/michael-valva-guilty-515.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>Valva\u2019s fianc\u00e9e, Angela Pollina, is also charged in Thomas\u2019 murder. She will be tried separately.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Suffolk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Valva\u2019s lawyer argued at trial that Polina, 45, was responsible for the fatal abuse and refused to let him provide Thomas with a blanket and other amenities prior to his death.\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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