Amy Arey, a veteran Collin County Realtor, says Pallavi Dhawan, the Frisco woman accused of killing her son, and who police believe has been found dead in her Frisco home, may have “contacted me on Trulia a couple months back to show her a home.”
Amy declined, because when she asked for a pre-approval letter, it wasn’t provided.
Frisco Police have not yet identified that the two victims found by a relative in the neat Mountain View Lane home are those of Pallavi and her husband, Sumeet. But a Facebook post from Pallavi’s attorney, David Finn, seems to indicate she is one of the victims: “I am heartbroken. No words can describe.”
Finn had been aggressively working on Pallavi’s defense. Many, including Finn, have been critical of the way Frisco police have handled the case, hinting at perhaps wrongful arrest or an ignorance of the family’s culture.
Frisco police say they will have a press conference this afternoon after reviewing evidence from the medical examiner’s office.
The Dhawan’s son, who was born with a brain cyst and microcephaly, was found dead in January. He also had attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, from what his father told police. According to news reports:
Sumeet Dhawan had told police that his wife was depressed and paranoid and that she was convinced he was trying to have her committed to a mental institution, according to a detective’s testimony at the hearing. He also told police the couple were having marital problems.
At the time of the hearing, Finn denied that his client had mental problems. He said she was a loving mother who quit her job as a computer programmer and devoted her life to caring for her child with disabilities.
Arnav was born with a brain cyst and microcephaly, a condition characterized by a smaller-than-normal head circumference. Frisco Detective Wade Hornsby testified at last month’s hearing that doctors did not believe either condition would have caused the boy’s death or shortened his life.
Arnav’s father told police his son had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder but was otherwise healthy.
The Collin County medical examiner’s office concluded that the boy had been dead for five days before police found his body. That office stated it could not determine a cause of death but concluded that natural disease was most likely. The autopsy report also stated: “The unusual circumstances cannot be ignored, thus raising the possibility of an unnatural cause of death.”
In an affidavit to police, Pallavi Dhawan said she did not immediately tell her husband about their son’s death because she wanted him to settle in after returning home. She was waiting until her husband returned from his trip so he could perform the necessary rituals.
The couple had wanted to travel to India this month to take part in an annual Hindu ritual honoring the dead. A judge denied Pallavi Dhawan’s request to have her passport returned. Her husband’s passport request was granted.
