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http://www.kvue.com/news/amber-alert-issued-for-richardson-girl/481588867
Affidavit: Missing Richardson girl was put outside for not drinking her milk
October 8, 2017

RICHARDSON, TEXAS - The 3-year-old Richardson girl at the center of an Amber Alert issued Saturday was put outside in the middle of the night as punishment for not drinking milk, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

Wesley Mathews took his daughter, Sherin Mathews, outside at 3 a.m. Saturday to discipline her, the affidavit states. According to the affidavit, he told her to stand near a large tree in the back yard. When he went outside 15 minutes later, his daughter was gone.

Wesley Mathews told police that coyotes had been spotted in the alley where he left his daughter. The house in the 900 block of Sunningdale also backs up to railroad tracks.

Police weren't called to the home until some five hours after the child was last seen, according to Sgt. Kevin Perlich.

Her whereabouts were still unknown. An Amber Alert was issued for the girl Saturday afternoon and continued Sunday afternoon. Police were canvassing the area Sunday evening while neighbors were posting new fliers around the neighborhood.

Wesley Mathews was arrested on Saturday and charged with Abandoning or Endangering a Child. On Sunday, he was arraigned on the endangerment charge and a judge set his bond at $250,000.

Perlich said search teams used dogs and went door-to-door in the family's neighborhood Saturday morning and into the afternoon but so far had no leads on the girl's location.

“We’re trying to pick up any type of scent, or items of clothing, or anything like that, that might give us a clue she was there," said Perlich.

Late Saturday, investigators towed two SUV's and a minivan from the home as part of a search for "any potential evidence."

Sherin was last seen wearing a pink top and black pajama bottoms.

The girl has developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills, police said.

Members of the family's church gathered outside of the home Saturday afternoon and said the girl's parents were being interviewed at police headquarters
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(My bold)  Really?  What parent does this to a little three year old girl?!!  ::MonkeyShocked:: ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyTears::


https://www.dallasnews.com/news/missing-person/2017/10/07/amber-alert-issued-3-year-old-richardson-girl-believed-grave-danger
Richardson dad sent missing toddler to alley at 3 a.m. because she didn't drink milk, police say
October 8, 2017

The father of a missing Richardson toddler sent the girl out to an alley where coyotes had been seen to punish her for not drinking her milk, police said. 
Sherin Mathews, 3, is thought to be in grave and immediate danger. Officials issued an Amber Alert for the girl Saturday.  She was last seen about 3 a.m. Saturday in the family's back yard in the 900 block of Sunningdale.
Her father Wesley Mathews, 37, has been arrested and charged with abandoning or endangering the girl, who police continued to search for Sunday.
Mathews told police he put Sherin outside and told her to stand next to a large tree about 3 a.m. Saturday morning, an arrest affidavit said. The tree was behind the fence, about 100 feet south and across an alley.  Mathews admitted to police that he knew coyotes had been seen in the alley where he left her, the affidavit said.
The Humane Society of the United States says coyote attacks are rare and has recorded only two human fatalities since the 1980s.
Mathews told police he checked on Sherin about 3:15 a.m. and she was gone, the affidavit said. Police reportedly weren't alerted to her disappearance until hours later.
"Why was the last sighting at 3 o'clock and the parents not call us until after 8 a.m., that's the question we want answered as well," Richardson police spokesman Kevin Perlich told KXAS-TV (NBC5). "As far as why she was out there, how long she was out there, that's the questions we have for the parents."

Police went door to door in the neighborhood and used search dogs to look for Sherin on Saturday. The family's vehicles were towed to look for "any potential evidence," police told WFAA-TV (Channel 8).
Jose Cherian and others from Emmanuel Bible Chapel, the church that Mathews and his family attend, helped search a field and other areas near the family's home.
Cherian told NBC5 that Mathews and his wife are good parents. 
"The parents are also loving. They loved Sherin very much," he said. "They take care of her very much."
Sherin, who has development issues and limited verbal communication skills, is described as Asian, about 3 feet tall and 22 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink top, black pajama bottoms and pink flip-flops.

Thanks for posting, MuffyBee.   ::bee::

I'm so sad and mad about this one.   ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyTears:: ::MonkeyMad::

Poor baby girl, how can this possibly end well?!!!   ::MonkeyTears::

This looks extremely dire TM.  The first time I read the story, it sounded doubtful.  I could be very wrong and there are times I surely am, but the story of how Sherin was put outside at 3 a.m. sounds concocted.  Maybe there are some that would be so mean or stupid to do something like that to a tiny girl, but I really think what happened was even more evil.  I suspect her Dad did something to her and is using the story to cover her disappearance.  Who would put a child outside at 3 a.m., and for (sarcasm alert) for punishment for not drinking her milk?  Sounds pretty much like there was abuse going on prior to this day, just by this line of thinking alone.  And then, who would wait five hours to report her missing?  Not to mention, he left her out there to stand under a tree for what he says is 15 minutes in the dark with wild animals in the area.  I think there's a good chance she's already gone from this earth, and it was by the hands of dad.  I don't think he's telling the truth about what happened. Mom seems pretty quiet.  Does she know anything?   It's good LE took in the family's cars for a look see.  I believe in miracles, and I hope there is one in Sherin's case and she's found today alive and well. 

(Bolded by Me)  Sherin would have been perhaps a year old from a foreign adoption when the Mathews adopted her.   I wonder if her developmental delays weren't apparent at the time?  This is sounding worse and worse.  What Mr. Mathews allegedly did as punishment to Sherin would be inappropriate abusive for any child of any age, let alone a child so young and with special needs.   ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyTears::


http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Richardson-3-Year-Old-Special-Needs-Girl-Missing-for-Nearly-48-Hours-450019193.html
3-Year-Old Richardson Girl Missing Since Saturday
October 9, 2017

Volunteers and Richardson police officers searched the area near the home where a 3-year-old girl went missing early Saturday Morning.
Sherin Mathews was reportedly last seen by her father, 37-year-old Wesley Mathews, at about 3 a.m. in the 900 block of Sunningdale in Richardson.
As of Monday morning, the girl is still missing.
Police arrested her father Saturday evening. He is charged with abandoning or endangering a child. Bond has been set at $250,000.
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The family reported the girl missing just after 8 a.m. on Saturday.
Police are trying to figure out why they waited five hours to report the toddler missing.
Three vehicles at the family's house were towed away Saturday evening. Police said they would likely be finished processing Monday.
Meanwhile, members of Emmanuel Bible Chapel in Irving, where Sherin and her parents are also members, printed fliers with the girl's description and posted them in and around the Richland Meadows neighborhood.

Joanna Cherian walked around to any post she could find and taped fliers one at a time.
“I can’t believe I have to do this right now,” she said in disbelief. “I never thought this day would come that the cutest baby in our church has gone missing.”
Church elder Jose Cherian was asked about the allegations surrounding the girl's father.

I can’t say anything about that,” he responded.
Cherian did speak about the girl’s mother, who police say is not facing any charges at this time.
“She’s very much worried and depressed,” he said.

Cherian made a public plea in case someone has the girl.
“If anyone have in possession baby Sherin, please bring back and report to police, to Richardson police. Those who, any of you who brings the baby God will bless you. God will reward you,” he said.
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Police said the toddler has "developmental issues and has limited verbal communication skills." The Mathews family adopted the girl two years ago at an orphanage in India
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there is a lot i could say about this situation, ill just leave it at,
what a load of bs dad is trying to make everyone believe

here is some map look see where Wesley Mathews took his daughter, Sherin Mathews, outside at 3 a.m. Saturday to discipline her.

i think this area is closer to the home
https://goo.gl/maps/R968SAg6x4A2

from the other end of alley
https://goo.gl/maps/B7cEFPxrE842

not that i think she could walk there.
my bs meter is in overdrive on this case
just pointing out, there are a few large bodies of water, not far
from the home

https://goo.gl/maps/VNTEJCT8Lzs

edit forgot some text

The article below notes "the family had had contact with CPS previously..."  Hmmm...  It's a prudent thing to remove Sherin's four year old sister from the home, under the circumstances, imo.  Mr. Mathew's was released on bond for child endangerment charges in relation to Sherin.  I wonder if the sister was subject to such ridiculously harsh punishment abuse as Sherin?  Sometimes it's only one child, sometimes it's more than one, sometimes it's all.  I hope the FBI can get to the bottom of this and find Sherin.

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/09/search-missing-3-year-old-richardson-girl/
CPS Removes Sister From Home Of Missing Richardson 3-Year-Old
Amber Alert Continues | UPDATED | October 9, 2017  10:46 AM

RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – A three-year-old Richardson girl is still missing and police believe her disappearance may have started when her father tried to punish her.

As it stands, city, county and state law enforcement are all working with the FBI to try and find little Sherin Mathews.
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Accoring to Texas Child Protective Services (CPS) spokeswoman Marissa Gonzales, the family has had contact with CPS previously, but by law she could not give details about the incident/incidents. Sherin’s 4-year-old sister was removed from the home Monday morning and placed in foster care. Gonzales said CPS is also, “working with law enforcement on the investigation into this little girl’s disappearance.”
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Mathews, who didn’t report his daughter missing until 8 a.m., was arrested and charged with abandoning or endangering a child. An Amber Alert was issued Saturday afternoon.
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Wesley Mathews was being held in the Richardson Jail, but posted a $250,000 bond and has been released.

(Bolded by me)  The Mathews Family adopted Sherin,  a malnourished child from India, which could be considered an act of goodness or charity.  Yet this same child is "punished" for not drinking her milk by being left outside at 3 a.m.  It's been noted Sherin had developmental problems.  Did this come into play with the severe punishment meted out?  And yes, putting a little 3 year old out at 3 a.m. is severe, imo.  And 15 minutes? A three minute time (inside the home) out might not have even been appropriate for Sherin if she did do something. 
But why would you punish a child for not drinking milk?!   ::MonkeyEek::  I see a lot of mean in this story.   ::MonkeyTears::


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/09/police-texas-girl-3-missing-after-late-night-punishment.html
Police: Texas girl, 3, missing after late-night punishment
October 9, 2017

RICHARDSON, Texas –  Authorities were searching Monday for a 3-year-old suburban Dallas girl who went missing over the weekend when her father allegedly made her stand outside in the middle of the night as punishment for not drinking her milk.

Wesley Mathews, 37, ordered Sherin Mathews to stand next to a tree behind the fence at their Richardson home at around 3 a.m. Saturday, according to an arrest affidavit. The tree is across an alley from the home.
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The father didn't notify police that his daughter was missing until about five hours later, said police Sgt. Kevin Perlich, who added that the delay in reporting the matter "is certainly concerning to us."

"That does not seem like a normal response that one would do if you have a missing child," Perlich said.

Mathews was arrested Saturday on a charge of abandoning or endangering a child. He posted bond late Sunday, according to Perlich. A working phone number for Mathews could not be found and it's not clear if he's hired an attorney to speak on his behalf.

Mathews at one point told investigators that coyotes have been seen in the alley, but investigators say there's no indication one may have dragged the girl away.

Investigators have seized three vehicles, cellphones and laptops from the family in an effort to find out what became of Sherin, Perlich said. Footage from surveillance cameras in the area also is being reviewed.

State Child Protective Services removed a 4-year-old child from the home early Monday, he said. A CPS spokeswoman, Marissa Gonzales, said the agency has had dealings with the family before, but she declined to release additional information.

Perlich said Mathews and his wife adopted Sherin, who was malnourished when the couple took her in. Mathews told investigators it wasn't unusual for the girl to wake up late at night to eat so that her weight would increase, Perlich said. That may explain why she was punished at 3 a.m., he said. He said authorities are casting a broad net in determining what happened to the girl.

"We don't have any other indication or evidence that she was forcibly abducted from that area," he said.

 ::rhino::  ITA

(Bolded by me)  I wonder if Mrs. Mathews has been a victim of domestic violence?  She was in the home at the time the alleged incident happened but says she was unaware of it.  So.  Out of the blue, one time, Mr. Mathews is up with Sherin at 3:00 a.m. and since she refused to drink her milk, he puts her outside by a tree and leaves her there for at least 15 minutes till he gets back and finds she's not there.  Again, I could be wrong, but I'm wondering if there was more abuse in this home than is being said.  I think this isn't the first time Sherin's been "punished" inappropriately.  I wonder if Mrs. Mathews is very afraid.  How did this escalate to the point of putting little one out there?  Or did that ever happen?  What really happened to her?  I'm still praying for a miracle for Sherin. 


https://www.dallasnews.com/news/missing-person/2017/10/07/amber-alert-issued-3-year-old-richardson-girl-believed-grave-danger
Lack of tips on missing Richardson toddler who was sent to alley leads to end of Amber Alert
Updated at 7:45 p.m. Oct 9.: Revised throughout to include additional details.

The Amber Alert for a missing Richardson toddler sent to an alley as punishment for not drinking her milk was discontinued Monday afternoon, but authorities are still searching for the girl.

Sherin Mathews, 3, was last seen about 3 a.m. Saturday in her family's backyard in the 900 block of Sunningdale.
Officials issued an Amber Alert for the girl Saturday and were continuing to look for her Monday. Richardson police say the alert was discontinued because there were not enough tips.
"We need to have a specific vehicle or a suspect, and we lack that," police spokesman Kevin Perlich said. He said the Amber Alert could be reissued if authorities develop new leads.
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The girl's mother does not face any charges. She was in the house at the time, but was unaware of what Wesley Mathews was doing, Perlich said.
Sherin's parents are no longer speaking with attorneys and have since retained attorneys, he said.
Police went door to door in the neighborhood and used search dogs and helicopters to look for Sherin.
Investigators will be processing all the items they've collected, including security footage, electronics and items in the family's vehicles that were towed from the home Saturday, Perlich said.
On Monday, police retrieved an item from near the tree where Sherin was left and placed it in a bag. It was unclear what the object was. It remains to be seen whether the item was of any "evidentiary value," he said.
Jose Cherian and others from Emmanuel Bible Chapel, the church Mathews and his family attend, helped search a field and other areas near the family's home.
Cherian told NBC5 that Mathews and his wife are good parents. 
"The parents are also loving. They loved Sherin very much," he said. "They take care of her very much."
Child Protective Services spokeswoman Marissa Gonzales said the agency is working with law-enforcement officials on the investigation. She said the couple's 4-year-old daughter was removed from the Richardson home early Monday and placed in foster care.
The family has had previous contact with CPS, Gonzales said, but further details were not released. Neither child had been in foster care prior to Sherin's disappearance.
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The Mathewses reportedly adopted the girl two years ago from an orphanage in India. She was malnourished and physically underdeveloped and does not have the same language skills a typical 3 year old would in the U.S., Perlich said.
He told NBC5  it wasn't unusual for her to be awake late at night to eat to increase her weight.

(Bolded by me)  According to the article below, Mr. Mathews put Sherin outside at 3 in the morning to punish her for not drinking her milk, left her there 15 minutes and when he couldn't find her at the same spot, he went back in the house to do laundry until she came by on her own.  So, a developmentally disabled 3 year old will of course come back to the house after having been outside for a while at three in the morning after her punishment is through and her Dad will do laundry in the mean time.  There's so much wrong with this.  I can't even...   ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyTears:: 

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/missing-person/2017/10/07/amber-alert-issued-3-year-old-richardson-girl-believed-grave-danger
Father did laundry before reporting girl missing, Richardson police say
Updated at 11:15 a.m. Oct 10.: Revised throughout to include additional details.

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Sherin's father, Wesley Mathews, 37, was arrested on a charge of abandoning or endangering a child. He was released from custody late Sunday after posting $250,000 bond. He is required to wear an electronic monitoring device and surrender his passport as part of the conditions of his bond.
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Mathews told police he checked on Sherin about 3:15 a.m. and she was gone, the affidavit said.
After looking around for her, he said he then went inside to do laundry and wait for her to return on her own, according to KXAS-TV (NBC5).
Police reportedly weren't alerted to her disappearance until hours later.

"Why was the last sighting at 3 o'clock and the parents not call us until after 8 a.m., that's the question we want answered as well," Perlich told NBC5. "As far as why she was out there, how long she was out there, that's the questions we have for the parents."

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Sherin's parents are no longer speaking with police and have since retained attorneys, he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/10/a-special-needs-toddler-was-sent-outside-at-3-a-m-as-punishment-then-she-disappeared/
A toddler was sent outside at 3 a.m. as punishment, her father said. Then she disappeared.
October 10, 2017

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Mathews checked on Sherin about 3:15 a.m. and she was gone, according to the affidavit. Police said they were alerted to her disappearance several hours later, about 8 a.m. Mathews told police he thought she would come back on her own, so he did a load of laundry while he waited, hoping he could locate her once the sun came out.

Mathews and his wife, Sini, reportedly adopted Sherin about two years ago from an orphanage in India, said Sgt. Kevin Perlich, a spokesman for the Richardson Police Department. Mathews told police that Sherin was malnourished and had to be on a special diet to gain weight. She had to be fed whenever she was awake, Perlich said, and wasn’t cooperating when her father tried to feed her.

“So that was the frustration [Mathews] was experiencing that night,” Perlich said. “But of course we’re working to verify all of that.”

It’s a narrative that has the community buzzing with questions. In Dallas-area coffee shops, in nearby workplaces and on social media, people mulled over the details of Sherin’s disappearance — such as why Mathews waited so long to call the police, or why there are so few clues as to where she might have gone.

“It’s just a very sad thing, and there’s still so much question,” said Bob Morse, 66, who lives a few houses down from Sherin’s parents. “A lot of the story doesn’t make sense.”

He happened to be awake and outside at 4 a.m. Saturday, less than an hour after she reportedly disappeared, lighting his grill so that he could cook a brisket later in the day.

“At 4 a.m. in the morning, it was quiet. If a child four houses away cried out, I would hear it,” Morse said. “If a car drove by, I would know.”
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http://www.kvue.com/news/crime/fbi-searching-home-of-missing-girl-in-richardson/482255581
FBI searching home of missing girl in Richardson
October 10, 2017

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Law enforcement executed a search warrant at the home of a missing girl.
Three-year-old Sherin Mathews disappeared at about 3 a.m. Saturday. An Amber Alert was issued, but it has been discontinued due to a shortage of leads and information, police say.

On Tuesday, FBI's Evidence Response Team and Richardson police arrived at the scene and placed crime tape around the home. Richardson police confiscated the family's burgundy vehicle in the driveway.
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During his interview, he mentioned that he saw coyotes in the alley where he left his daughter. The family's home also backs up to railroad tracks, he said.

Two minivans taken from the family's home are being examined. Police say they're still trying to establish a timeline and are still searching around the neighborhood.

My thoughts keep coming back to Mr. Mathews mentioning during his interview about how he saw coyotes in the alley where he allegedly left Sherin and he also mentioned the house backed to railroad tracks.  Did he really fear either of these two things could have resulted in his daughter having gone missing, or was he trying to suggest to LE those were a possibility to deflect and/or throw blame as to what he may have done to her himself?  If he was so concerned about her safety and he knew there were coyotes and he knew  his house backed to railroad tracks, why in the world would he put his developmentally disabled three year old at risk by placing her and leaving her exposed to them at 3 in the morning?  And allegedly after 15 minutes he went to check on her and couldn't find her, so he went back inside and did laundry, thinking she would come back on her own, or in another five or so hours it would be daylight and he could search for her better.   ::MonkeyNoNo::

I'm wondering if his wife really was awake or aware of what was going on at the alleged time of Sherin's punishment/disappearance?  The story so far says she was asleep and unaware.  Does that mean Mr. Mathews didn't go in and wake his wife up at 3:15 and alert her that Sherin was missing?  Was Mrs. Mathews asleep all the five or so hours before LE was notified?  There are a number of things in this case that just plain stink.  They both need to come clean.  Mrs. Mathews may or may not have had a hand in Sherin's disappearance, but I wonder if she is telling all she knows.  Not everyone thinks alike, but for myself, if my DH had put our little girl outside at 3 a.m., I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be in the same house for much longer, especially when we had a four year old too.  Was something like that the norm for them or what?  Or was this such a one off, she's just stunned?  My feeling is there is a history of abuse. 

One more thing...

I live in an area with coyotes. One can be spotted from time to time, and we can hear them howlingat times.    Every now and then, someone may lose an older dog to them, with the remains found a day or two later.  I haven't heard of any children attacked here, but then thank goodness my neighbors don't seem to stand their little kids outside at three in the morning that I've ever heard of. 

If the coyotes had gotten Sherin, wouldn't the tracking dogs have found some sort of evidence? 

One other thing...

There are railroad tracks behind the Mathews house.  Did any trains pass in the time?  Was that a known area for homeless folks or transients?  Was it a teen hangout? 

Here we are, four days later and no Sherin.   ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyTears::

It would appear we here in Texas and the US aren't the only ones wanting answers about Sherin's whereabouts. This is news in India, where her adopted family was originally from and where she was adopted from.  Here are a few, and they contain a bit more info, such as Sherin's mom's name and the area she was adopted from.  There are a number of articles being carried from the UK too. 


http://indianexpress.com/article/world/indian-girl-three-year-old-sherin-mathew-missing-in-us-after-late-night-punishment-for-not-finishing-milk-4883484/
Adopted Indian girl missing in US after late night punishment for not finishing milk
Sherin Mathews, adopted two years ago by Wesley Mathews at an orphanage in India, has not been seen since around 3 am on Saturday morning.
Updated October 1, 2017


https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/3-year-old-sherin-mathews-missing-in-us-father-ordered-to-stand-outside-for-not-drinking-milk/articleshow/61020476.cms
3-YEAR-OLD SHERIN MATHEWS MISSING IN US, FATHER ORDERED TO STAND OUTSIDE FOR NOT DRINKING MILK
Updated October 10, 2017
Chennai: A 3-year-old adopted daughter of a Keralite couple in US has gone missing after she was reportedly punished by her father for not drinking milk.

Wesley Mathews, 37, ordered his daughter Sherin Mathews to stand outside the house at their Richardson home around 3 am on Saturday. Mathews went out to check on her daughter 15 minutes later but she was found missing.

The girl was adopted by the couple Wesley Mathews and Sini Mathews from Kerala two years ago. The couple also have a four-year-old daughter born to them, a report said.
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Sherin was adopted from a orphanage in Kerala. According to a report her behavioural skills are not that of a typical 3-year-old. The Texas Child Protective Services has reportedly removed the toddler's 4-year-old sister from the parents and placed her in protective custody.

http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/indian-american-toddler-missing-for-three-days-father-allegedly-punished/article_c9e95970-ae09-11e7-b0b3-87b250ed0501.html
Indian American Toddler Missing for Three Days; Father Allegedly Punished Her for Not Drinking Milk by Putting Her in Texas Alley at 3 a.m.
October 10, 2017

http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/fbi-searching-home-of-missing-girl-in-richardson/482235787
FBI searching home of missing girl in Richardson
Hannah Davis and Jobin Panicker , WFAA 8:48 AM. CDT October 11, 2017

n the afternoon, an attorney from McKinney identified as Gregg Gibbs, spent close to an hour at the home. The attorney had no comment on who he was representing or whether he was representing anyone.

Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers executed another search warrant. It started with a few Richardson officers walking in and out of the front door.

Sherin's father, Wesley Mathews, who adopted Sherin last summer, was the last person to see her. He faces charges of child endangerment and has since bonded out. A friend of the family says Wesley and his wife were not in the home.

Just before 7 p.m. FBI agents had arrived. More than a dozen members of the Evidence Response Team met on the front lawn. For the first time in four days, crime tape surrounded the home, including a portion of the alley behind their home.

One FBI Evidence team moved inside the home and another team stayed outside. They canvassed the front yard thoroughly. Agents walked side by side looking down on the front lawn.

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Richardson police called Tuesday's executed search warrant a "natural progression of the investigation." The search was over by Wednesday, and police and FBI agents will now focus on combing through evidence collected.

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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Richardson-Missing-Girl-Photos-from-the-Investigation-450353663.html
Richardson Missing Girl; Photos from the Investigation
By Jose Campos
Tuesday, Oct 10, 2017

I've come across another possible theory while scanning the news and comments in various places:  Mr. Mathews may be covering up for his wife.


I hope folks don't believe I'm victim blaming.  Sherin is the victim here, not so much her parents imo.  It's difficult to be sympathetic with her parents, because it's all just not adding up.  If her dad did in fact put her outside in the middle of the night, he's not a victim, he's potentially a big part of the cause of her disappearance. And was her Mom asleep all that time?  It just smells of abuse.   I could be all wrong, but someone isn't saying all they know.  It's Sherin's life.  Come forward and tell what you know. 

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/11/parents-missing-texas-girl-3-who-was-sent-outside-for-not-drinking-milk-not-cooperating-with-investigation.html
Parents of missing Texas girl, 3, who was sent outside for not drinking milk not cooperating with investigation
October 11, 2017

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Mathews is now out of jail on bond and wearing an ankle monitor. Police said he and his wife are working with different attorneys. She told police she was asleep when her daughter went missing.

The couple’s other 4-year-old daughter is in the custody of a family friend. Child Protectives Services said it has dealt with the family before but would not elaborate.

A lot of people have asked why the little girl was drinking milk at 3 a.m. Mathews told police Sherin was malnourished when they adopted her from India. They were doing feedings throughout the day and night.

“So part of the feeding thing was to build some mass and put some weight on her so it wasn't uncommon for her to have to be fed on a consistent schedule or as frequently as they could,” Sgt. Perlich said.

Police said the little girl also has disabilities that make it hard for her to communicate.

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Richardson-3-Year-Old-Special-Needs-Girl-Missing-for-Nearly-48-Hours-450019193.html
Attorney Says Mother of Missing Richardson Girl 'Distraught'
October 10, 2017

An attorney representing the mother of a missing 3-year-old girl in Richardson said Wednesday that the woman is "distraught" over the disappearance of her daughter.
Attorney Kent Starr met with Sini Mathews at the family's home and then briefly addressed reporters outside.
Starr said Mathews has spoken with Richardson police and is cooperating with police. He said all she wants is for her daughter back and is "very hopeful that her daughter will be returned."
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Wesley Mathews was arrested Saturday on a child endangerment charge, and he was released Sunday evening on bond.
Police have said the girl's mother was asleep and is not facing charges.

Speaking as to why Sini Mathews has hired an attorney, Starr said everybody has a right to legal council and the fact the Wesley Mathews may be accused of a crime is not indicative that his wife is involved.
"There has been no accusations of wrongdoing against Ms. Mathews," Starr said.
 ::snipping3::

A criminal defense attorney spent about an hour at the home late Tuesday afternoon, but left without answering questions from the media.
 ::snipping3::

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Vehicle-Missing-From-Family-Home-on-Morning-of-Girls-Disappearance-Richardson-Police-450693353.html
Vehicle Missing From Family Home on Morning of Girl's Disappearance: Richardson Police
Richardson police ask anyone with surveillance video to check for maroon Acura MDX on Saturday, Oct. 7, between 4 and 5 a.m.
October 12, 2017



Richardson police say a vehicle was missing from the Mathews family's home at around the time 3-year-old Sherin Mathews disappeared Saturday morning.
Police are asking residents and businesses to check any surveillance video recordings from Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, between 4 and 5 a.m. for any sign of a maroon Acura MDX.
 ::snipping3::
Wesley Mathews was arrested Saturday on a child endangerment charge, and he was released Sunday night on $250,000 bond.
Police have said the girl's mother was asleep and is not facing charges.
Investigators removed three vehicles, including a maroon Acura MDX, from the family's home on Saturday evening for analysis.
Police are asking people to check their surveillance because detectives are working to retrace the path of the MDX. Police have not said who they believe may have been driving the SUV during that time frame, but the vehicle belongs to Wesley and Sini Mathews.
Police said, in a message posted to their Facebook page Thursday evening, that they are "asking for residents and business owners within an area where this vehicle could have traveled within that hour to review and preserve any video possibly containing this vehicle."
"Please keep in mind when reviewing your video, your time stamp may be different from the actual time," police added.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/10/12/hour-missing-richardson-3-year-old-sent-alley-familys-vehicle-left-police-say
Hour after missing Richardson 3-year-old was sent out to alley, family's vehicle left, police say
October 12, 2017

About an hour after the father of a missing 3-year-old says he sent her outside to an alley as punishment for not drinking her milk, one of the Richardson family's vehicles left the home, police said Thursday. 

Sherin Mathews was reported missing Saturday morning, when her father, Wesley Mathews, told police he had last seen the girl about 3:15 a.m. Between 4 and 5 a.m. Saturday morning, the family's 2013 maroon Acura MDX SUV was absent from their home, officials said.
Police are asking neighbors and business owners to review and share video footage that could show the vehicle's whereabouts the morning the preschooler disappeared.

 ::snipping3::

the car looks like this

2013 maroon Acura MDX
https://www.cstatic-images.com/stock/900x600/269988.jpg
https://www.cstatic-images.com/stock/900x600/269982.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/RichardsonPD/photos/pcb.1492078664209440/1492076354209671/?type=3

Richardson Police Department added 4 new photos.
19 hrs ·
Update on Missing Child - Sherin Mathews:
We have information that the Mathews' 2013 maroon Acura MDX SUV was absent from their residence on Sunningdale, between the hours of 4am to 5am on Saturday October 7th. We are asking for residents and business owners within an area where this vehicle could have traveled within that hour to review and preserve any video possibly containing this vehicle. Please keep in mind when reviewing your video, your time stamp may be different from the actual time. The photos shown here are stock photos of a 2013 Acura MDX. #sherinmathews

img of a similar car, not the actual car @ link

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/police-expand-search-missing-texas-girl-family-car-missing-article-1.3560362
Police expand search for missing 3-year-old Texas girl, reveals family car was missing morning of disappearance 
October 13, 2017

Police in Texas have expanded the area they are searching for 3-year-old Sherin Mathews after it was revealed that the family's SUV was missing the morning the little girl vanished.

In a Facebook post Thursday night, the Richardson Police Department said the family's 2013 Maroon Acura MDX SUV was not at the home from 4 a.m. to 5 a.m. on Oct. 7.

Sherin was last seen by her father, Wesley Mathews, around 3 a.m. that morning.

Police won't say how they know the car was missing or who was driving, but urged residents and businesses in the area to review surveillance video for any signs of the vehicle.Investigators removed three of the family's cars, including the Acura SUV, from the home earlier this week for analysis.

"We are wanting people and businesses within a 30 minute drive from their home to check their video systems to see if they may have picked up a 2013 Maroon Acura MDX SUV on their system," Sgt. Kevin Perlich told the Daily News. "We know the SUV was missing from the home."

Perlich said investigators are expanding their search for Sherin "beyond the Mathews' immediate neighborhood."

 ::snipping3::

Detectives won't say whether Mathews is a suspect, but they have cleared his wife Sini Mathews. Police previously said she was asleep and unaware her husband had made their daughter stand outside as punishment.
 ::snipping3::

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/missing-texas-girl-adopted-by-malayali-parents-none-other-than-bihars-saraswati/articleshow/61076268.cms
Missing Texas girl, adopted by Malayali parents, none other than Bihar's Saraswati
October 14, 2017

PATNA: Sherin Mathews, the three-year-old Texas girl who went missing after being made to stand outside for not finishing her milk on Saturday , is none other than Saraswati of Bihar. She was adopted from an NGO named Mother Teresa Anath Seva Sansthan in Nalanda on June 23 last year by an American couple.
According to a US-based online news portal, FBI is still searching for the girl who went missing after her father Wesley Mathews, an Ernakulam native, asked her to stand outside their residence after midnight as punishment.
On Saturday night, Wesley was arrested by Richard son police and charged with abandoning or endangering a child. He was released on $250,000 bond late Sunday night, according to the local police.
Bihar's State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA) officials confirmed that she was adopted by Wesley and his wife Sini.
Babita Kumari, secretary of the now defunct NGO, said that the girl was known as Saraswati before being adopted by the couple. "She was a little stubborn but every child has a similar nature. She was very affectionate towards a female caretaker of the NGO whom she called nani. She used to wait for her on the stairs for several hours. The moment Saraswati's nani arrived, she used to run and embrace her," Babita recalled.
Babita came to know that the girl was missing only while talking to this reporter. She also said that the child had a deformity in one eye.

Babita said that the girl was only one-and-a-half years old when she was rescued by Bal Kalyan Samiti of Gaya district after being abandoned by her family and was later handed over to the NGO on February 14, 2015.
"During her initial days, Saraswati used to remain quiet but gradually she opened up at the centre," she said .

another out of country article, says the Mathews, owns 3 cars
and the one that left was spotted on cctv, and 2 have been returned


FBI claims breakthrough: Mathews drove out when 3-year-old foster daughter was 'missing'
Friday 13 October 2017 08:36 PM IST by PTI (Updated with more details)...

Read more at:
http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/world/2017/10/12/fbi-searches-home-father-throws-3-year-old-out-at-3-in-morning-dallas.html

is it ok to snip these articles, i didnt know so i just linked

Sherin's grandparents (Wesley's parents)  speak


Sherin Mathews's grandfather based out of Kochi told TNM that the family loves her and was praying for her return.
Haritha John Megha Varier
 Saturday, October 14, 2017 - 10:32

http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/exclusive-grandparents-missing-3-yr-old-texas-speak-tnm-kerala-say-they-love-sherin-69979

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dozens-Attend-Community-Prayer-for-Missing-3-Year-Old-Sherin-Mathews-450856983.html
Dozens Attend Community Prayer for Missing 3-Year-Old Sherin Mathews
October 14, 2017

Saturday marks one week since 3-year-old Sherin Mathews disappeared in Richardson.
Her father, Wesley Mathews, says he sent her to stand by a tree early Saturday morning and hasn't seen her since.
As investigators search frantically to find Sherin, a community came together to pray.
Dozens of people from different faiths and walks of life attended a prayer service by the tree where Sherin reportedly disappeared.

"It's heartbreaking. This is a 3-year-old little girl. We don't know where she is, where she could be," said Gauthami Vemula, a child welfare consultant and aunt to a one- and four-year -old.
Candles, stuffed animals and handwritten notes now mark the spot where Sherin's father says he last saw her.
It is steps away from the Mathews home. Her parents have yet to make a public plea for help finding Sherin.

It's the reason so many felt compelled to attend Friday's prayer, to give a voice to the voiceless and to stand shoulder-to-shoulder for Sharin.
Investigators are focusing on a 15-mile radius surrounding the family home as they search for Sherin. It is located in the 900 block of Sunningdale Drive.
Police are urging anyone with surveillance cameras to check for video of the family's 2013 maroon Acura MDX.

Police received some video already and said in a Facebook post Friday they are "diligently working our way through all of the material."
One recording came from a neighbor who says the FBI has been to his home five times to review video his camera captured the night Sherin disappeared.
"I don't know the details of what's on my camera as far as what they're looking for, but I hope there's something on there that can definitely help them out," said Obaid Jabbar.

Jabbar said he's been asked to not reveal specifics about what is on the tapes.
Police are hoping more people will come forward with video.
Meanwhile, Sherin's father, Wesley Mathews, is still out on bond, but wearing an ankle monitor.
 ::snipping3::

Drones assisting officers in search for Sherin Mathews
Jordan Armstrong, WFAA 12:14 PM. CDT October 17, 2017
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/drones-assisting-officers-in-search-for-sherin-mathews/483976843

vid @

Drones are being used to help law enforcement officers in the search for a missing 3-year-old from Richardson.

 ::snipping3::
No news has come in the past few days, but Tuesday morning police were seen searching several locations in Richardson, including a field and creek.

Drones were seen being used in the field, along with officers from the Mansfield Police Department and several unmarked police cars.
 ::snipping3::
A Facebook event titled Sherin Mathews Search Party is scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. Tuesday near Richland College. The post asks people to bring flashlights and get the word out.

FB link
https://www.facebook.com/events/332583143894251/

forgot a link,to Richland College
jmo i think the 2nd location on my map should be searched too
https://goo.gl/maps/zYCk1oXPErs

Missing Richardson Girl’s Parents Involved In Unrelated Legal Battle
October 19, 2017 4:52 PM By MaryAnn Martinez
vid @

RICHARDSON (CBS11) – The parents of a missing Richardson 3-year-old are
involved in a legal battle that has nothing to do with their daughter.

Court documents reveal Sherin Mathews’ parents will go to trial in February for
 a crash they were involved in September 2015. The crash happened off 635 in Irving.
 ::snipping3::
The person suing them claims Sherin’s father, Wesley, was behind the wheel and
failed to slow down and or stop, crashing into the back of the Plaintiff’s car.
The person suing them is asking between $100,000 and $200,000 from the Mathews
in damages.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/19/missing-richardson-girl-parents-legal-battle/


if you want to look @ docs from the lawsuit
mentioned above

@ link choose smart search
search mathews,wesley
choose mathews wesley mon
click on Case Number DC-16-15676
scroll to Events and Hearings, to see docs

https://courtsportal.dallascounty.org/DALLASPROD/?clearSession=True

A body has been found in a culvert under a road in the search for Sherin.
No positive ID yet, but they think it's her.
The parents have been notified.

 ::MonkeyTears:: ::MonkeyNoNo::

https://www.facebook.com/CBSDFW/videos/1712033682153094/

CBS DFW is live now.
5 mins ·
BREAKING: Press Conference Regarding Missing Richardson Toddler, 3-year-old, Sherin Mathews.
http://cbsloc.al/1Tm8aO1

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/22/body-of-small-child-found-richardson/

Police: Body Of Small Child Found In Richardson
October 22, 2017 2:17 PM
Filed Under: Missing Child, Richardson Police, Sherin Mathews

RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – Police have found the body of a small child in Richardson. Police have not confirmed the identity of the child.

In a press conference, Richardson police say the body was found during search efforts for missing three-year-old Sherin Mathews.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

https://twitter.com/SheebaSinto/status/922181256233619456


https://twitter.com/AllisonFox4News/status/922179387331612672

Allison Harris‏ @AllisonFox4News  12m12 minutes ago
More
BREAKING: Richardson Police say they have found the body of a small child off Spring Valley & Bowser. #SherinMathews

https://twitter.com/KETK/status/922181982523621376

KETK NEWS‏ @KETK  4m4 minutes ago
More
SHERIN MATTHEWS: Richardson police find body of small child, awaiting positive ID. http://www.easttexasmatters.com/news/local-news/sherin-matthews-richardson-police-find-body-of-small-child-awaiting-positive-id/842340068?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_KETK …

https://twitter.com/NoseyAftertaste/status/922183270627934209

Distance from #SherinMathews home to crime scene at Spring Creek & Bowser.

https://twitter.com/dgoins/status/922183842177474560

David Goins‏ Verified account
@dgoins

MORE: while ID is not yet confirmed - body located during Sherin Mathews search, just 3 mins (.4 miles) drive from her home. @wfaachannel8

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMxBT4LU8AIFfr5.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMxBT4JUMAA_2V1.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMxBT4MVwAAs-GD.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMxBT4LU8AA5skN.jpg)

Those twitter pics are so big.   ::MonkeyEek::

I think the culvert is where the concrete is sticking up. 

Poor baby.   ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyTears::

Thinking now there must be another culvert by the stop sign where the tent is.   ::MonkeyTears::

https://twitter.com/cbs11ken/status/922189690182217730

Ken Molestina ‏Verified account @cbs11ken  1m1 minute ago
More
FBI along w/ Richardson PD investigating body of small child found off Spring Valley and Bowser. No positive ID if #SherinMathews @CBSDFW

Thank you for all the links, updates and pics, texasmom. 


Just breaks my heart.   ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyTears::  There isn't official identification as I post this, but what are the odds it's NOT little Sherin.  I think we knew how this would end. 

Thanks for the updates, texasmom.

It's so sad.  The location is close to her house.

https://twitter.com/cbs11ken?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas-police-find-body-small-child-may-be-missing-girl-sherin-mathews%2F
Ken Molestina‏Verified account @cbs11ken · 29m29 minutes ago 
Mathews house and area where body found investigation is taking place is less than a mile apart. Direct line of sight. @CBSDFW
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DMxQMMAU8AA_Jhf.jpg)

yes thought this would be the result too  ::MonkeyTears::

 ::MonkeyAngel::

culvert from S bowser 2015 G view
https://goo.gl/maps/C2gR2unoXfr


i think i saw a vid of searches close to there and the watertower
1st week Sherin was missing
a search dog found the body
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10159365093040316&set=a.10150743871180316.713073.547370315&type=3&theater

late checking my updates

List: FBI seizes dozens of items from home, cars in Sherin Mathews case
Warrants detail items seized from home, SUV in case of missing Richardson girl
David Goins, WFAA 9:57 PM. CDT October 18, 2017
http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dna-swabs-usb-drive-seized-from-suv-in-richardson-missing-girl-investigation/484289189
 ::snipping3::
List: The items seized by the FBI in the search for Sherin Mathews

Note: The laundry list of items seized at this early stage in the case may or may not be considered clues or evidence. These are items that investigators simply want to look at more closely.

Seized from home on 900 block of Sunningdale

Trash bags, shopping bag, roll of fabric
Blue string and “dark, hair-like fibers”
Piece of red plastic
iPhone with case
Desktop computer
Three laptop computers
Five cell phones
Folder with banking documents
Adoption papers
Joint banking account book
Marriage certificate
Birth certificate
Medical bills
Vacuum contents
Exam gloves
Contents of power equipment
Digital camera with adapter
Wooden spoons
Gloves and dish scrubber
Fitted sheet
Five pairs of shoes
Two pairs of boots
Tax return
Financial paperwork
Internet router
Wooden fork and spoon wall hanging
Pink T-shirt
iPad
DNA swabbing
Blanket
Changing table cover
Hair
Washer and dryer
Seized from Acura MDX

Floor mat
DNA swabs
USB drive
Interior sunroof slide cover
Seat belt
Cabin air filter
Radio module
Display monitor
Seized from family’s Lexus

Costco receipt dated Oct. 5, 2017
Driver’s side floormat
5 DNA swabs from pedals, steering wheel, gear shift, driver controls
Seized from family’s Toyota Sienna

Six DNA swabs
"This is a very elaborate investigation. It's complex. In my opinion, I can see that no stone is left unturned," said a private investigator Mike Bradshaw who has been investigating missing person's cases for years.

Although he is not connected to this case in any way, but did spend some time with WFAA to offer insight into the items mentioned in the search warrant. One portion of the search warrant talks about a navigation unit that was sent to Quantico, Virginia which happens to be FBI Headquarters.

YW, MuffyBee and grace-land!  Breaks my heart too! 
Praying the truth will come out and justice will be served soon for this precious little girl.

https://twitter.com/texasnewsblog/status/922237649712058368

https://twitter.com/LandisImages/status/922280559325466624

Ashley Landis‏ @LandisImages  9m9 minutes ago

Child's body found in Richardson is 'most likely' missing 3-year-old Sherin Mathews: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/10/22/richardson-police-plan-news-conference-unconfirmed-rumorsspread-3-year-old-sherin-mathews-found … @dallasnews @debruijneline


 ::MonkeyAngel:: ::MonkeyTears::

https://twitter.com/DianaNBC5/status/922281360601083904

Diana Zoga‏ @DianaNBC5  6m6 minutes ago

A small memorial now at the culvert where police found a child's body during a search for Sherin Mathews.

thanks for the updates
tried to find the search vid i thought was that area,couldnt find it
did find this, not sure if posted already

Parents Of Missing Richardson Girl Want Other Daughter Back From CPS
October 20, 2017 2:39 PM By MaryAnn Martinez
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/20/parents-missing-richardson-girl-cps/

RICHARDSON (CBS11) – The parents of the missing Richardson 3-year-old, Sherin Mathews, will head to court Monday to fight to try to get back their other child.
 ::snipping3::
CPS says it’s a standard custodial hearing, as the parents ask a judge to let them bring their 4-year-old, biological daughter home.

CPS confirms it had been involved with the Mathews prior to Sherin’s disappearance, but refused to say for which child and why they were called in.

Texas: Police find body ‘most likely’ of missing three-year-old Indian girl in Richardson
The body was found about half a kilometre from her house, but a medical examiner has not yet confirmed whether it was Sherin Matthews. https://scroll.in/latest/855039/texas-police-find-body-most-likely-of-missing-three-year-old-indian-girl-in-richardson

Will move when it is confirmed :(... not really surprised.

https://www.facebook.com/Fox4DFW/photos/a.399102067092.182940.172530812092/10154869141867093/?type=3

FOX 4 News
17 mins ·
#BREAKING: Richardson PD have arrested Wesley Mathews, father of the missing Richardson girl, for injury to a child (felony)... has $1 million bond. http://bit.ly/2yJZkr0

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https://www.facebook.com/Fox4DFW/posts/10154869142492093?comment_id=10154869170857093&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R4%22%7D

FOX 4 News UPDATE: Richardson PD says dad voluntarily came to station, gave "alternate statement of events" compared to ones before http://bit.ly/2yJZkr0

http://www.fox4news.com/news/father-of-missing-richardson-girl-arrested-for-injury-to-a-child

Father of missing Richardson girl arrested for injury to a child
 
By: FOX4News.com Staff
POSTED: OCT 23 2017 06:46PM CDT
UPDATED: OCT 23 2017 07:01PM CDT

The father of a missing Richardson girl was arrested Monday night for injury to a child.

Wesley Mathews was taken into custody on Monday night on the new charge, which is a first degree felony.

Authorities discovered the body of a child on Sunday in a culvert in Richardson. Police believe the body is that of missing child Sherin Mathews, 3, but the medical examiner has not yet confirmed the identity. The culvert is about half a mile from the family's home, directly down the railroad tracks from where her father said he left her for punishment at 3 a.m. on Oct. 7, because she wouldn't drink her milk.

Richardson PD said Wesley Mathews showed up at the police station voluntarily with his lawyer on Monday afternoon and asked to speak with detectives.

"He provided an alternate statement of events from those which he had given previously, regarding the disappearance of Sherin," police said in a statement.

 ::snipping3::

Mathews was booked into the Richardson City Jail on Monday evening and his bond was set at $1 million.

Parents Of Missing Girl In Court, As Officials Work To ID Body Found
UPDATED | October 23, 2017  5:00 PM
October 23, 2017 7:11 AM
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/23/mom-missing-girl-court-officials-id-body-found/

vid @

RICHARDSON (CBSDFW.COM) – The parents of a missing Richardson toddler were in court this morning — less than 24 hours after the body of a small child was discovered not far from the family home.
Wesley and Sini Mathews are the adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews, the toddler who has been missing for more than two weeks. The couple went before a judge, along with officials from Texas Child Protective Services (CPS), concerning the custody of their 4-year-old biological child. CPS removed the little girl from the home and placed her in foster care just days after Sherin disappeared.
 ::snipping3::
Through an attorney, Wesley Mathews asked for more time in the case so that he could get a civil attorney to represent him in the custody hearing – he currently only has a criminal lawyer. The judge granted an extension and scheduled a new custody hearing for November 13, but said the 4-year-old would remain in foster care until then.

The judge said the extension would also allow time for CPS to conduct a home study in Fort Bend County, about 40 miles southwest of Houston, to determine if relatives or family friends there could take custody of the 4-year-old if necessary.

The Mathews’, who went into the courtroom separately, didn’t make any comments but Kent Starr, the attorney representing Sini Mathews, did say his client was, “…participating with the police department to identify whether or not the body that was discovered in Richardson, Texas is that of Sherin Mathews.”
 ::snipping3::
Police had brought in canines to search the area around a culvert, that runs for some 100 feet, when the body was discovered. Police say Sherin’s parents were notified that a body had been found.

what the, i know the body is prob Sherin, but most parents
hope the child/person is still alive. wonder what he said to LE

EDIT missed a snip so adding

Father of missing girl charged with first-degree felony
By CLAUDIA LAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS DALLAS — Oct 23, 2017, 9:12 PM ET
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sister-texas-girl-feared-dead-stay-foster-care-50661749

 ::snipping3::
Rafael De La Garza, an attorney for Wesley Mathews, told The Dallas Morning News after Monday's hearing that his client was "mourning the death of his child," but he didn't address the criminal charges. De La Garza did not immediately reply to a phone message from The Associated Press.
 ::snipping3::
Kent Starr, an attorney for Sini Mathews, said that as part of Wesley Mathews' bond agreement, the couple cannot live together. Starr told The Dallas Morning News that his client is seeking to regain custody of her other daughter and that she has cooperated with the police in trying to help identify Sherin's body.

Justice for Sherin!   ::justice2nj2::

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/24/father-missing-richardson-girl-county-jail

Father Of Missing Richardson Girl Expected To Be Moved To County Jail
October 24, 2017 6:46 AM

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Police have again arrested the father of a missing Richardson girl. Wesley Mathews is back behind bars and again the action was taken after he sat down and talked with investigators.

Wesley Mathews, the adoptive father of missing toddler Sherin Mathews, was arrested and booked into the Richardson City Jail Monday and is expected to be transferred to the Dallas County Jail sometime today.

Mathews was out on bond after being charged for Endangering a Child, but after speaking with detectives on Monday and apparently changing his account of what happened in the early morning hours of October 7, the day Sherin went missing, police again took him into custody. He is now also facing a charge of Injury to a Child, a first-degree felony with a maximum punishment of life in prison.

According to police, Mathews and his attorney voluntarily met with detectives following a Child Protective Services hearing regarding the custody of his 4-year-old biological daughter.

Investigators say Mathews changed his story regarding the circumstances around Sherin’s disappearance. Originally, Mathews told police he left his 3-year-old daughter outside at 3 a.m. as punishment for not drinking her milk.

“I can’t go into the exact details of what he told us, but what I can tell you is that it was contrary to what we were initially told when she was first reported missing,” explained Richardson police Sergeant Kevin Perlich.

Police say the investigation is far from over, especially since the Dallas County Medical Examiner is still working to identify the body of a child found on Sunday, about a mile from the Mathews’ home.

Investigators say they are piecing things together and there could be more action taken in the case. “You might see additional arrests or even a modification of charges as we progress,” said Perlich.

According to investigators, Sherin’s adoptive mother, Sini Mathews, has helped with the identification of the body discovered over the weekend, in a culvert near East Spring Valley Road and South Bowser Road. But police said her cooperation ends there.

 ::snipping3::

 ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyMad:: ::MonkeyTears::

http://www.fox4news.com/news/father-of-missing-richardson-girl-now-claims-she-died-choking-on-milk

Father of missing Richardson girl now claims she died choking on milk

By: FOX4News.com Staff
POSTED: OCT 24 2017 09:50AM CDT
UPDATED: OCT 24 2017 09:57AM CDT

RICHARDSON, Texas - The father of a missing 3-year-old Richardson girl who was later found dead has changed his story of what happened to her.

Wesley Mathews was taken into custody on Monday night for injury to a child, a first-degree felony. His bond was set at $1 million.

Mathews was previously charged with child endangerment. He told police his daughter Sherin disappeared after he left her by a tree around 3 a.m. on Oct. 7 because she wouldn’t drink her milk.

A body that is believed to be the little girl’s was found Sunday in a culvert about a half a mile from the family’s home.

According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Mathews showed up at the Richardson Police Department with his lawyer Monday afternoon and asked to speak to detectives.

"He provided an alternate statement of events from those which he had given previously, regarding the disappearance of Sherin," police said in a statement.

Mathews told detectives Sherin choked and died while he was trying to get her to drink her milk.

“Wesley Mathews said she wouldn’t listen to him. Eventually, the 3-year-old girl began to drink her milk. Wesley Mathews then physically assisted the 3-year-old girl in drinking the milk,” the affidavit states.

It goes on to say Sherin began to choke and her breathing slowed. Mathews told detectives she had no pulse and he believed she was dead.

He admitted to removing her body from the home, the affidavit states.

Richardson authorities said the charges against Mathews could be upgraded or modified depending on what is revealed in the medical examiner’s report.  Charges could also be filed against another person, police said.

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The arrest affidavit says he was trying to get her to drink her milk in the garage.

The garage at 3am.

Maybe the mother didn't hear?  This is the first I've seen that they were in the garage.

 ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyMad::

http://www.cor.net/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=20199

Rest in peace, sweet Sherin!   ::MonkeyAngel:: ::MonkeyTears::

https://www.facebook.com/Fox4DFW/photos/a.399102067092.182940.172530812092/10154870639007093/?type=3

FOX 4 News
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#BREAKING: Medical examiner confirms body found Sunday is Sherin Mathews; ID'd using dental records...

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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/24/father-missing-richardson-girl-county-jail/

ME Confirms Body Found Sunday Is Missing Richardson Toddler
UPDATED | October 24, 2017 11:58 AM
October 24, 2017 6:46 AM

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Did now confirmed dead Richardson toddler Sherin Mathews choke while drinking a glass of milk? There are more questions than answers today after an announcement from the medical examiner and new details from the arrest affidavit of Sherin’s adoptive father, Wesley Mathews.

Police arrested Mathews for a second time on Monday afternoon after he voluntarily went to the Richardson Police Department, with his lawyer, and asked to talk to investigators. It was then that Mathews changed his account of what happened in the early morning hours of October 7, the day he claimed Sherin went missing.

Originally, Mathews had told police that he was punishing Sherin for not drinking her milk and that at 3 a.m. he ordered outside to stand by a tree about 100 feet outside their backyard. He said he left the little girl there and when he returned 15 minutes later discovered she was gone.

The affidavit obtained by KRLD detailed how after being advised of his rights on Monday Mathews now said that the incident involving Sherin happened in the garage of the family home.

Mathews new claim is that he was trying to get the little girl to drink her milk, but that she wouldn’t listen to him. He said at some point when Sherin finally complied he “physically assisted the 3-year-old girl in drinking the milk.” It was then that Mathews said the toddler began to choke and that after coughing for a while her breathing slowed.

The 37-year old said that when he could no longer feel Sherin’s pulse he “believed she had died” and removed the body from the house.

Richardson police Sergeant Kevin Perlich said that basically Mathews new story is, “… contrary to what we were initially told when she was first reported missing.”

Wesley Mathews was arrested again and booked into the Richardson City Jail. He is expected to be transferred to the Dallas County Jail sometime today.

Just before lunchtime Tuesday, the Dallas County Medical Examiner confirmed that the body of the child found on Sunday, about a mile from the Mathews’ home, is Sherin. Officials said they used dental records to confirm the little girl’s identity, but still have not determined how she died.

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Heartbreaking news.  ::MonkeyMad::
Rest in Peace, dear Sherin.   ::MonkeyAngel:: ::MonkeyTears::

Link to the arrest warrant and affidavit below.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/10/24/father-of-missing-3-year-old-now-says-he-watched-her-choke-on-milk-and-die-affidavit-states/?utm_term=.1a9e2db36d09

A father reported his 3-year-old missing. Then he told police he’d watched her die
October 24 at 2:11 PM

The father of a 3-year-old Texas girl missing since Oct. 7 told police that he watched his daughter choke on milk and die, then removed her body from the home, according to an arrest affidavit.

The graphic statements from Wesley Mathews were revealed in an arrest warrant released by police in Richardson, Tex., on Tuesday morning.

Mathews “had been trying to get the 3 year old girl to drink her milk in the garage” early on Oct. 7, the affidavit said. “Wesley Mathews said she wouldn’t listen to him.”

At that point, Mathews said he “physically assisted” Sherin in drinking her milk and the girl choked on the drink.

“She was coughing and her breathing slowed. Eventually, Wesley Mathews no longer felt a pulse on the child and believed she had died.”
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http://www.cor.net/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=20199

https://twitter.com/KETK/status/922181982523621376

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/10/24/wesley-mathews-wake-nurse-wife-sherin-mathews-choked-death

2 hrs ago
Why didn't Wesley Mathews wake his nurse wife as Sherin Mathews choked to death?

RICHARDSON –  Sherin Mathews’ breathing slowed and her pulse stopped, but in the account that her father gave police, he never woke his wife, a registered nurse who works at Dallas Children’s Medical Center.

Court records released Tuesday show that Wesley Mathews gave police an alternate version of how his 3-year-old daughter ended up dead in a Richardson ditch. But his wife, Sini Mathews, has remained silent.
 
Wesley Mathews told police that Sherin died from choking after he “physically assisted” her with drinking milk in the garage at 3 a.m Oct. 7 and that he removed her body from their Richardson home. He had previously said she went missing after he put her outside as punishment for not drinking her milk. He waited hours to call police.

Wesley Mathews, 37, was arrested Monday on a charge of injury to a child. He previously posted bond after being arrested on a charge of child endangerment the day Sherin went missing.

Sherin's body was positively identified Tuesday, two days after being found a mile from their home. Sini Mathews, police said, has yet to answer their questions about what happened the day the girl went missing.

It is unclear whether authorities believe Wesley Mathews’ new account. Autopsy results that will determine Sherin's cause of death are pending. 

Richardson police Sgt. Kevin Perlich said officers spoke with Sini Mathews on Monday about identifying clothing on Sherin’s body. She told police the clothing, which Perlich did not detail, could have been something her daughter wore. She also provided police with dental records, which were used to identify Sherin.

Her attorney, Mitch Nolte, said they do not plan to provide any comment or interviews to police at this time.
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BREAKING: Wesley Mathews told police Sherin died while choking on her milk. He admitted to moving the body from their home.  http://www.fox4news.com/news/father-of-missing-richardson-girl-now-claims-she-died-choking-on-milk

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/heartbreak-anger-in-uss-richardson-after-3-year-old-indian-girls-death/articleshow/61221299.cms

Heartbreak, anger in US's Richardson after 3-year-old Indian-American girl's death
PTI | Updated: Oct 25, 2017, 22:38 IST

HOUSTON: People in the US city of Richardson are mourning and angry over the tragic death of 3-year-old Indian-American girl Sherin Mathews, with many asking why her foster father did not wake his nurse wife when he knew that the toddler was chocking on milk and struggling to breathe.
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Meanwhile, Richardson police are sharing new details into their ongoing investigation into the disappearance and death of Sherin.

Richardson Police Department sergeant Kevin Perlich told reporters that they had previously searched the area near the culvert where Mathews' body was found on Sunday but had come up empty-handed.

After heavy rainfall overnight Saturday, police returned to the area near East Spring Valley and South Bowser roads with cadaver dogs Sunday morning, knowing that rain tends to help intensify smells. An investigator and search team said the little girl's clothed body was then found "a ways into the culvert," according to Perlich.

Yesterday, Richardson police made a plea for Sini to agree to speak with the police. She has reportedly not cooperated with the police since the weekend of October 7.

Her attorney Kent Starr said she is "distraught" over the loss of her daughter and that she is trying to regain custody of her four-year-old biological daughter who was placed in foster care after her sister's disappearance.

Starr told NBC 5 yesterday that he has withdrawn and is no longer Sini's criminal defence attorney.
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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/10/25/father-deceased-richardson-child-suicide-watch/

Father Of Deceased Richardson Child On Suicide Watch In Jail
UPDATED | October 25, 2017  5:30 PM
October 25, 2017 4:57 PM

DALLAS (CBS11) – The Richardson father who confessed to disposing of his daughter’s body after he says she choked on milk is now on suicide watch at the Dallas County Jail.

Around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Wesley Mathews arrived at the jail in Dallas from Richardson.

A spokeswoman for the jail said he underwent a mental health evaluation. His answers “raised red flags.” Combined with the high-profile nature of his case, she says a decision was made to place him on suicide watch.

During that time, he will be in a single-person cell, isolated from other inmates and under constant surveillance. The suicide watch will last 24 hours. Then, he will be re-evaluated by a psychiatrist.

Wesley Mathews is charged with a first degree felony charge of injury to a child.

Sunday, his missing daughter’s body was found in a culvert, less than a mile from their Richardson home.

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Sherin’s official cause of death has yet to be released by the medical examiner’s office.

Wesley Mathews’ bond is set for $1 million.

Late Wednesday afternoon, the attorney for Sherin’s mother, Sini Mathews released a statement about her cooperation with police during the investigation but is not willing “to endure further police interrogation.”

The statement said Sini had nothing to do with Sherin’s death or the removal of her body from their home.

Here is the complete statement:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/362626783

http://www.kltv.com/story/36683390/orphanage-owner-says-texas-girl-had-no-eating-issues

Orphanage owner says Texas girl had no eating issues

Wednesday, October 25th 2017, 3:07 pm CDT
Wednesday, October 25th 2017, 3:09 pm CDT

DALLAS (AP) - The owner of a now-closed orphanage in India where a young girl was living before being adopted by a Texas couple says the child had no eating issues despite her adoptive father's account to police when reporting her missing.

The body of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews was found in suburban Dallas on Sunday. Police have said Wesley Mathews told them the girl was malnourished and needed to eat at odd hours.

The orphanage owner, Babitha Kumari, told WFAA the girl had no problems eating or drinking milk when she was adopted last year.

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http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/K-9-Handlers-Who-Found-Sherin-Mathews-Share-Their-Story-453464213.html

K-9 Handlers Who Found Sherin Mathews Share Their Story
Published 3 hours ago

When the more than two-week search for 3-year-old Sherin Mathews ended on Sunday morning, the teams working to find her believe they were able to bring the little girl home.

"I started doing this a long time ago in the military, and there was always a sense of bringing somebody home was something good," said Jerry Seevers, one of the K-9 handers on the scene Sunday when Sherin's body was discovered.

Seevers and 15 other handlers help make up the team at the nonprofit MARK9 Search & Rescue. The team is made up entirely of volunteers who are specially trained to help law enforcement and first responders in search and rescue operations.

MARK9 assisted Richardson police in several prior searches for Sherin Mathews as police looked in wooded areas near the Mathews family home, helping police rule out certain spots and refocus on others.

Sunday, five pairs of volunteers and dogs from MARK9 responded to another request from Richardson police to search for Sherin again. Searchers say the weather conditions were ideal. Overnight rain along with a breezy and humid morning helped dogs pick up the scent.

One K-9 led her handler to a field north of the Mathews home and eventually to the culvert where investigators found the small child's body.

"She started doing it from a long way off, and it wasn't an area she was supposed to be looking in, but that's how it concluded," said Seevers, of the K-9's path. "She found her way there. One of the things we have to do is we have to believe in them and she took us there."
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http://www.rediff.com/news/special/the-child-god-took-away/20171026.htm

The child God took away
Last updated on: October 26, 2017 19:38 IST

Sherin Mathew left her hometown in Bihar in late 2015 for a new home in America.
Vaihayasi Pande Daniel tracks down her tragic story.

Sherin Mathew

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IMAGE: A photograph of Saraswati, later Sherin Mathew, taken in 2015 in India before she was adopted.
Wednesday, October 25, saw a simple but poignant prayer ceremony take place in a children's home in Nalanda, a small town southeast of Patna, Bihar.

On a table, covered with a bright red and white floral cloth, a photograph of a toddler was placed and a mala (garland) of marigolds was draped over the picture.

Two plastic-wrapped teddy bears, one of them electric pink and the other saffron, flanked the photo.

Seven or eight people paid their respects with more flowers, agarbatti and a diya.

The baby girl in the picture had short black curls, twinkling eyes. She wore a bright pink top and a beautiful little smile.

Remembers Babita Kumari wistfully, who speaks Hindi with a sharp north Bihari accent and had once took care of this child, "Bahut pyari ladki thi (She was a very lovable child).
 
Three-year-old Sherin Mathew, who died, tragically, far, far away from her hometown, across the world in Richardson, Texas, spent six months of her early life as Saraswati in Nalanda, before she was sent for adoption to the United States of America.

Saraswati/Sherin's short life was haunted by sadness right from the start, it would seem. She was found "khoyee huee (gone astray)" in Gaya, 72 km from Nalanda on February 15, 2015.

Saraswati was just a few months old at the time. "She was judged to be six months because she was able to sit and halka phulka khattee thi (she could eat light food)," recalls Kumari.

It was also quite apparent that Saraswati was abandoned. Not lost.

Kumari has no details of what the girl was wearing or if she had any bangles, threads on her wrists or religious markers on her little person when Gaya's local child-line services found her.

Within a few days the child-line staff -- and the Bal Kalyan Samiti who took Saraswati in temporarily -- figured out that the baby now no longer belonged to anyone.

When a child gets lost, Kumari explains, there are usually enquiries for her/him at local police stations or the missing's child photographs are circulated.

But no one seemed to be looking for Saraswati.

Prayer ceremony for Sherin Mathew in Nalanda

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IMAGE: A prayer ceremony was held for Sherin Mathew/Saraswati in Nalanda, October 25, 2017, the day before Chhath. Photographs: Kind courtesy Babita Kumari

The forsaken child was sent later that month in 2015 to Nalanda and to Kumari's Nalanda Mother Teresa Anath Seva Ashram, the nearest agency for housing orphans, to join 15 other parent-less children.

The Nalanda ashram has been in existence since 2003. Kumari, who adores kids, had a wish to care for destitute children ever since she saw an infant being brutally taken away by a stray dog when she was younger.

An admirer of the legendary Calcutta nun, the Nalanda social worker started up the ashram 14 years ago and named her facility after Mother Teresa.

In 2009 she received a license from the local government and in 2011 she started receiving funding to take care of "lawarais bachche (orphaned children)."

Saraswati, who received her new name from the child welfare department personnel who found her in Gaya, spent from February to November 2015 in Kumari' custody.

"She left at around Chhath in 2015," recalls Kumari.

"She made lovely tutli (baby talk). She was not a quiet child. Bahut chanchal lakdi thi. Hasti, khelti, daurti thi (She was a lively child. She laughed, played and ran about)," remembers Kumari fondly.

The child appeared totally normal except for the fact that her left eye was mildly smaller than the right, says Kumari.

Saraswati, shortly after she arrived in Nalanda, as per government procedure, was put up for adoption and her details circulated online.

Her tiny defect made her eligible for international adoption. Children with even barely imperceptible disabilities, explains Kumari, are given wider possibilities for adoption so they are not "left on the shelf".

This complex process finally threw up Sini and Wesley Mathew -- she a nurse and he a techie -- as possible candidates for parents.

The Mathews were looking to adopt a child as a sibling to their elder natural born daughter.

While the Mathews, who hailed from Kerala, could have adopted a child from their home state, the process doesn't work that way, points out Kumari, because adoptive parents have to choose from the pool of children available at any given time and that brought the Mathews all the way to this sleepy town in north Bihar.

Kumari remembers that Wesley was in touch with her first. Sini and Wesley came to see Saraswati in mid 2015. "The father and mother came to Nalanda to see Saraswati. Bahut acche the (They were very nice). They seemed like decent people."

"The mother could not speak Hindi and only spoke English, but the father communicated with me. They seemed like a good family."

After they left, and the adoption was still being finalised, Wesley would call and ask Kumari to put Saraswati on the phone so he could hear her charming baby talk.

Later in 2015 the Mathews took Saraswati to America, where the one year old began a new life as Sherin Mathew in Texas.

Kumari heard nothing more of Saraswati. Not how she was faring in America. Or with her brand new family till a heartbreaking call came in October 2017 from the Central Adoption Resource Authority, New Delhi. to say that the tot had gone missing from the porch of her home on October 7.

"On October 12 I got a call from CARA that bachchi miss kar gayee (that the child has gone missing)."

Wonders Kumari, "What kind of system is this that a parent would leave a child outside the house at 3 am! I then heard more details from (a reporter from) the Times of India. I requested that someone should put me in touch with the parents. But I did not hear anything."

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/29/sherin-mathews-body-sent-to-funeral-home-as-indian-community-holds-vigil-for-toddler.html

Sherin Mathews' body sent to funeral home as Indian community holds vigil for toddler
Fox News

Three-year-old Sherin Mathews's body was found by cadaver dogs. Her adopted father Wesley Mathews is behind bars on a charge of injury to a child.

Little Sherin Mathews’ body has been sent to a funeral home by the Dallas medical examiner, Fox News learned Sunday.

A spokesman for the office confirmed the adopted girl's body was released Saturday, but would not say to whom.

He declined further comment.

The cause of Sherin's death is still pending, a spokesman for the police department in Richardson, Tex., told Fox News Sunday.

Her body was found inside a drain under a road in Richardson on Sunday by cadaver dogs.

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Rest in Peace, dear Sherin.   ::MonkeyAngel::

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Sherin-Mathews-Laid-to-Rest-in-Small-Private-Ceremony-Attorneys-Say-454325233.html

Sherin Mathews Laid to Rest in Small, Private Ceremony, Attorneys Say
Published at 3:20 PM CDT on Oct 31, 2017 | Updated 6 hours ago

Sherin Mathews, the 3-year-old found deceased in a drainage culvert Oct. 22 after being reported missing weeks before, was laid to rest Tuesday.

Mitchell Nolte and Gregg Gibbs, lawyers representing the Mathews family, released a statement Tuesday on the family's behalf saying the child was laid to rest in a small, private ceremony that was conducted according to the religious beliefs and cultural heritage of the family.

"Because of the intense press and social media attention in this case, the family chose to keep the ceremony private so the focus could be on Sherin’s future in Heaven and not on her tragic death on earth. Because of personal security concerns and threats of grave desecration, they have chosen to keep the burial location private as well. Sherin deserves that assurance of peace," the family's lawyers said in a statement.

Someone in attendance told NBC 5 Sherin's casket was covered in flowers and stuffed animals.

"Sherin’s family and friends recognize that many people around the world have become emotionally involved in her heartbreaking death. While they cannot express their gratitude to everyone personally, please know they do appreciate the outpouring of love for Sherin and thank everyone for their kindness and prayers," the lawyers said.
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http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/sherin-mathews-laid-to-rest-with-mom-in-attendance/487603865
Sherin Mathews laid to rest with mom in attendance
4:49 PM. CDT October 31, 2017
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Her burial location is being kept a secret, the attorneys said, who confirmed to WFAA that Sini Mathews, Sharin Mathews' adoptive mother, was in attendance, along with close family and friends.
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http://www.fox4news.com/news/mother-of-dead-richardson-girl-arrested-for-child-endangerment

Mother of dead Richardson girl arrested for child endangerment

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By: FOX4News.com Staff
POSTED: NOV 16 2017 03:11PM CST
UPDATED: NOV 16 2017 03:42PM CST

The mother of a Richardson 3-year-old who was reported missing and later found dead was arrested on Thursday.

Sini Mathews was arrested by Richardson police Thursday afternoon on a child endangerment charge related to the death of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews.

According to an arrest affidavit, Sini and Wesley Mathews, Sherin's adoptive parents, left the 3-year-old alone for an hour and a half while they went out to dinner at a North Garland restaurant on Oct. 6 with their biological 4-year-old daughter.

The affidavit says Wesley told police he grew impatient when Sherin refused to drink her milk and decided to leave her at the home alone while he went out to dinner. He says he told Sini to come with him, and she voluntarily went to dinner with him, knowing Sherin would be left alone.

Sherin was reported missing by Wesley on Oct. 7. Her body was later found in a culvert just north of the family's home on Oct. 22.

Initially, Wesley told investigators Sherin went missing after he left her outside as punishment for not drinking her milk. Later, he admitted to police that she was never missing at all. He claims Sherin choked and died when he physically helped her drink her milk. He admitted to moving her body.

Wesley is currently in jail on felony charges.

http://www.fox4news.com/news/biological-child-of-richardson-couple-now-living-with-relatives

Biological child of Richardson couple now living with relatives

By: FOX4News.com Staff
POSTED: NOV 20 2017 07:27PM CST

The biological child of the Richardson parents charged in connection with the disappearance and death of a 3-year-old will live with relatives.

Child Protective Services on Monday announced the four-year-old daughter of Wesley and Sini Mathews is with family members in Houston and no longer in foster care.

CPS took custody of the couple’s 4-year-old daughter when Wesley first reported that 3-year-old Sherin was missing. He eventually admitted to moving her body. He told investigators she chocked and died after he forced her to drink her milk.

Because of the questionable circumstances surrounding Sherin’s death and possible additional criminal charges, the state did not want to offer any type of reunification services.

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Both Wesley and Sini Mathews remain behind bars at the Dallas County Jail.

http://www.fox4news.com/news/judge-reduces-bond-for-sherin-mathews-mother

Judge reduces bond for Sini Mathews, mom of dead Richardson 3-year-old
Posted: Nov 27 2017 10:20AM CST
Video Posted: Nov 27 2017 12:18PM CST
Updated: Nov 27 2017 04:15PM CST

DALLAS - The mother of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews may get out of jail after having her bond reduced.

Sini Mathews showed no emotion on Monday when the judge lowered her bond from $250,000 to $100,000. She was arrested and charged with endangering a child after police determined she left her adopted daughter home alone on the night before she was reported missing.

During the hearing, prosecutors called her a flight risk and strongly argued against the reduction. The lead detective in the case testified she asked her pediatrician for shot records so she and her biological 4-year-old daughter could go to India.

But Mathews’ attorney said that was a mistake. He said although she did inquire about shot records, she did not make any arrangements to leave the country and has already surrendered her passport.
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In the end, the judge did not agree and decided to reduce Mathews' bond by more than half the amount. Her attorney said they were still discussing whether she would bond out, even with the massive reduction.

"We're happy the judge reduced the bond, we hoped it would be a little less. It's reasonable," Nolte said.

The judge will require her to be under house arrest with an ankle monitor.

Wesley Mathews remains in jail charged with injury to a child.

The couple's 4-year-old daughter is now living with relatives near Houston. Prosecutors are working to take away Sini's visitation rights for the child. That could happen at a hearing later this week.

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/11/30/sherin-mathews-doctor-reported-signs-abuse-before-3-year-olds-death.html

Sherin Mathews' doctor reported signs of abuse before 3-year-old's death
6 hours ago
 
A physician said she notified Child Protective Services in March after she found several bone fractures on Sherin Mathews, a 3-year-old girl adopted from India who was found dead in suburban Dallas last month.

Dr. Suzanne Dakil testified on Wednesday in a custody hearing in which the girl’s adoptive parents, Wesley and Sini Mathews, were seeking to recover their biological child, 3, from state custody. Their daughter, originally placed in foster care, has been staying with relatives, Dallas News reported.

The testimony revealed that Sherin had a bone fracture in September 2016, after her family said the little girl was pushed off a couch by her sister, Dallas News reported. In January, a physician referred Mathews to Dakil because the toddler was underweight.

SHERIN MATHEWS’ BODY SENT TO FUNERAL HOME AS INDIAN COMMUNITY HOLDS VIGIL FOR TODDLER

The little girl was hospitalized for a skin infection and possible joint and muscle infections.

Sini Mathews told the doctor that Sherin had fallen at the playground and that she grabbed her, but Dakil said the injuries were “not consistent with that explanation.”

Dakil said that after looking at X-rays, she determined that the girls's legs were fractured. Sini told Dakil that Sherin had brittle bones as a result of the poor diet she had in India. However, the doctor determined that the injuries had occurred after she moved away from India.

"At that point, I had no explanation other than this child had been physically abused," Dakil said.

The Mathewses, who face criminal charges arising from Sherin’s death, invoked their Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions on Wednesday.
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thanks for the updates grace-land

You're welcome, cw618.
This is a very sad case.  Hoping for swift justice for Sherin.

 ::MonkeyNoNo:: ::MonkeyMad::
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2017/12/01/cps-failed-sherin-mathews-commissioner-says

2 days ago 
State failed 3-year-old Sherin Mathews, head of Child Protective Services says

Texas Child Protective Services Commissioner Hank Whitman is disappointed in his agency's handling of Sherin Mathews' case, according to an interview with WFAA-TV (Channel 8 ).

Whitman, who declined to talk about any specifics of the case, said the agency will figure out how Sherin's case "slipped through."

"I'm gonna tell you right now, it is my mission, it is my passion that we get better at this," he said.

In March, a doctor found that the 3-year-old Richardson girl had suffered injuries to her upper-arm bones and fractures in her leg bones that were in various stages of healing, according to testimony Wednesday.

The doctor, Suzanne Dakil of the Referral and Evaluation of At Risk Children Clinic, reported the injuries to CPS, suspecting that Sherin had been injured at the hands of her parents.

"I had no explanation other than this child had been physically abused," Dakil said.
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http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2017/12/05/dead-toddlers-mother-continues-fighting-for-custody-of-other-child/

Judge Rules For CPS In Deceased Toddler’s Parents Fight For Custody Of Other Child
UPDATED | December 5, 2017 1:50 PM
By Jennifer Lindgren
December 5, 2017 at 6:20 am

UPDATE: Judge Cheryl Lee Shannon ruled in favor of CPS on Tuesday afternoon, finding “aggravated circumstances.”

The next step would be a trial to sever Mathews parental rights to their biological daughter. There is no word on when that will happen.

The Mathews’ will not be allowed to visit their child.

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The adoptive father and mother of deceased 3-year-old Sherin Mathews were back in court on Tuesday morning. Wesley and Sini Mathews are trying to regain custody of their 4-year-old biological daughter. Both are still behind bars, and arrived to court in plain clothes, wearing handcuffs.
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http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas-county/sini-wesley-mathews-parental-rights-terminated-denied-reunion-with-biological-child-/496859817
Sini, Wesley Mathews' lose ability to see biological child
3:12 PM. CST December 05, 2017

i dont believe Wesley Mathews story

Judge Bars Parents of Dead Richardson Toddler From Seeing Their Other Daughter
STEPHEN YOUNG | DECEMBER 6, 2017 | 4:00AM
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Kelly Mitchell, a CPS investigator, said Tuesday that the couple's other daughter didn't cry when she came to take the girl from her parents' home Oct. 9, two days after Sherin Mathews went missing. Mitchell said that when she was in the couple's home, she noticed that there where multiple pictures of one daughter hung around the home but none of Sherin Mathews, who was adopted from India in 2016. Her sister is her parents' biological child. Sini and Wesley Mathews didn't mention Sherin's name during the time Mitchell spent at the house, the investigator said.
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After Mitchell's testimony, Richardson police Detective Jules Farmer gave the clearest picture yet of the events before and after Sherin Mathews' death. Farmer said Wesley Mathews told him that he got up in the middle of the night and asked his daughter, who slept in a crib in her parents bedroom, if she was awake. She said that she was, so her father asked her is she wanted to finish her milk, which she hadn't finished earlier that night, according to the detective.

Wesley Mathews then took his daughter to the garage to finish her milk, he told the detective. According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Sherin Mathews' father said the girl began to choke as she was drinking. Her breathing slowed, and Mathews "believed she was dead," he told the detective.
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After Sherin Mathews died, Farmer said Tuesday, Wesley Mathews put her in the back of his car with a "couple of bags of trash" and dumped her in a nearby culvert. Wesley Mathews intended to return to get the body later, he told Farmer.

Sini Mathews told Farmer that she woke up at 5 a.m. and saw a "weird look" on her husband's face after Wesley Mathews got rid of the body. The couple then went to the kitchen table and prayed for three hours before Wesley Mathews called the city of Richardson's non emergency line to report his daughter missing at about 8 a.m. Oct. 7.
http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/sherin-mathews-update-10137729

http://www.fox4news.com/news/sherin-mathews-parents-due-in-court-for-parental-rights-hearing

Report: 3-year-old Sherin Mathews died from homicidal violence
Posted: Jan 03 2018 07:03AM CST
Video Posted: Jan 03 2018 12:18PM CST
Updated: Jan 03 2018 12:22PM CST

DALLAS - Medical examiners found evidence of homicidal violence when they performed an autopsy on 3-year-old Sherin Mathews’ body, according to a newly released report.

The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office said that while Sherin’s manner of death was homicidal violence, her exact cause of death could not be determined because of extensive decomposition.

Sherin was falsely reported missing by her father back in October. When her body was later found in a drainage ditch, police said he changed his story and said she died while drinking milk.

Both of the 3-year-old’s parents were arrested and remain in jail. Wesley Mathews was charged with injury to a child and Sini Mathews was charged with child endangerment.

Mitch Nolte, an attorney for Sini, said he has seen a copy of the full autopsy report. In his opinion, it shows his client had nothing to do with Sherin's death.

Child Protective Services is seeking to terminate the couple's parental rights for their 4-year-old biological child. A judge on Wednesday set a trial date for Jan. 26.
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http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/wesley-mathews-indicted-for-capital-murder/507484185

Wesley Mathews indicted for capital murder
1:56 PM. CST January 12, 2018

DALLAS -- A Dallas County grand jury has indicted Wesley Mathews on charges of capital murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of his adopted daughter, Sherin Mathews.

He now faces life in prison or the death penalty.

Wesley was also indicted for injury to a child, which is punishable by five to 99 years in prison, as well as abandoning a child.

His wife Sini Mathews was indicted Friday on a charge of abandoning a child. The punishment for that ranges from two to 20 years in prison with a fine up to $10,000.
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http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/sherin-mathews/mathews-couple-return-to-court-friday-for-cps-hearing/500556520

Mathews couple return to court Friday for CPS hearing
10:34 AM. CST January 25, 2018

A Child Protective Services hearing for Wesley and Sini Mathews, the adoptive parents of deceased 3-year-old Sherin Mathews, will resume Friday Jan. 26.

The purpose of the 9 a.m. hearing, which was supposed to take place Wednesday Jan. 3, is for custody of their biological 4-year-old daughter. CPS removed her from the Mathews' Richardson home on Oct. 7, the day her sister Sherin allegedly went missing.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2018/01/26/sherin-mathews-parents-reportedly-give-custody-fight-dead-girls-4-year-old-sister

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Sherin Mathews' parents give up custody fight for dead girl's 4-year-old sister

The adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews have given up their fight for custody of their biological 4-year-old daughter.

In a custody hearing Friday morning, Wesley and Sini Mathews stood in shackles before a judge and agreed to relinquish their parental rights — an irrevocable decision.
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Last month, a Dallas judge blocked Sherin Mathews' parents from having contact with their surviving child after prosecutors argued that they failed to protect Sherin. The judge's ruling meant that Child Protective Services didn't have to work with the Richardson couple to reunite them with the 4-year-old girl. When the agency removes children from their homes, it typically offers the parents services such as parenting classes and counseling to help them regain custody of their kids.

CPS has custody of Sherin's sister, who has been temporarily placed with relatives in the Houston area.

Those relatives, who went through extensive background checks and home studies, plan to adopt the girl, said Marissa Gonzales, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Family Protective Services.
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http://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/sherin-mathews/what-to-expect-adoptive-parents-of-sherin-mathews-returning-to-court/287-525998312

What to expect: Adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews returning to court

Now that the Mathews are returning to court for their criminal charges, we wanted to take some of the most asked questions surrounding their case to an attorney for answers on the legal process.

Author:   Alisha Ebrahimji 
Published:   5:34 AM CST March 7, 2018 
Updated:   3:54 PM CST March 7, 2018 
 
Sherin Mathews' adoptive parents, Sini and Wesley Mathews are back in court for their criminal charges.

The two had their first court setting Feb. 20 in which a pass was granted, a new court date was scheduled for March 7 in which a pass was granted also. Their next setting is for March 22.
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https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/india-to-cancel-oci-card-of-sherin-mathews-parents-relatives-in-us-1913392
India To Cancel OCI Card Of Sherin Mathews' Parents, Relatives In US
September 8, 2018

HOUSTON: India has decided to revoke the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) cards of the Indian-American adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews, the three-year-old girl found dead in a culvert in Dallas, and some of their relatives and friends.
Counsel General of India in Houston, Anupam Ray said India is cancelling the OCI cards of Wesley Mathews his wife Sini and the couple's some relatives and close associates as public opinion in India on this issue is inflamed and travel of these people to India is not in public interest.

Manoj N Abraham and Nissy T Abraham, friends of the Mathews family, were among the first to receive a notice of cancellation of the OCI, which they have challenged in Delhi High Court.

Wesley's parents are also in the list.

"India has not forgotten this little child and in public interest, the Consulate will recommend their names for insertion in the 'Blacklist' maintained by the Government of India at the earliest,“ the Counsel General of India said.

After Houston Consulates extensive research on this case, "It has come to the knowledge of the Consulate through diplomatic and privileged sources that Manoj Abraham and Nissy T Abraham have been in close contact with the adoptive parents of Sherin Mathews before, during and after the murder," Mr Ray said.

"We would have found out more about the circumstances of this heartless murder if Abraham had cooperated in providing information."

"The case is developing in Delhi, but our position on providing visa is unchanged," Mr Ray confirmed.

Tthree-year-old Sherin's decomposed body was found in a culvert close to her home last year in October 22, two weeks after her Indian-American foster parents reported her missing.

An autopsy concluded Sherin died of homicidal violence, but how she died could not be determined due to the decomposition of the body.

Her adoptive father, Wesley originally told police he had left Sherin outside the home at 3 am to punish her for not drinking her milk. Then he changed his statement and said Sherin had choked on her milk while he tried to feed her in the garage.

He also admitted the family had gone out to dinner that night and left Sherin home alone.

The couple from Kerala had adopted Sherin from an orphanage in Bihar in 2016.

While Wesley was indicted on charges of capital murder and tampering with evidence, his wife Sini was indicted on a charge of abandoning a child.

Meanwhile, the attorney representing the mother of Sherin has withdrawn as her counsel Friday over non-payment.

Attorney Mitchell Nolte filed a motion in Dallas County and the motion was accepted.

Nolte has represented Sini, currently being held in the Dallas county jail on USD 250,000 bond, since she was arrested on a charge of child endangerment/abandoning.

According to court documents, Mathews "failed to comply with the terms of the employment agreement and has been unable to make further financial arrangements."

Earlier in August a Dallas county judge reduced the bond on three charges for Wesley.


Mathews faces charges of capital murder, injury to a child and tampering with evidence.

I'm of the opinion Sini Mathews is too much of a flight risk for an additional bond reduction.   ::bee:: (my post modified to add more information)


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Judge will decide on lowering bond for Sini Mathews Friday
The trial for Sini Mathews, the Richardson mom of Sherin Mathews, who was found dead in a culvert in October 2017 has been postponed.
January 10, 2019

DALLAS — Richardson mother, Sini Mathews, accused of abandoning her 3-year-old adoptive daughter, Sherin Mathews could potentially have her bail reduced for a second time.

Sini Mathews has been in the Dallas County Jail since Nov. 16, 2017 when she turned herself in. Bail was originally set to $250,000 and reduced to $100,000 despite questions of flight risk.

Her court setting for the bond reduction is slated for 8:30 a.m. No word on whether or not she will be making an appearance in court.
Her husband, Wesley Mathews faces charges of capital murder, injury to a child and tampering with evidence. His bond was reduced from $1 million to $500,000 on the capital murder and injury to a child charges and from $250,000 $100,000 on the tampering charge.

Sherin died of "homicidal violence" after she went missing from their family home on Oct. 7. After extensive searches took place, her body was found in a culvert a short distance from the family home on Oct. 22.

The couple adopted Sherin from India in June 2016. She was abandoned by her biological parents in Gaya, India and was taken to a local orphanage in Nalanda. It was there where The Mathews family adopted her and brought her back to Richardson.

Wesley Mathews' murder trial is scheduled for May according to Dallas County Court records.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Parents-Of-3-Year-Old-Sherin-Mathews-Expected-In-Court-Today-504959321.html

Parents of 3-Year-Old Sherin Mathews Expected in Court Monday; Sini Mathews' Trial Date Set
By Courtney Gilmore
Published Jan 28, 2019 at 5:47 AM | Updated 2 hours ago
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Last week, her attorneys asked the judge to reduce her bond from $100,000 to $2,500. The typical recommended bond amount for the charge of “child abandonment” is $2,500. The judge denied the request.

Sini Mathews has petitioned to have her trial separated from her estranged husband, Wesley Mathews, who is accused of capital murder in the girl's death. The state said both should be tried together because they are accused in the same "criminal episode" and that the witnesses and evidence to be presented are nearly identicial.

A decision on the separation of trials is expected on Feb. 4.

Sini's trial is currently expected to begin April 15; Wesley's trial is expected to start in May.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Court-to-Decide-Whether-Mathews-Will-Face-Trials-Together-505306122.html

Court to Decide Whether Mathews' Will Face Trials Together; Monday Hearing Canceled
Mathews' adopted daughter, Sherin, 3, was found dead in October 2017
By NBC 5 Staff
Published Feb 4, 2019 at 9:21 AM | Updated at 12:26 PM CST on Feb 4, 2019

Attorneys for the adopted parents of Sherin Mathews, the Richardson 3-year-old who was found dead in a culvert in 2017, appeared in court Monday. The hearing, which was cancelled, was to address a decision on whether the parents would be tried separately or together.

Sini and Wesley Mathews both face charges relating to Sherin's death.

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Wesley is charged with capital murder in her death. Her adopted mother, Sini, is charged with child abandonment for leaving the 3-year-old home alone the night before she was reported missing.

Currently, Sini's trial is set for April 15 and Wesley's trial is set for May.
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http://www.fox4news.com/news/sherin-mathews-parents-will-have-separate-trials

Sherin Mathews' parents will have separate trials
Posted: Feb 04 2019 11:49AM CST
Video Posted: Feb 04 2019 06:06PM CST
Updated: Feb 05 2019 05:41AM CST

DALLAS - There will be separate trials for the parents accused in the death of their 3-year-old adopted daughter, Sherin Mathews.

Wesley Mathews is charged with murder. His trial is now set for April 5. His wife, Sini Mathews, is charged with child endangerment. Her trial has been moved up to March 15.
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Defense attorneys for Wesley wanted both parents tried together. Sini’s attorneys convinced the judge that they should be tried separately.
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https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Charges-Dropped-Against-Sini-Mathews-Mother-of-Slain-Child-Sherin-Mathews-506551031.html

Charges Dropped Against Sini Mathews, Mother of Slain Child Sherin Mathews
By Frank Heinz and Maria Guerrero
Published Mar 1, 2019 at 11:32 AM | Updated at 10:29 PM CST on Mar 1, 2019

Sini Mathews, the mother of Sherin Mathews, the North Texas 3-year-old girl found dead in a culvert in October 2017, is a free woman after the child endangerment charges filed against her were dismissed Friday.
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The charges against Sini Mathews were dropped Friday after the district attorney said there was not enough evidence to proceed. Had she been convicted, she would have faced between two and 20 years behind bars.

The charge was dismissed without prejudice, meaning it is possible the same or different charges could be leveled against her at any time.
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In a letter to the 282nd Criminal District Court, the Dallas County DA wrote that "after extensive investigation it has been determined that the state cannot prove this matter beyond a reasonable doubt at this time ... the state respectfully requests that this case be dismissed without prejudice."
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Sini's husband, Wesley Mathews, still faces a capital murder charge in connection with his daughter's death and he's being held on a $1 million bond. His trial is set for May.
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https://www.ndtv.com/indians-abroad/foster-mother-of-3-year-old-indian-girl-dead-in-us-gets-passport-back-2005486

Sherin Mathews' Foster Mother Gets Her Passport Back After Being Released
Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Updated: March 11, 2019 01:35 IST

Houston: The Indian-American foster mother of Sherin Mathews has got her passport back, nearly a week after charges were dropped against her in connection with the tragic death of her 3-year-old daughter, whose body was discovered in a culvert in suburban Dallas in 2017.
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On Thursday, a Dallas judge ordered authorities to return Ms Mathews' passport, WBAP, an AM News/Talk radio station in Dallas reported.

Defence attorney Heath Harris said the judge had little choice but to return the passport which was taken when Ms Mathews was arrested. He said Ms Mathews had no plans to go anywhere, but can do so if she chooses so.

"I am blessed," Ms Mathews, a nurse, said after the charges against her were dropped and told the media that she was looking forward to meeting her biological daughter.

"I want to thank the DA's office for dismissing the case and I am looking forward to being reunited with my daughter," Ms Mathews said.

She had lost parental rights to her biological daughter who has been adopted by her relatives in Houston. Lawyers are now reviewing options to possibly return her to her mother, Ms Mathews, the WBAP report said.
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https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/trial-for-texas-dad-accused-of-murdering-adopted-daughter-sherin/article_5551fffa-54b0-11e9-bb41-a77d5f442016.html

Trial for Texas Dad Accused of Murdering Adopted Daughter Sherin Mathews is Once Again Delayed 
SUNITA SOHRABJI, India-West Staff Reporter
Apr 1, 2019

The trial for a Richardson, Texas father suspected of murdering his adopted toddler daughter in 2017 has once again been delayed.

Wesley Mathews, who faces the death penalty for allegedly murdering Sherin Mathews, 3 at the time of her death early morning Oct. 7, 2017, and then hiding her dead body in a culvert near the home, was set to go to trial on May 6. An autopsy report revealed that Sherin had died of homicidal violence.

However, a new trial date has been set for June 24. The Indian American father is being held in Dallas County, Texas jail on a $2.5 million bond.
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Document at the link

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Court-Document-Alleges-Wesley-Mathews-May-Have-Neglected-Daughter-Sherin-Before-Her-Death-508453201.html
Court Document Alleges Wesley Mathews May Have Neglected Daughter Sherin Before Her Death
Notice of extraneous offenses outlines five alleged wrongs to be presented in upcoming murder trial
By Frank Heinz
Published Apr 11, 2019 at 4:15 PM

Prosecutors building a case against Wesley Mathews say he may have previously fractured his 3-year-old daughter Sherin's leg and neglected to provide her with adequate nutrition for more than a year before her death, according to a court document filed by Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Jason Fine on Wednesday.

The document, a notice of extraneous offenses, alleges crimes, wrongs or acts that prosecutors plan to introduce as evidence in the upcoming murder trial.
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Wesley Mathews' murder trial is scheduled to begin June 24.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/da-sherin-mathews-father-caused-her-leg-fractures-deleted-his-browser-history
DA: Sherin Mathews' father caused her leg fractures, deleted his browser history
May 29, 2019

DALLAS - Prosecutors want the court to consider more wrongful acts when the father 3-year-old Sherin Mathews goes on trial.

Wesley Mathews is charged with capital murder for his adoptive daughter’s death. She was reported missing in October of 2017 and found a week later in a drainage culvert near her Richardson home.

After her body was found, police said Wesley admitted to moving her body. He claimed she died when he forced her to drink her milk.
An autopsy found Sherin died of homicidal violence but the specific circumstances were not revealed and the weapon is described as unknown.

Wesley’s wife, Sini Mathews, was originally charged for child abandonment in connection to Sherin’s death. In March, the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office dismissed its case against her due to lack of evidence.

But the DA’s office believes Wesley committed a number of additional criminal actions. Prosecutors filed a supplemental notice of extraneous offenses to be presented during the trial.

According to the court document, Wesley “alone or with Sini Mathews” fractured Sherin’s leg and failed to disclose the injury for at least a week.

He and Sini “failed to provide adequate nutrition to Sherin Mathews from Sept. 1, 2016 until the time of her death,” the document states.

Wesley also cancelled 19 of Sherin’s physical therapy appointments, canceled 8 speech therapy appointment and didn’t show up for several more. He also didn’t show up for a Failure to Thrive Clinic appointment for the toddler.

Prosecutors claim Wesley lied to Richardson police about Sherin’s whereabouts after she was reported missing. He allegedly deleted messages between himself and his wife from his cellphone, deleted a file named “Sherin log” on his computer and deleted all internet history on his computer from Oct. 6-7, 2017, the document states.

He terminated his parental rights to his biological daughter and has never once mentioned Sherin in any letters he has written while in the Dallas County jail, prosecutors said.

Wesley remains behind bars with a bond of $1 million. His next court hearing is scheduled for June 7.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wesley-Mathews-Appears-in-Court-for-Pretrial-Hearing-510970731.html

Wesley Mathews Appears in Court for Pretrial Hearing
By Maria Guerrero
Published Jun 7, 2019 at 1:01 PM

Prosecutors and Wesley Mathews’ defense attorneys met in court Friday morning for a pre-trial hearing.
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There were two issues discussed in open court, including the state’s intent to bring forward evidence in the punishment phase of the trial that prosecutors say shows Sherin suffered injuries previous to her death in October of 2017.

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Dallas County Assistant District Attorney Jason Fine is asking the court to allow evidence to be presented that show Sherin suffered five fractures in a five month period, four of which were not reported by her parents Sini and Wesley Mathews.
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Another issue the judge will decide on is whether Mathews will be shackled during his trial. Mathews was shackled at the waist and feet during the pre-trial hearing. His defense team argues Mathews has not had any disciplinary issues while incarcerated since 2017.

A Dallas County Sheriff’s Office bailiff testified on behalf of the state about the need for some kind of restraint given the charges against Mathews and because he was placed on suicide watch.

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Judge Amber Givens-Davis will decide on both matters on June 11.

Wesley Mathews capital murder trial is set to begin June 24.

If found guilty, he could face life in prison.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Judge-Rules-on-Wesley-Mathews-Alleged-Extraneous-Offenses-Richardson-Man-Not-Shackled-During-Trial--511129311.html

Judge Rules on Evidence to Be Permitted in Mathews Capital Murder Trial
By Maria Guerrero
Published Jun 11, 2019 at 12:02 PM | Updated at 12:05 PM CDT on Jun 11, 2019

A pre-trial hearing was held in a Dallas County courtroom Tuesday morning as Wesley Mathews' capital murder trial nears.

Prosecutors and Mathews' defense attorney heard from Dallas County District Court Judge Amber Givens-Davis regarding what will and will not be allowed to be presented to jurors.

Mathews appeared in court again on Tuesday, shackled at the waist and feet, but he will not be shackled during his trial.

The state will be able to present evidence to jurors of injuries Sherin Mathews sustained in the months leading up to her death in October 2017.
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Prosecutors will also be allowed to tell jurors that on Feb. 24, 2017, Wesley Mathews failed to keep a scheduled appointment with the Failure to Thrive Clinic at Children's Hospital for Sherin.

Both parents, the state contends, failed to provide adequate nutrition to Sherin from September 2016 until the time of her death in October 2017.

The state will also be able to tell jurors that Mathews "provided false and misleading information to the Richardson Police Department."
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Judge Givens-Davis ruled against two issues being brought to jurors in the punishment phase of the upcoming trial. The first, that Wesley and Sini Mathews terminated their parental rights of their biological daughter following Sherin's death. While the second is that the girl was adopted by Sini's family in the Houston area.

Jurors will also not hear that approximately eight speech therapy appointments were cancelled by the Mathews between February and August of 2017.

Wesley Mathews' defense attorneys successfully argued that it was Sini Mathews who took the toddler to therapy while Wesley was working.

A charge of child abandonment against Sini Mathews was dropped and she was released from jail.

Wesley Mathews' capital murder trial is set for June 24.

If convicted, he faces life in prison.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/06/21/murder-trial-begin-richardson-dad-accused-adopted-toddlers-2017-death

2 days ago
Murder trial to begin for Richardson father accused of killing 3-year-old Sherin Mathews

A capital murder trial is set to begin Monday for a Richardson man accused of killing his adopted daughter and dumping her body in a culvert.

Wesley Mathews, 39, faces an automatic life sentence without parole if convicted in the 2017 death of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/06/24/sherin-mathews-father-pleads-guilty-lesser-charge-murder-trial

2 hrs ago
Sherin Mathews' father pleads guilty to lesser charge before murder trial

A Richardson man who is accused of killing his adopted daughter and dumping her body in a culvert  pleaded guilty Monday to injury to a child by omission.

His plea came as his trial on a capital murder charge was set to begin.

If  Wesley Mathews, 39, had been found guilty on the murder charge, he would have faced an automatic life sentence without parole for the 2017 death of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews.

Even after pleading to the lesser charge, he could face life in prison. But a jury could decide on a lighter sentence during the punishment phase, which got underway Monday after his guilty plea.
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Texas father wanted to 'do something nice' when he wrapped Sherin Mathews' body in trashbag
The adoptive father of Sherin Mathews pleaded guilty to injury to a child by omission. He said he believed Sherin would come back to him, like Lazarus.
June 25, 2019

Updated at 4:40 p.m. Tuesday with Wesley Mathews' testimony.

Wesley Mathews didn't call 911 after his 3-year-old daughter died because he "was not ready to give up on my child," he testified Tuesday.

Mathews said he refused to believe his daughter, Sherin Mathews, was fully dead when he wrapped her tiny body in a blue plastic bag and hid it in a culvert near the family's Richardson home.

"I refused to believe that my child had completely gone from the world," Mathews testified Tuesday.

He said he believed if he "prayed hard and strong enough" Sherin Mathews might be resurrected, like Lazarus.

The father reported Sherin missing after he put her outside Oct. 7, 2017, because she wouldn't drink her milk. Her badly decomposed body was found 15 days later in a culvert.

Mathews, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to a lesser charge of injury to a child by omission in Sherin's death in October 2017. He was originally charged with capital murder.

A jury of four women and eight men will decided Mathews' fate. He faces up to life in prison. 

Mathews said he regrets his actions the night his daughter died and realizes he could have done more to help her.

"It's just not fair that my heart still beats like my child's heart is not," he said.

Dumped in a culvert
Prosecutors showed jurors photos on Tuesday of Sherin's body dumped in the culvert.

Several jurors were visibly upset seeing the photos during the second day of the sentencing trial.

"I know I wanted do something honorable, do something nice," Mathews told police of wrapping his daughter's body in a garbage bag before stowing her in the cargo area of his car.

Jurors watched recorded videos of the father describing trying to make Sherin drink milk in the hours before she died.

Wesley Mathews described leaving Sherin alone while he took his wife and biological daughter to dinner. He told investigators they had not left the girl alone before.

Once the family was home, Mathews put the girl in the garage so she would drink her milk.

He said he also threatened to put the girl outside with coyotes "to build the fear factor in her."

Sherin took a large gulp of milk and then started choking, Wesley Mathews told investigators during the recorded interview.

Then the child went silent and the father felt her body go cold and stiff.

Mathews testified he didn't wake up his wife, Sini Mathews, after their adopted daughter choked on milk, because he was trying to save Sherin.

Though Sini Mathews is a registered nurse, Wesley Mathews testified he believed there wasn't time to get her for help.

"In a very quick time, my child had gone from me," Wesley Mathews testified.

That's when he wrapped her in a bag and dumped her body blocks from the family home.

He said he didn't want his wife to see Sherin's lifeless body, and he wanted his daughter's body to remain somewhere close to him.

"I wanted it to be somewhere I could see by my house," Mathews said.

Surveillance video outside a house shows Mathews' vehicle leave his home at 4:19 a.m. and return 4:53 a.m.

Mathews told police he believed his daughter was alive but missing.

"Is Sherin alive?" an investigator asks in one of the videos jurors watched.

"Yes. Let's look for her," Mathews responds.

"She's not in the trees," the investigator says.

"We're not looking good enough... She's alive, sir. She's alive," Mathews said.

The couple adopted Sherin in the summer of 2016. Prior to her adoption, Sherin was abandoned by her biological parents in Gaya, India, and taken to a local orphanage in Nalanda.

"We get a girl with genetic conditions," Mathews told police. "We were upset. The agency was blindsided too."

Sherin was undernourished and had food aversions.

Mathews testified he wanted Sherin to drink her milk because he was afraid Child Protective Services would be called if Sherin didn't get enough to eat.

And once the child was dead, he was afraid CPS would tear his family apart.

"If I had applied common sense, my child would be with me," he testified.

He said he would still have Sherin and his biological daughter together.

"I failed my Sherin, and I failed my family," he said.

Testimony will resume in the sentencing trial Wednesday morning.

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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/06/26/trial-resume-richardson-father-dumped-sherin-mathews-body-culvert

father gets life in prison for death of 3-year-old Sherin Mathews
45 min ago 

Updated at 3:35 p.m.: Revised to include Wesley Mathews' sentence.

A Richardson father was sentenced to life in prison for doing nothing as his adopted 3-year-old daughter choked to death on the milk she didn't want to drink.

Jurors spent about three hours deliberating the punishment of Wesley Mathews, who was originally charged with capital murder in the October 2017 death of Sherin Mathews.

They were unanimous in their decision, which elicited little reaction from the 39-year-old defendant. Mathews stared straight ahead as the verdict was read and did not look at jurors.

His wife, Sini Mathews, quickly left the courthouse without commenting on the verdict. Originally charged with child abandonment, the registered nurse had her case dismissed by prosecutors who said they couldn't prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.
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https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wesley-Mathews-Faces-Cross-Examination-Jury-to-Decide-Sentence-511839302.html
Wesley Mathews Sentenced to Life for Daughter's Death
By Maria Guerrero and Frank Heinz
Published 6 hours ago | Updated 10 minutes ago
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Judge Amber Givens-Davis instructed the jury, made up of eight men and four women, to deliberate on the charge of injury to a child. Mathews' sentence could have ranged from probation up to life in prison.

Mathews could receive parole after 30 years.
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 He may not may not survive.  As a child murderer, he won't be very popular in prison.


https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wesley-Mathews-Faces-Cross-Examination-Jury-to-Decide-Sentence-511839302.html
Wesley Mathews Sentenced to Life for Daughter's Death
June 26 2019

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Mathews could receive parole after 30 years.

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https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wesley-Mathews-Files-Legal-Challenge-Over-Life-Sentence-Sources-512886581.html

Wesley Mathews Files Legal Challenge Over Life Sentence
By Maria Guerrero
Published Jul 18, 2019 at 9:21 AM | Updated at 11:23 AM CDT on Jul 18, 2019

The defense attorney for Wesley Mathews is expected to file a legal challenge on Friday after Mathews was sentenced to life in prison for his daughter's death in 2017, NBC 5 has learned.

Mathews pleaded guilty to the lesser charge he faced at the time of felony injury to a child the day his trial began in late June and admitted to not calling 911 and instead disposing of his daughter's body after he said she choked on milk in the family's Richardson garage.
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In a motion for a new trial, Wesley's appeal attorney, Brook Busbee, states Mathews should be granted a new trial because the "photographs of the remains of the decedent, both where her body was discovered and in the autopsy suite" were so prejudicial as to deny Mathews a fair trial.

At least two jurors were visibly affected when shown the graphic images.
The images were not shown to the audience in the courtroom.

Busbee also states that jurors were shown evidence that Sherin suffered "fractures from before she died. There was no evidence" that linked Mathews to the injuries and "introduction of that evidence unfairly prejudiced the jury."

The move to file an appeal or a motion for a new trial is standard, according to a source close to the case.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/07/25/sherin-mathews-father-transferred-state-custodyto-begin-life-sentence-death

Sherin Mathews' father transferred into state custody to begin life sentence for her death

A Richardson father has been transferred to state prison to begin his life sentence in connection with the death of his 3-year-old adopted daughter.

Wesley Mathews, 39, was taken from the Dallas County Jail on Thursday to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville so he can be assigned to a prison unit, according to the Dallas County Sheriff's Department.
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Mathews' attorneys have requested a new trial for their client. In a motion filed last week, they argued prosecutors showed graphic photos to the jury that were prejudicial and prevented Mathews from receiving a fair trial.

His attorneys also argued the state lacked evidence to show Mathews was responsible for broken bones Sherin sustained while she was in his care. Mathews and his wife, Sini Mathews, adopted the child from India in 2016.

A hearing on the motion for a new trial is scheduled for Aug. 2, according to court records.

http://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas/wesley-mathews-seeking-new-trial-after-receiving-life-sentence-for-daughter-s-death
Wesley Mathews seeking new trial after receiving life sentence for daughter's death
Posted August 25, 2019
Updated August 26, 2019

DALLAS - The man sentenced to life in prison in connection to his adopted daughter's death wants a retrial.

Wesley Mathews and his attorneys were in court again Monday morning claiming he did not get a fair trial when jurors were shown pictures of his daughter’s remains.

Mathews pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of injury to a child by omission and was given a life sentence in June for his daughter Sherin's 2017 death.

He maintains that the 3-year-old died after choking on her milk. He admitted to dumping her body in a culvert near their home and then reported her missing the next day.

Richardson police searched for the little girl for several weeks before finding her body. It was so badly decomposed the medical examiner could not determine her cause of death.

The judge on Monday heard the motion by the defense and also heard from the state. She said she will make a decision on Sept. 5.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Wesley-Mathews-Serving-Life-for-Death-of-Daughter-Seeks-New-Trial-559451201.html

Wesley Mathews, Serving Life for Death of Daughter, Denied New Trial
Mathews' defense team expected to file appeal after new trial denied
By Ben Russell
Published Sep 5, 2019 at 5:40 AM | Updated at 12:37 PM CDT on Sep 5, 2019

Wesley Mathews, who was convicted earlier this summer in connection to the 2017 death of his adopted daughter Sherin Mathews, 3, was denied a motion for a new trial Thursday morning.

Mathews' defense claimed the jury in the June trial should never have been shown photographs of the child's dead body, or photos that detailed a history of injuries prior to her death.

•Watch: Wesley Mathews' Murder Trial Underway

The defense team for the Richardson father filed a motion for a new trial last month, arguing that "photographs of the remains of the decedent, both where her body was discovered and in the autopsy suite" were so prejudicial as to deny Mathews a fair trial.

Based on the above, Mathews' defense filed a motion for a new trial. That motion was denied Thursday and now his team is expected to file an appeal.
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