The father and uncle of a Brooklyn boy who was stabbed to death in an elevator last year pleaded guilty to a 2012 armed bank heist Thursday in Brooklyn federal court.
Nicholas Avitto, 57, and his brother, Scott Avitto, 54 — who were personally consoled by Mayor de Blasio at the child’s funeral — entered a Sovereign Bank with an accomplice, demanded cash and left with $8,197.
The crime took place two year’s before Prince Joshua Avitto, 6, was killed.
The boy was slain and his 7-year-old pal, Mikayla Capers, severely injured, when a crazed Daniel St. Hubert entered their elevator and began hacking at them.
The senseless carnage induced mass sympathy across the city and the boy’s father, Nicholas Avitto, wore his son’s backpack and walked the route to his school for several days after the murder.
But he now faces up to 8 years in prison after admitting to the downtown Brooklyn heist. His brother, who has a longer criminal history, faces up to a 20-year term.
According to court papers, Nicholas Avitto was armed with a gun while his brother told a teller to hand over cash.