Suffolk County has reached a $9 million settlement agreement with the mother of Thomas Valva, an 8-year-old boy who died of hypothermia after being forced to sleep in his father's Center Moriches garage in January 2020 when temperatures hovered around 19 degrees, her attorney confirmed Thursday .

A federal court filing Thursday morning showed Justyna Zubko-Valva reached a "global settlement" that would bring to a close a five-year lawsuit with the county, several of its employees, the local school district, and the father and his fiancee whom Suffolk juries found guilty of the boy’s murder.

The settlement was reached following several mediation sessions, court records show. A mediation report is due to the court by Oct. 8.

"The county cannot comment on proposed settlements," said Michae

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