more-inThe father of a missing three-year-old Indian-origin girl was arrested on Monday after voluntarily giving new answers to investigators’ questions about his daughter’s disappearance. Wesley Mathews, 37, was charged Monday afternoon with first-degree felony injury to a child, a crime punishable by up to life imprisonment. Identity of bodyPolice on Monday were waiting for confirmation that a body found over the weekend was that of the missing child, although Sgt. Sherin, who was adopted from India last year, was reported missing by her father on Oct. 7. Police said they believe Sini Mathews, the mother, was sleeping when the girl went missing and was unaware of the alleged punishment.

Source: The Hindu October 24, 2017 15:22 UTC