US cops confirm body found is that of missing 3-yr-old Indian girl Sherin Mathews

The body of a child found in Richardson, Texas was on Tuesday identified as that of Sherin Mathews, the three-year-old Indian girl reported missing from outside her home two weeks ago.

Sherin, who had developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills, was last seen outside her family's backyard in Richardson city in Texas on October 7.

The Richardson Police earlier announced that they discovered the remains of a small child in a tunnel beneath a road, expressing apprehension that it was "most likely" that of Sherin. The body was found about one km from the house of her adoptive parents Wesley and Sini Mathews.

Police said medical examiners used dental records to identify the child. Her cause of death is still pending.

The Richardson Police Department has re-arrested the foster father of the girl, Wesley Mathews, 37.

Mathews, who hails from Kerala, was booked into the Richardson City Jail on a USD one million bond.

Mathews and his wife Sini reportedly adopted Sherin two years ago from an orphanage in Bihar.

PTI