The father of a 2-year-old boy whose body was discovered this week in New York City’s East River was charged with his son’s murder on Wednesday, the police said. The father, Arius Williams, 20, was the last person known to have been with his son, Montrell Williams, who had been reported missing for a month, the police said.

The father of a 2-year-old New York City boy was charged with murder after a toddler’s body was found by the Whitestone Bridge a day ago, authorities confirmed. In addition to the second-degree murder charge,

Charges have been filed against Arius Williams, the father of missing Bronx 2-year-old Montrell Williams, whose body was believed to have been pulled from the East River.