Fury as Texas mother suspected of beating her baby daughters is FREED on a $250 ... trends now
Texas cops are slamming an Austin judge after the court granted a woman accused of beating her three-month-old a $250 bond so she could be released from jail.
Brittney Bailey, 31, is a free woman despite her March arrest for beating her three-month-old baby girl.
Police are also investigating the death of the infant's twin who was found in the home, but no charges have yet been filed.
Despite the on-going murder investigation, local magistrate Judge Tania Jeffers agreed to lower Bailey's bond to $250.
Brittney Bailey, 31, is charged with the physical abuse of her 3-month-old infant baby and is under investigation for the death of a second baby, according to Austin police
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'Mother brutally beats her defenseless three-month-old child and the twin is found dead.
'A heinous crime against an innocent child…' tweeted the president of the Austin police union Michael Bullock.
'Our criminal justice system is broken. Maybe one day we can find judges that actually care about protecting victims instead of coddling criminals.'
Judge Tania Jeffers was elected to her post in March
Paramedics were called to an apartment where Bailey was staying with her newborn twins March 10.
One of the twin girls was not breathing after Bailey claimed the baby rolled off the bed, reported local station KVUE.
The baby who allegedly fell off the bed also had cuts and bruises to her face.
Bailey blamed her 17-year-old daughter, telling police she saw the teen play rough with the newborn and even throw a cellphone at her.
While Bailey was not charged in that infant's death, police noticed what they considered signs of abuse on the dead baby's twin sister.
An abuse investigation was launched for the baby at home, while the twin taken to the hospital died.
When that baby was
