Sherin Mathews found Dead

Story by: Maribel Garcia

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          October 24, 2017.  The father of a missing 3-year-old Texas girl was arrested Monday, October 23rd.  Wesley Mathews was charged with first-degree felony injury to a child.  Police were waiting for confirmation that a body found over the weekend was that of Sherin Mathews. 

          The body found Sunday afternoon is the Texas girl who had been missing for more than two weeks, according to the Richardson Police Department.  The department made the tragic announcement Tuesday, hours after it became public that Sherin's father had changed the story of how the little girl went missing on October 7th.  The body was found near the family home.

          An arrest warrant released by the Richardson Police Department Tuesday says that Sherin Mathew's father, Wesley Mathews, told police that his daughter choked on her milk.  He said he "physically assisted" Sherin in drinking her milk in the garage when she wouldn't listen, according to the warrant.  

          The young girl - who has developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills - was last seen wearing a pink top and black pajama bottoms by her adoptive father two weeks ago.  Mathews originally told authorities that he took Sherin outside and told her to stand by a large tree in the backyard at 3 a.m. October 7th to teach her a lesson for not drinking her milk.  When Mathews went outside 15 minutes later to check on the toddler, she was gone.