Batista, who lives in south Allentown with her husband, Vega, said they were at a party at her aunt's home on the 200 block of East Union Street on New Year's Eve with Jayliel, the fourth of her five children. He was playing in an upstairs bedroom with the electronic tablet, she said, and when his father discovered him missing, they searched the home and all around the house. She described the dark-haired, dark-eyed boy as a ball of energy, with a wide smile and a fascination for hiding, running and climbing.