Sherin Mathews, who had a
developmental disability, vanished in the early hours of Oct. 7. After her
father, Wesley Matthews, placed her outside of her home in an alleyway at 3
a.m. as punishment for not drinking her milk.
When Mathews checked on Sherin 15 minutes later, she was gone,
the father told police.
The family did not contact
police until five hours after the 3-year-old disappeared, authorities said.
Police then issued an Amber alert for Sherin. Officers said they and other
volunteers went door-to-door searching for the young girl.
The Richardson Police Department said investigators discovered
a body around 11 a.m. Sunday in a culvert beneath a road and believe it to be
the toddler, reports said.
The location where the body was found is close to the Mathews’
home.
During their investigation,
police found that someone had driven the family’s SUV away from the home and
returned an hour later on the morning that Sherin went missing.
Police have also taken DNA swabs, receipts, grass and
other debris from three vehicles belonging to the Mathews family, according to
reports.
Mathews was initially charged with child endangerment and was
released on bond, reports said.
Dallas News reported that Sherin was adopted in June 2016 after
she was abandoned in her native country of India.
Credit: inside edition
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