GUILTY TX - Sherin Mathews, 3, Richardson, 7 Oct 2017 #9

[JerricaBenton]

SM accepted this and did not ask any questions. She suggested they happened pre-adoption. Sherin came to US Jun/Jul 2016.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Genetic, scurvy, Vit c deficiencies, nutritional disorders all tested for. All ruled out Did a bone age to try & establish her age.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Second skeletal survey done later. Bones don't heal properly in bone disorders, so was looking for that.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Bones were healing appropriately, so not diseased or faulty bones.

 

[JerricaBenton]

The fact that the elbow fracture happened in the US, so they believe the femur/tibia fractures must have happened after those and not pre-adoption. They were healing still.

 

[JerricaBenton]

The parents did not want to see this Dr again

 

[JerricaBenton]

Sherin was seen by weight intervention and nutrition clinic after this. She was underweight.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Sherin had fallen off the growth chart. They did not what her growth was pre-adoption. She had lost weight while in the US.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Family was upset this DR had made a CPS referral.

 

[JerricaBenton]

SHerin was improving with her nutrition but was not back on the growth chart Dr was concerned that it the family stopped attending the clinic and Dr contacted CPS but they were closing the case.

 

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Maria Guerrero‏Verified account @Maria_NBC5 50s51 seconds ago
On the stand now: Dr. Suzanne Dakil, child abuse pediatrician who cared for #SherinMathews Says Sherin had five broken bones in 8 months before her death.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Sherin gained weight between Jun 2016 - Jan 2017, after the adoption. Jan 2017 weight started to drop. Many disorders tested for, none found. No dwarfism or skeletal dysplasia.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Predicts that the femur fracture was a month old, the other was about a week old.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Sherin had been in US for 7 months by then.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Defence asks if it is common for appointments to be missed. Yes.

 

[JerricaBenton]

July 2017 discussed the need for a feeding tube for Sherin. An NG tube to start with.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Had referred her for an evaluation for the feeding tube. Defence said this may become tiresome for a family to keep 2w weekly appointments.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Witness excused.

 

[JerricaBenton]

Next up - Dr Ventura. Medical. examiner

 

[JerricaBenton]

Sherin was 15lbs and 29 inches long, but was in a state of severe decomposition.