Dad accused of running over wife, 10-year-old daughter appears in court (Houston, Texas)

The accused dad is TAMIRU GILLEDE.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/28204004/detail.html

Father Accused of Running Over Wife, Child Appears in Court
POSTED: Friday, June 10, 2011
UPDATED: 10:43 pm CDT June 10, 2011

DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, Texas -- A Houston father accused of running over his wife and 10-year-old daughter with his car went before a magistrate judge on Friday night. Tamiru Gillede now faces charges of aggravated assault and is being held without bond.

New details about what police said happened were discussed in court. Investigators said Gillede hit his wife not once, but twice, with his silver Toyota Corolla. The second time they said he hit his daughter too, pinned both of them under the car and then dragged their bodies 25 feet.

"He then got out of his vehicle and kicked the wife several times." said, the prosecutor.

The wife and daughter both suffered substantial injuries and are being treated at a hospital for multiple skull and face fractures. "The daughter had also reportedly bitten her tongue half off during the assault," the prosecutor said.

Police say Gillede and his wife had been arguing out front of their apartment complex when he lost his temper. Their teenage son was also there but was not hurt. The couple reportedly moved to Houston from Ethiopia in 2008. In court, Gillede's case had to be put on hold because he told the judge he didn't speak English.