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Dead mum’s baby daddy on bail for manslaughter can still see baby

Dead mum’s baby daddy on bail for manslaughter can still see baby

A Texas man is charged with manslaughter after he allegedly hit his child’s mother He will have a car in May and will retain his parental rights while out on bail, according to local records and reports.

Canyon Police Department in May responded to a crash involving a pedestrian and determined that 28-year-old Ulise DeLao had “struck” 27-year-old Brittany Torres, who was “standing outside the vehicle” at the time.

Torres was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities arrested DeLao for “intoxication manslaughter,” police said in a news release at the time.

DeLao was released from jail in October after posting bail of $250,000, down from $500,000 in June, Randall County records show.

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Photography by Ulise DeLao

Brittany Torres was pronounced dead at the scene, and authorities arrested Ulise DeLao for “intoxication manslaughter,” police said in a news release at the time. (Randall County Jail)

After a hearing Monday in a civil case involving the suspect’s parental rights over his 1-year-old son, Judge James Anderson ultimately decided DeLao could retain those rights, according to the statement local news outlet KVII.

Torres’ aunt, Jessica Heller, is taking to social media to seek justice for her niece.

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“Say her name: Brittany Alexandria Torres!” Heller wrote on Facebook Thursday in response to the People article. “My niece has no voice; she cannot testify, she cannot share her point of view. Now it’s her voice. We demand answers. We demand justice!

Brittany Torres holding baby

Brittany Torres was a teacher and mother of a one-year-old child. (GoFundMe)

In another Facebook post Tuesday, Heller said her niece was “murdered by a disgusting monster” who was “supposed to protect and love her.”

“THE JUSTICE SYSTEM FAILED HER. AND THEY ARE FAILING HER SON,” Heller wrote.

DeLao reportedly admitted to hitting Torres with his car in May, and a prosecutor representing Torres’ mother said in court Monday that DeLao’s behavior may harm the baby, emotionally or physically.

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Elouise Torres stands next to a red Chevy truck.

Footage played in court showed Ulise DeLao pulling Brittany Torres out of a truck twice on the same day he allegedly struck her in front of their home, KVII reported. (Instagram)

Footage played in court showed DeLao pulling Torres out of the truck twice on the same day he allegedly struck her in front of their home, KVII reported.

According to the publication, Anderson ultimately rejected the request to terminate DeLao’s parental rights.

Torres’ obituary said the 27-year-old “found her purpose when she became a mother.”

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“She loved children and was a wonderful mother and teacher,” the statement said. “She loved spending time with her family and friends. She cared for and loved her nephew…Brittany was spontaneous, loving, funny, outgoing, gentle, caring, warm-hearted, full of life, kind and had a beautiful smile.”