New details are emerging in the case of a 3-year-old little girl in Richardson, Texas, who disappeared at around 3 a.m. on Saturday. Authorities broadcast an AMBER Alert on the child on Saturday morning when she vanished from her backyard.
NBC 11Alive reports that Wesley Mathews reportedly put his daughter, Sherin Mathews, in the family home’s backyard as a form of punishment when she refused to drink her milk earlier that evening. Police said that Mathews claimed he checked on his daughter around 15 minutes later and she was gone. The little girl disappeared from the 900 block of Sunningdale wearing black pajama bottoms, black flip flops, and a pink shirt.
According to a police affidavit, Mathews said he spotted coyotes in the alley close to the family home, yet, he decides to wait five hours before calling for help. Authorities arrested Mathews on Saturday and charged him with “Abandoning or Endangering a Child.”
Site where 3 y.o. vanished in Richardson. Cops here, some neighbors out. Train track/alley in back house @wfaachannel8 pic.twitter.com/5oV9UllrgD
— Todd Unger (@ToddWFAA8) October 7, 2017
Meanwhile, Sgt. Kevin Perlich reported that dogs walked door to door in the neighborhood, trying to track the little girl. So far, authorities have no leads.
“We’re trying to pick up any type of scent, or items of clothing, or anything like that, that might give us a clue she was there,” said Perlich.
Sherin, who stands 36 inches tall and weighs about 22 pounds, is a special needs child with limited verbal communication.
Police are looking for any evidence they can. They towed in the family’s two SUV and a minivan, in search “potential evidence.”
Anyone with any information is urged to call 972-744-4801.
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