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Sarah-Jane Gatt

Tilted photo of a young woman with messy brown hair, wearing a denim jacket and smiling at the camera. Name: Sarah-Jane Gatt.
Died: January 3, 2018 (Body found; died April 20-24, 2017).
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Kensington, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Unspecified; on disability pension; bulimia, drug addiction.

Details:
Sarah-Jane’s body was found in her bathtub, where it had been for months after her death. In the interim, her partner continued to collect her disability pension.

Sarah wanted to become a model when she was younger and went to school for it, but the diet pills she took to stay thin were the beginning of her problems with eating disorders and drugs. She became the mother of four children, but was unable to care for them because of her addiction. She wanted to become a counselor to help others.

Case status:
Andrew Baker (Partner), charged with murder and social security fraud.

Source:
Murder-accused boyfriend admits seeing body in bath
Lover’s grim bathtub discovery
Man charged with murder of Melbourne woman found in bathtub
No-show in Vic death welfare fraud case
Kensington dead body: Mum Sarah Gatt died months before bathtub find
What happened to Sarah?
Man charged with murder of Melbourne woman Sarah Gatt after body found in bathtub

73-year-old woman

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: Unknown; news report of trial dated November 9, 2018.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Burns.
Location: Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia.
Disability: Unspecified mobility impairment.

Details:
This 73-year-old woman’s daughter-in-law got angry at her, so she allegedly put her in the bath and turned on the hot water. The elderly woman was taken to the hospital and died there of severe burns covering half her body. Her grandchildren, who were too small to help her, had to listen to her cries for help.

Case status:
Her 39-year-old daughter-in-law, charged with causing grave health damage leading to death.

Source:
Woman ‘burned disabled mother-in-law to death in bath of scalding water leaving her to die in agony after row’

James Murphy

Name: James Murphy.
Died: 2018.
Age at death: 44.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Valrico, Florida, USA.
Disability: Quadriplegic after car accident.

Details:
James was left uncared-for, and eventually died from his severe bedsores.

Case status:
Lisa Murphy (Wife) charged with aggravated manslaughter and neglect.
Amber Murphy (Daughter), charged with neglect.
Shalya Murphy (Daughter), charged with neglect.

Source:
Woman accused of letting disabled husband die refuses plea deal
Valrico mother accused of aggravated manslaughter faces forgery charges in unrelated crime
Bond revoked for woman accused of neglecting disabled husband
Judge denies bond for daughter accused of fatally neglecting man

Bhram Devi

No Photo Name: Bhram Kaur Devi.
Died: January 2018.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Disability: Stroke; mobility impairment.

Details:
Bhram went missing, and was found dead. Some time later, a video surfaced on social media showing her son beating her. He was arrested on suspicion of causing her death.

Case status:
Jogendra Chaudhary (Son), charged with voluntarily causing hurt, wrongful restraint, assault, and culpable homicide.

Source:
Rajasthan teacher booked for assaulting bedridden mother

56-year-old man

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: December 31, 2017.
Age at death: 56.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece.
Disability: Paraplegic.

Details:
This 56-year-old man was allegedly drenched in gasoline and burned alive by his son. His wife reported also being attacked, but escaping before the killer was able to light the fire.

Case status:
His 35-year-old son (arrested, charged with attempted murder and arson).

Source:
Son kills disabled father by setting him on fire in Mani
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Suneel Kotele

No Photo Name: Suneel Kotele.
Died: December 27, 2017.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Goreagon, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Unspecified physical disability.

Details:
Suneel owned a housing unit and an apartment. His younger brother felt entitled to have them because Suneel was disabled. But Suneel refused to give his brother the property; so his brother allegedly doused Suneel with kerosene and set him on fire. Neighbors tried to save Suneel’s life, but by the time the fire could be extinguished, he had already burned to death.

Case status:
Raju Kotele (Brother), charged with murder.

Source:
27-year-old immolates handicapped brother
Mumbai Crime: 27-year-old man kills physically challenged brother by setting him ablaze

Airi Kakimoto

No Photo Name: Airi Kakimoto.
Died: December 23, 2017 (Body found; died December 18, 2017).
Age at death: 33.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan.
Disability: Mental illness, either schizophrenia or “integration disorder”.

Details:
When she was sixteen or seventeen years old, Airi was diagnosed with a mental illness. Within a year, her parents were using a room in their house to serve as a jail for their daughter. It was unheated and bare, and contained only two mats, a makeshift toilet, and a tube connected to a water tank outside. Airi stayed in this room for fifteen or more years. She was denied clothing and fed only once a day. Too thin to keep herself warm, she died of hypothermia, weighing 19 kilograms (42 pounds).

Case status:
Yasutaka Kakimoto (Father), convicted of parental neglect resulting in the death, sentenced to 13 years.
Yukari Kakimoto (Mother), convicted of parental neglect resulting in the death, sentenced to 13 years.

Source:
Parents get 13 years for letting 33-year-old schizophrenic daughter freeze to death
Parents of dead woman admit confining her for 15 years
Parents arrested after daughter kept in tiny cell for 17 years dies：The Asahi Shimbun
Parents of dead Osaka woman reportedly admit confining her for 15 years
Parents knew their locked-up daughter was in dire state: police：The Asahi Shimbun
Japanese couple who confined their daughter rearrested over her freezing death
Couple hit with fresh arrest warrant over death of daughter kept in tiny room for 15 years

Johnny McFadden

No Photo Name: Johnny McFadden.
Died: December 23, 2017.
Age at death: 19.
Cause of death: Medical complications of cerebral palsy.
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Johnny was neglected by his caregivers. When he died his body showed evidence of malnutrition and severe bedsores.

Case status:
Carlissa Malone (Mother), pleaded no contest to neglect of a disabled adult, sentenced to time served plus five years probation.
Roger Malone (Stepfather), pleaded no contest to neglect of a disabled adult, sentenced to time served plus five years probation.

Source:
Augusta woman sentenced in son’s death
Augusta man guilty of neglect in death of disabled stepson
Couple jailed on neglect charge in disabled man’s death

Michael Shearin

No Photo Name: Michael Anton Shearin.
Died: December 20, 2017.
Age at death: 25.
Cause of death: Sepsis, pneumonia, dehydration.
Location: Gaston, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Muscular dystrophy.

Details:
Michael was allegedly neglected by his mother and sister. He died from a septic pressure ulcer, pneumonia, and dehydration.

Case status:
Candie McKay Shearin (Mother), charged with abuse or neglect resulting in death to a vulnerable adult.
Tara Nerys Shearin (Sister), charged with abuse or neglect resulting in death to a vulnerable adult.

Source:
Mom, Daughter Get $50,000 Bond in Disabled Son’s Death
Bond granted to Midlands mother, daughter charged in death of disabled family member
Mother, Daughter Charged in Death of Disabled Man
Disabled man found dead, mother and sister charged, Lexington County sheriff says
Mother, Daughter Charged in Death of Disabled Family Member
LCSD: mother, sister neglected disabled man, caused his death
Bond set at 50K for women accused of neglecting disabled family member

Malu Devi

No Photo Name: Malu Devi.
Died: December 19, 2017.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Chitalwana, Rajasthan, India.
Disability: Mental illness or developmental disability.

Details:
Because of Malu’s disability, her husband was given permission to marry again. Together, Malu and her fellow wife, 22-year-old Dariya, had three children.

Their husband, dissatisfied with his wives, allegedly locked Malu and Dariya in his car and set the car on fire. They burned to death; their children survived.

Case status:
Deepa Ram Prajapati (Husband), arrested.

Source:
Husband accused of murdering his two wives by burning them to death in car
Rajasthan: Man held for burning to death two wives in car, showing it as mishap
Man locks 2 wives in car and sets it afire, says they didn’t keep mother happy
Husband burns his two wives to death in car
Rajasthan Man Locks Wives In Car, Sets It On Fire For Keeping Mother Unhappy
Man in Rajasthan burns two wives to death in car, held
Rajasthan: Running car caches fire, two women burnt alive in Jalore