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Texas girl, 3, missing after she was sent
outside at night as punishment
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 [October 10, 2017]
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A
3-year-old girl in suburban Dallas is missing after her father said he
punished her for not drinking her milk by telling her to stand outside
by herself at night near an alley behind her home, police said on
Monday.
Wesley Mathews, 37, has been arrested for suspected child endangerment
for the treatment of his daughter, Sherin. He was taken into custody on
Saturday after reporting the incident to authorities and has been
released on bond, according to police in Richardson, north of Dallas.
Mathews did not immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
"Mathews said he directed his daughter to stand near a large tree at
approximately 3 a.m. (on Saturday) because she wouldn't drink her milk,"
an arrest affidavit said.
The father told police he checked on her about 15 minutes later and she
was gone, the affidavit said.
About five hours after sending her outside, Mathews called police to
report her missing, a police spokesman said.
Mathews told police that he had seen coyotes in the alley near where he
told his daughter to stand, the affidavit said.
Sherin was born in India and had been adopted by Mathews' family. She
suffered from malnourishment before arriving in the United States and is
on a special diet, said Sergeant Kevin Perlich, a spokesman for the
Richardson Police Department.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Colleen Jenkins and Matthew
Lewis)
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Wesley Mathews, 37, arrested for suspected child endangerment for
the treatment of his three-year old daughter after he punished her
for not drinking her milk by telling her to stand outside by herself
at night near an alley behind her home, is shown in this police
booking photo in Richardson, Texas, U.S., provided October 9, 2017
Richardson Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
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