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Tuesday 24 OcTOber 2017
Murder trial starts for man who stoked immigration debate

By PAUL ELIAS ballistics expert will testify tal and that he was han- sentence of 15 years to life charge, and the San Fran-
Associated Press that the only way to fire it is dling a handgun he found in prison if he is convicted. cisco sheriff released Za-
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — to pull the trigger. wrapped in a T-shirt under Garcia Zarate had been rate from jail despite a fed-
A Mexican national who “It’s a very reliable, high- a bench on the pier when deported five times and eral immigration request to
touched off a debate on quality gun,” Garcia said. it accidentally fired. was homeless in San Fran- detain him for at least two
illegal immigration when he “It’s one that won’t go off The shooting touched off cisco when he shot the more days for deportation.
fatally shot a woman on a on accident.” a political furor during last 32-year-old Steinle. He The sheriff’s department
San Francisco pier fired the Defendant Jose Ines Gar- year’s presidential race, had recently completed a said it was following the
gun on purpose, a pros- cia Zarate, 54, has ac- with President Donald prison sentence for illegal city’s sanctuary policy of
ecutor said Monday in her knowledged shooting Kate Trump citing Steinle’s death re-entry to the U.S. when limited cooperation with
opening statement at his Steinle in the back while as a reason to toughen U.S. he was transferred to the federal immigration au-
trial. she was walking with her immigration policies. San Francisco County jail thorities.
Deputy District Attorney father on the pier in 2015. Garcia Zarate is charged to face a 20-year-old mari- Steinle’s mother and broth-
Diana Garcia showed the Garcia Zarate has said the with second-degree mur- juana charge. er attended the opening of
gun to the jury and said a shooting was acciden- der, which could result in a Prosecutors dropped that the trial.q
At Press Time:
Texas police await word on whether body is missing toddler

By CLAUDIA LAUER feeding her whenever she Mathews, told The Dallas
Associated Press was awake, including in Morning News after Mon-
DALLAS (AP) — Police on the middle of the night, to day’s hearing that his cli-
Monday were waiting for help her gain weight.He ent was “mourning the
confirmation that a body and his wife, Sini Mathews, death of his child,” but he
found over the weekend attended a court hear- didn’t address the criminal
was that of a 3-year-old ing Monday to determine charges. De La Garza did
girl who disappeared from whether they could regain not immediately reply to a
her suburban Dallas home custody of their 4-year-old phone message from The
earlier this month.Sgt. Kevin biological daughter, who Associated Press.Wesley
Perlich, a Richardson po- was placed in protective Mathews told police that
lice spokesman, said inves- custody after her sister after doing an initial search
tigators don’t have reason went missing. The judge after realizing his daughter
to believe the body found postponed the hearing un- was missing, he went inside
Sunday is not that of Sherin til Nov. 13 to give Wesley and did laundry while wait-
Mathews, but they’re still Mathews time to hire a civil ing for her to come home
waiting for the medical ex- attorney, said Marissa Gon- or for daylight so that he
aminer’s office to confirm it zales, a spokeswoman for could continue searching.
and to determine a cause Child Protective Services. Police said they believe
of death.Sherin, who was The girl will remain in foster Sini Mathews was sleeping
adopted from India last care at least until that hear- when the girl went missing
year, was reported miss- ing or until a judge orders a and was unaware of the al-
ing by her father, Wesley change in custody. leged punishment.
Mathews, on Oct. 7. He “We do have the names of Investigators have asked
told police that he had or- some relatives who have neighbors and area busi-
dered her to stand near a expressed interest in tak- nesses to check their vid-
tree outside of their home ing care of her,” Gonzales eo surveillance cameras
at about 3 a.m. as pun- This photo shows 3-year-old Sherin Mathews. Police in a Dallas said. “We can begin look- for footage of a maroon
ishment for not drinking suburb say they’ve found the body of a small child on Sunday, ing into those relatives, but Acura SUV owned by the
Oct. 22, 2017, not far from the home of Sherin Mathews, who’s
her milk, and that she was been missing since early this month. Police say the body hasn’t it is entirely up to the judge Mathews family that they
gone when he went to been positively identified. where she is placed.” believe left the home be-
check on her about 15 min- (Richardson Texas Police Department via AP) Authorities using dogs to tween 4 a.m. and 5 a.m.
utes later. Authorities say search for Sherin found on Oct. 7.Kent Starr, an
he waited five hours to re- No additional charges had disabled and malnour- the remains Sunday in a attorney for Sini Mathews,
port her missing.Mathews, been filed as of Monday ished when he and his wife drainage tunnel about a said that as part of Wesley
37, is charged with aban- afternoon. According to adopted her, and that half-mile from the family’s Mathews’ bond agree-
doning or endangering a police, Mathews said the they had to put her on a home.Rafael De La Gar- ment, the couple cannot
child and is free on bond. girl was developmentally special diet that included za, an attorney for Wesley live together. q
Judge: Battery suspect can attend pregnant victim’s delivery

MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. by’s birth. The woman had ated Press on Monday. “I Anderson’s lawyer did not him to get away, he told
(AP) — An Arkansas judge asked Webb to lift the pro- probably err on the side of reply to a phone message me I should have died.”
says a man charged with tection order, but prosecu- being cautious. Here he’s left Monday. She went back to court
punching his pregnant fian- tors who filed a second- physically attacking her.” Court records show the less than a week later and
cée in the abdomen must degree battery charge Police arrested Anderson woman would now be just asked that the protection
stay away from her for now objected, saying the crime June 29. over seven months preg- order be dropped.
but can be present when was particularly violent. The woman told an investi- nant. Webb said the no-contact
she delivers their child. “Some couples say, ‘Hey, gator that Anderson began When asking for a protec- order remained necessary.
According to The Baxter we want to get back to- yelling at her when she ar- tion order the day after An- “The court will allow the de-
Bulletin , Circuit Judge Gor- gether,’ and there are rived home from work, but derson’s arrest, the woman fendant to be present for
don Webb kept in place a times when a judge says Anderson said the woman wrote “he got into a physi- the birth of his child at the
no-contact order, but said that’s going to happen,” had yelled at him for not cal disagreement with me hospital only,” the judge
20-year-old Ryan Anderson Prosecuting Attorney David having a job and threw (not the first time). ... While noted in the court file after
can be present for the ba- Etheredge told The Associ- food at him. I continually screamed for a hearing last Thursday. q