The mom of an 8-year-old boy whose ex-NYPD cop dad murdered him by forcing him to freeze to death in a garage reached a $9 million settlement in her lawsuit against Suffolk County , her lawyer said.

Justyna Zubko-Valva reached the in her 2020 federal civil case, claiming Suffolk County courts, school district and child protective services failed to save her autistic son, Thomas, despite her repeated complaints against dad Michael Valva and his fiancée Angela Pollina.

The Suffolk County legislature is set to formally approve the deal on Oct. 9 and a judge has ordered both sides to submit mediation reports in the case by Oct. 8. 4

The agreement comes after mediation sessions were held between lawyers for the county and Zubko-Valva throughout the year.

Zubko-Valva initially so

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