DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF News) – The adoptive father of a Richardson toddler found dead in a culvert last October has been indicted on charges of capital murder and tampering with physical evidence.
A Dallas County grand jury handed down the indictment against Wesley Mathews in the death of his daughter Sherin Mathews on Friday.
He now faces life in prison or the death penalty as well an injury to a child charge.
Dallas County District Attorney Faith Johnson said the office will be fighting for Sherin.
“We will seek justice as we do always in all of our cases and we will be seeking justice on her behalf,” she said.
His wife Sini Mathews was also indicted Friday on a charge of abandoning a child.
Wesley Mathews came under suspicion by authorities after he changed the story surrounding Sherin’s disappearance and death several times.
He told police that he forced Sherin to drink her milk and then removed her body from the house after she choked and died.
After Wesley and Sini Mathews were arrested, the fate of the couple’s biological 4-year-old daughter was left in the hands of Child Protective Services.
A hearing to determine whether their parental rights will be terminated has been set for the end of this month.
Recently, the adoption agency the Mathews used for Sherin has been suspended by the Indian government after it said the agency showed negligence in assessing potential adoptive parents.
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