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| Source: IndianExpress/Twitter |
Wesley Mathews initially reported his 3 year old adopted daughter from India, Sherin Mathews, ‘as missing’ from their residence, after he claimed to have sent her outside at 3 AM as a punishment for not drinking her milk.
In a shocking twist of statement, Mathews has now submitted a new version of the story in front of the cops – stating that Sherin died of choking while being forced to drink a glass of milk, while Wesley’s wife, Siri Mathews – who works as a nurse, was sleeping in the other room. The paranoid foster father then claims to have ‘disposed off’ the little girl’s body, not too far away from their neighborhood.
Sherin, who was reported to be missing on October 7 from Wesley’s suburban home in Dallas, Texas – was confirmed dead by authorities on Tuesday, after almost two weeks of investigations.
The cops are now waiting for the outcome of the forensic tests to officially confirm that the body, discovered near Wesley’s neighborhood on the 22nd of October, belongs to his “missing” daughter.
A day after the discovery of the body, Wesley had gone to the Police station discretionarily, submitting his new statement, following which he was arrested and charged with Injury to a Child (TPC 22.04) – a first degree felony punishable by life or from 5 to 99 years in prison. The patriarch is currently in the Richardson jail.
Wesley and his wife Sini Mathews adopted Sherin two years ago from India and according to them, the 3 year old had impaired vision and was malnourished during that time, following which she had to be put on a unique diet which, as they claim, required for her to be fed whenever she was awake.
Sherin reportedly had developmental issues and could not effectively communicate with people around her.
The couple also has another biological child – 4 year old daughter, who has been kept in protective custody as of now.