{"id":48141,"date":"2017-10-23T05:21:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T05:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=48141"},"modified":"2017-10-23T05:21:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T05:21:34","slug":"childs-body-found-near-where-dad-put-girl-outside-for-not-drinking-her-milk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/childs-body-found-near-where-dad-put-girl-outside-for-not-drinking-her-milk.html","title":{"rendered":"Child’s body found near where dad put girl outside for not drinking her milk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Child’s body found near where dad put girl outside for not drinking her milk<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Texas authorities say they located a child’s body Sunday in the area where 3-year-old Sherin Mathews had been reported missing after her father ordered her to stand outside in the middle of the night as punishment for not drinking her milk.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Richardson Police Department made the announcement at a press conference today, but say it\u2019s too early to identify if the child\u2019s body is Mathews. Police say it’s not clear how the child died.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the body found Sunday was less than a mile from where the toddler’s family lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

An AMBER Alert was first issued for Mathews when she went missing Oct. 7 in Richardson, Texas, a suburb north of Dallas. It was eventually canceled because of a lack of progress, but the investigation continued.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young girl \u2014 who has developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills \u2014 was last seen by her father, Wesley Mathews, wearing a pink top and black pajama bottoms two weeks ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wesley Mathews told authorities he took his daughter outside at 3 a.m. CT Saturday to teach her a lesson for not drinking her milk.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 37-year-old told officers he asked his daughter to stand by a large tree behind a fence in the backyard, according police records. The tree is across an alley near the home, which backs railroad tracks.<\/span><\/p>\n

When Mathews went outside 15 minutes later to check on the toddler, she was gone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mathews returned to the home and did some household chores after looking for her, in hopes she would return on her own.<\/span><\/p>\n

“While he was waiting he did a little laundry and hoped that the light would come around and he could do a better check,” Richardson Police Sgt. Kevin Perlich said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wesley Mathews alerted authorities of his daughter’s disappearance five hours later, according to police who called the delay \u201cconcerning.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

“That does not seem like a normal response that one would do if you have a missing child,” Perlich said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mathews also told police that coyotes have been spotted in the alley where he left Sherin. However, investigators said there were no signs that suggested a coyote dragged the girl away.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wesley Mathews was arrested and charged Saturday with abandoning or endangering a child.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was released from jail a day later on a $250,000 bond.<\/span><\/p>\n

Police say the girl\u2019s mother, Sini Mathews, was asleep during the incident and is not facing charges.<\/span><\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s 4-year-old daughter was removed from the home and placed in foster care, according to Marissa Gonzales, a spokeswoman with Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The family has had contact with CPS previously, however, details are confidential,” Gonzales told the USA TODAY Network.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation-now\/2017\/10\/22\/childs-body-found-where-sherin-mathews-went-missing\/789164001\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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