Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM)— New details are coming to light on the Rochester man accused in the beating death of his girlfriend. Four-time convicted felon Walter Balkum Jr. faced a judge Friday morning.

Melikah Bruner’s son, Olajuwan McLamore, came face-to-face with Balkum in court.

He told 13WHAM that nothing will bring his mother back, and he’s frustrated the man accused of beating her to death was taken off electronic monitoring just days before the deadly attack.

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"I know who you are — I know who you are,” McLamore said about Balkum. “This court room is seeing you as this, yeah. But I really know the truth behind you."

Balkum, 49, is charged with manslaughter for allegedly beating his girlfriend, Bruner, 43, at a home on Hazelwood Terrace Aug. 27. Prosecutors said it happened in front of Bruner’s 9-year-old daughter.

In court, no contact orders of protection were given for all three of Bruner’s children. Assistant District Attorney Kaylee Rizzari said Balkum was contacting Bruner’s young daughter from jail.

"It’s terrifying that he’s reaching out. I don’t want him to be contacting her or put any ideas in her head,” Rizzari said. “She is a very strong 9-year-old, and she holds her own."

Balkum was already facing assault charges, accused of stabbing Bruner and her son with a knife back in June.

Five days before the deadly August attack, Monroe County Judge Karen Bailey Turner ordered electronic monitoring to be taken off Balkum, noting the ankle monitor from pretrial services did not have GPS. But Monroe County told 13WHAM pretrial services does have the capability to provide GPS monitors if ordered by the court.

Bruner’s son is angered by the judge’s decision.

"I just don’t understand the courts, the legal system,” McLamore said. “A lot of that stuff doesn’t really add up to me."

Balkum’s attorney, Ted Barraco, said his client is upset with these charges.

"Obviously, we hope he is found not guilty,” Barraco said. “But whether or not that’s realistic, we will have to wait and found out."

McLamore is hoping to see justice.

"I’d rather have my mom back more than anything— that’s all that really matters more than anything,” he said. “There isn’t nothing they can do to ever bring my mother back — there is nothing.”

Bailey Turner has now handed over both of these cases against Balkum to another judge.

Not-guilty pleas were entered for Balkum, and bail was set at $300,000.

If you are in crisis or know someone who is, there are many resources that can help:

Willow Domestic Violence Center of Greater Rochester: (585) 222-7233

National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233

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