Tag: Nefertiti Harris

A little girl’s death remained secret for 3 months until 2 women asked each other: How’s Neffy?

Nefertiti Harris, known as Neffy, was beaten to death by her mother, Latasha Mott, Jan. 6, Syracuse police said. Mott hid the child’s body in the woods and lied about where she was for months, police said.provided photo

Neffy Harris was born with cocaine in her system and struggled with potty training and completing tasks without getting distracted. This enraged her mother Latasha Mott, who was constantly punishing the little girl for wetting her pants — beating the child at least once and singling her out for worse treatment than her five siblings, said Mott’s neighbor and friend.

That rage ended with Neffy’s death, police said.

Mott is accused of using a belt to beat her 5-year-old daughter to death in the shower of their Syracuse home on Jan. 6. She later buried her daughter in a field off of Salt Springs Road.

On Tuesday, officers found Neffy’s body wrapped in a blanket beneath dirt and snow.