Zevaya Flanagan Funeral: 2-year-old allegedly killed by father laid to rest
HOUSTON - It's been a little more than a week since Zevaya Flanagan, 2, was tragically killed by her own father, but on Saturday, she will be laid to rest.
BACKGROUND: Father charged with murder in death of his own 2-year-old daughter following chase, standoff
A funeral service was held for Zevaya at Northwood Presbyterian Church on Cypress Creek Pkwy in northwest Harris County.
This comes after Kairsten Watson, Zevaya's mother, shared the heartwrenching details that fateful Monday when, Deontray Flanagan, 25, stormed into a north Harris County Walmart, where she worked, after taking their daughter from daycare.
Deontray Flanagan (Photo courtesy of Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez)
Flanagan reportedly Facetimed Watson while he was hurting the child.
"Her face was just covered in blood," she explained to FOX 26 the day after the incident. "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.’"
At last check, Flanagan is charged with murder on a $2 million bond.
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The services began around 11 a.m. followed by a visitation at 9 a.m. until about 10:45 a.m. The prayer service was also live-streaming via the church's Facebook page.
FOX Faceoff: Man killed 2-year-old daughter while on Facetime with her mother
Quannell X and Charles Adams talk about the punishment Deontray Flanagan should face for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter. Investigators say he picked up his daughter from daycare and led police on a chase. He allegedly killed the child while he was on Facetime with the little girl's mother. Flanagan's bond was previously set at $1 million on Tuesday but doubled to $2 million during his appearance in court yesterday morning.