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# Tot Found Barefoot In Cold, Midwood Parents Arrested
- URL: https://bklyner.com/tot-found-barefoot-in-cold-midwood-parents-arrested-sheepshead-bay/
- Published: 2012-03-12T19:00:55.000Z
- Updated: 2012-03-12T17:14:19.000Z
- Author: Ned Berke
- Tags: khalifa nafir, shazia nafir, yafa shalom, #API-Imported

A Midwood couple was arrested on Saturday after police found their 2-year-old son wandering the streets alone without a coat or shoes to protect him from the elements.

[New York Post](http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/kid%5Ffound%5Fon%5Fstreet%5Falone%5Fjlg6qFmWQdHQcebUiCPeCP?ref=bklyner.com) reports:

> The coatless, brown-haired boy was spotted shortly before 1 p.m. near Avenue J in Midwood with nothing on his feet but a pair of socks.

> The stunned 2-year-old, whose name wasn’t released, put on a brave face for the nearby residents who found him.

> “We gave him my son’s slippers and a coat,” said Yafa Shalom, a neighborhood resident.

> “He was really freezing,” said Shalom who gave comfort to the shivering child in the 30-degree weather after cops brought him to her door while canvassing the area for his parents.

> The tot’s mom, Shazia Nafir, 39, and dad, Khalifa, were later charged with acting in a manner injurious to a child.

> … Although the toddler was found at 1 p.m., the Nafirs noticed he was missing only at around 3 p.m. and called 911, cops said.

The boy was examined by doctors at Coney Island Hospital, who determined him to be healthy and unharmed. Neither parent has a criminal record, and Administration for Children’s Services told the Post they are investigating the incident.