A Brooklyn woman was arraigned on charges she beat her 3-year-old nephew to death.
Investigators say Ethan Ali was found inside his home in Bronwsville Wednesday afternoon.
The medical examiner ruled the boy's death a homicide, saying he died from multiple blunt impact injuries.
Christen Dale, 21, had been babysitting the boy when police were called to the scene.
She's now facing charges of manslaughter, assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal possession of a weapon.
The Administration for Children's Services is working with police on the investigation.