The household of an 11-year-old murdered in a horrific hit and run shared heartbreaking tributes and demanded justice for the boy — as they stared down the homeless unlawful immigrant accused of killing him in a California courtroom Wednesday.
“Fly excessive, my warrior little one,” the boy’s heartbroken relative posted in Spanish, with a black and white photograph of Aiden Antonio Torres De Paz smiling in entrance of a cake for his eleventh birthday — the final he’d ever have fun.
In one other submit, the relative is seen strolling side-by-side with Aiden.
“My angel,” he captioned the snap.
In the meantime, a GoFundMe launched for the boy’s household famous that “Aiden deserves justice.”
Little Aiden was mowed down and deserted after allegedly being hit by Hector Balderas-Aheelor simply days earlier than Thanksgiving.
Aiden was chasing a soccer ball into the road exterior his Escondido house on Nov. 26, when the automobile ran him over and fled the scene.
He was discovered unconscious as his household ran out to assist him, and later died on the hospital on Thanksgiving morning.
Balderas-Aheelor was arrested days after the hit and run — with the Division of Homeland Safety shortly revealing the unlawful Mexican immigrant had been deported 4 occasions earlier than the lethal incident, with removals relationship again to 2004. He in any other case had no felony historical past.
It stays unclear how briskly he was allegedly driving. The street the place Aiden was hit has a 35 mph pace restrict.
Balderas-Aheelor appeared in court docket Wednesday to enter a not-guilty plea on felony hit and run inflicting dying or harm expenses — and Aiden’s household turned out sporting matching shirts with photographs of the beloved boy whereas staring daggers at his alleged killer from the gallery.
He was locked up on $300,000 bail and stays behind bars, whereas the choose barred reporters from taking photographs of his face. A prosecutor described him as a flight threat and mentioned he was a “transient.”
Aiden’s household was too despondent to speak to reporters after the listening to.
“We’re doing the perfect that we are able to below the circumstances,” aunt Irene Gonzales instructed The Publish, declining to remark additional.
As an alternative, they let the photographs of Aiden do the speaking on social media.
One other member of the family posted photographs of Aiden smiling and pulling faces with household, and sporting a jersey from his beloved San Diego Padres.
One video panned over a makeshift memorial to the boy, which included samples of his favourite snacks — Takis, Nerds, Sprite, and ramen — his favourite toys and video games and photographs and candles lit in his honor.
Aiden’s tearful household additionally held a service exterior the house following the court docket listening to, with the boy’s tiny casket close by.
Prosecutors vowed to convey Aiden’s alleged killer to justice.
“This case is a tragedy and each dad and mom’ worst nightmare. We’re doing the whole lot in our energy to get justice for Aiden’s household,” Deputy District Legal professional Nicole Gerard mentioned after the listening to.
