Heartbreak, anger in US city of Richardson after 3-yr-old Indian girl's death
25 Oct 2017 4:23 PM GMT
Houston: People in the US city of Richardson are mourning and angry over the tragic death of 3-year-old Indian girl Sherin Mathews, with many asking why her foster father did not wake his nurse wife when he knew that the toddler was chocking on milk and struggling to breathe.
Sherin, who had developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills, was confirmed dead by police in the Texan city of Richardson on Tuesday after over two weeks of searches. She was missing since October 7.
Wesley Mathews, 37, the Indian-American father of Sherin, told the police on Tuesday that his daughter choked while drinking milk and he removed her body from the house as he "believed she had died". He had previously claimed that Sherin went missing after he sent her outside their home at around 3 am on October 7 as punishment for not drinking her milk. Wesley, who works in an IT company, was re-arrested and charged with first-degree felony injury to a child due to a conflicting statement to police.
The arrest came a day after the body of a small child was found in a culvert near their home in suburban Dallas. While the cause of her death was still being probed, the community and neighbourhoods all across Texas are shocked, heartbroken, angry and mourning her death.
Wesley's wife Sini Mathews, who is a registered nurse and could have helped her, was reportedly sleeping in her room.
"All these lies, first punishing the girl and putting her under tree, later choking her in a garage at 3 AM for not drinking milk, does not add up. It is heartbreaking and shocking," said a teary-eyed resident Diana. "It will be another story soon, when police will find the actual cause of the death," she said.
Another neighbour Barabara Diamond Johnson asked why did not Wesley wake his nurse wife as Sherin choked to death, especially when she is a registered nurse at Children's hospital Dallas.
Police in Texas have not ruled out the possibility of more arrests in the mysterious death of a 3-year-old Indian girl even as her foster father is facing a charge that carries the possibility of a life sentence.
Mathews had previously claimed that Sherin went missing after he sent her outside their home at around 3 am on October 7 as punishment for not drinking her milk.
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