A funeral was held Friday for a 3-year-old boy who was allegedly killed by his mother's boyfriend in the Bronx.
A service for Messiah Allen was held at the Pure Gospel Miracle Revival Center on Walton Avenue at 9 a.m.
Kenneth Lynch, 36, was charged with manslaughter in connection Allen's death last month.
Police say they responded to a 911 call for a child that needed help inside of the home.
Investigators say they arrived and found Allen unconscious and unresponsive with trauma to his face and chest.
A city medical examiner ruled Allen died of blunt-force trauma to his head.