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A killer dad has allegedly Facetimed his daughter's mum while choking their two-year-old toddler to death.
Deontray Flanagan, from Texas, US, is accused of streaming the horrific incident after their daughter, Zevaya Marie Flanagan, was allegedly hit and choked.
Mum Kairsten Watson said: "Her face was just covered in blood. He hit her with something really hard, and then he called me on Facetime, and he showed me. He choked her on Facetime.
"I said, ‘Tray stop, that is your daughter, stop, she loves you.’ His exact words were you only love that man, you did this to her."
The suspect had picked up his daughter from nursery and allegedly attacked her before entering Harris County Walmart at around 10am on Monday - where the girl's mum worked.
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The parents were seen arguing when the suspect allegedly assaulted her - as he took her mobile phone and then dumped the kid with the mum.
According to authorities, he allegedly threatened to cause harm to the two-year-old if the mum didn't do as he asked.
Deontray Flanagan has been charged with his daughter's murder (Harris County Sheriff's Office)Kairsten added: "He just wanted my phone. He’s screaming at me telling me what is the passcode, tell me the passcode, or she’s going to get hurt; and I’m telling him the passcode over and over, but I guess it just wasn’t enough."
After getting the mobile phone passcode, Mr Flanagan snatched the girl and led police on a 30-mile chase as he hit cars and drove on the opposite side of the road.
The car eventually crashed and officers took the suspect into custody as the 2-year-old required CPR treatment but she tragically died after being transferred to hospital.
Kairsten told authorities she was concerned with the dad's behaviour on three separate occasions but she claims police told her there was they could do.
She explained: "The first day I called, he took my child. I was giving her a bath, and he took her out of the tub, she wasn't dressed, and he just took her out the house and drove away in a car, and didn't bring her back until 11am the next day."
The pair had separated in recent months but the dad would not let her get on with her life, according to Kairsten, who has demanded police take concerns more seriously.
Meanwhile, Zevaya's granddad Curtis Watson has hit out at police and hopes there will be more done in the future to prevent more tragedies from happening.
He said: "I wonder how many other Zevayas are around the world right now that are having the same problem in this city, in this state, we have to help one another."
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Deontray has been charged with murder and was set to appear in court on Tuesday but waived his right to appear.
A judge set his bond at $1million (£930,000).