Mom of toddler thrown from NYC building says she was 'nervous' about visits with father

The body of Dmitriy Kanarikov, 35, is removed from 425 west 59th street, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in New York. Authorities said they received an emergency call reporting two jumpers from the building around noon. Officers responding to the scene found Kanarikov, 35, of Brooklyn, and a 3-year-old boy on the lower rooftops of two separate nearby buildings. (AP Photo/David Torres) (The Associated Press)

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People walk near the entrance to a high-rise apartment building after the New York Police Department said a 35-year-old man and a 3-year-old child died after plummeting from the building in New York. Authorities say they received an emergency call reporting two jumpers from the 52-floor building around noon Sunday. Officers found a 35-year-old man and a 3-year-old child on the ground when they arrived. Police say the man was pronounced dead at the scene and the child was pronounced dead at a local hospital. No identifications have been released. (AP Photo/David Torres) (The Associated Press)

In this Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013 photo, New York Police Department officers police walk in front of a high-rise apartment building where they said a 35-year-old man and a 3-year-old child died after plummeting from the building in New York. The midtown Manhattan building, a short distance away from Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center, is listed as South Park Tower, a rental. The circumstances of the fall are unclear. Authorities are investigating. (AP Photo/Julie Walker) (The Associated Press)

The heartbroken mother whose husband tossed their 3-year-old son to his death from an Upper West Side high-rise said Monday that she had been “nervous” about the boy’s visits with his dad — and that he killed the child just to spite her.

“At first, I opposed the visits and only wanted them to be supervised,’’ said Svetlana Kanarikov, 32, whose husband, Dmitriy, 35, of Brooklyn threw their son, Kirill, off the South Park Tower before leaping to his own death on Sunday.

“But after a Dec. 5 court appearance in Brooklyn, we agreed to follow the New Jersey temporary [custody] order and do alternate visits with a handover at the police precinct. I also volunteered that the father would speak to Kirill on Skype every day.

“I was nervous about the visits, but the father never did anything violent against the child” on two previous unsupervised get-togethers Dec. 8 and Dec. 15, she said in a statement released by lawyer, Alla Roytberg.

“Both times, Kirill was happy after seeing his dad. Skype calls were also going well.”

Then, on Wednesday, “the judge granted my motion and ordered temporary custody and child support,’’ the mom said.

“The father said he wanted custody and would make a motion [for it].

“When we first separated, Dmitriy told me that he would leave me alone only if I left him everything we had together,’’ she recalled. “Money and assets were most important to him.

“Otherwise, he said, he would take the child away and I will ‘shoot myself from grief.’ ”

A law-enforcement source said that at one point, Dmitriy said he would also hurt their son, warning her, “If I can’t have him, then you can’t.’’

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