Police in Texas have not ruled out the possibility of more arrests in the mysterious death of a three-year-old Indian girl even as her foster father is facing a charge that carries the possibility of a life sentence.
Wesley Mathews, 37, was re-arrested after the Indian American changed his story about his adopted daughter Sherin Mathew’s mysterious disappearance over two weeks ago from their home, police in Richardson city in suburban Dallas said.
Probe continuing
Richardson police spokesman Sergeant Kevin Perlich said on Tuesday that the probe is continuing, despite the revised statement by Mr. Wesley. He has been charged with injury to a child, a felony punishable with a maximum 99 years in prison, Richardson police said. He was being held on $1 million bond.
Mr. Wesley, who works in an IT company, admitted to police that he disposed of the child’s body after she choked on her milk, according to a probable cause affidavit released by police. He was previously arrested and charged with felony endangerment to a child.
Police confirmed on Tuesday that the body of a child found on Sunday in a culvert beneath a road was that of Sherin Mathews.
The cause of death was still under investigation, the Richardson Police Department said on its Facebook page, citing the Dallas County Medical Examiners Office. Mr. Wesley’s wife Sini Mathews, who is a registered nurse, was reportedly sleeping in her room when the incident occurred.