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Samantha Tache

No PhotoName: Samantha Tache.
Died: October 18, 2018.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Samantha’s father killed her, then hung himself.

Case status:
Scott Tache (Father), deceased.

Source:
Two people found dead in suspected murder-suicide on Cleveland’s West Side
Father, daughter with cerebral palsy found dead in suspected murder-suicide on Cleveland’s West Side
Victims in murder-suicide on West 112th identified
Police find 2 bodies in house on Cleveland’s west side in possible murder-suicide

Christiane Belzile

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Name: Christiane Belzile.
Died: October 14, 2018.
Age at death: 69.
Cause of death: Insulin poisoning.
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Disability: Dementia, stroke, diabetes.

Details:
Christiane’s husband gave her a fatal overdose of insulin.

At trial, he called himself “Latimer Two”, in reference to the death of Tracy Latimer, a disabled teenage girl who was killed by her father.

Case Status:
Francois Belzile (Husband), pleaded guilty to manslaughter; sentenced to 2 years house arrest.

Source:
Edmonton man, 75, who killed severely disabled wife on ‘compassionate’ grounds sentenced to house arrest
‘Latimer Two’: Former Montreal man admits to manslaughter for killing disabled wife
Man, 73, charged with murder in 2018 death of wife
Woman found dead in Edmonton apartment suffered from dementia for a decade
Suspicious death of elderly woman at downtown Edmonton apartment
Senior woman dead, husband injured under suspicious circumstances
Police waiting for toxicology results in 69-year-old woman’s death
Autopsy conducted on woman, 69, found dead in Edmonton apartment suite

You Su Kim

No PhotoName: You Su Kim.
Died: October 9, 2018.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Decapitation.
Location: Chemor, Perak, Malaysia.
Disability: Paralysis.

Details:
Mr. You scolded his son for getting high on meth in their house. His son allegedly responded by killing him and dismembering his body.

He was father to four children.

Case status:
You Poh Khoon (Son), charged with murder.

Source:
Son who allegedly chopped up dad charged with murder
Man arrested after disabled father found beheaded, dismembered
Son kills disabled father, chops body into 6 pieces in Malaysia
Man allegedly kills disabled father and dumps decapitated body into septic tank
Cops arrest man after disabled dad found dismembered in Chemor
Son arrested on suspicion of killing and chopping up dad’s body

Shuji Sanada

No PhotoName: Shuji Sanada.
Died: October 7, 2018.
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified physical disability; bedbound.

Details:
Mr. Sanada’s mother allegedly strangled him as he slept.

Case status:
Kayoko Sanada (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
73-year-old woman arrested for killing disabled 49-year-old son

Shobha Kulkarni

No PhotoName: Shobha Kulkarni.
Died: October 6, 2018.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
Shobha’s niece demanded that she make breakfast. When Shobha wouldn’t do it, her niece allegedly stabbed her 15 times, killing her.

Case status:
Swapna Kulkarni (Niece), charged with murder.

Source:
Mumbai: Shocking! Thane woman allegedly stabs blind aunt ’15 times’ to death over refusing to cook breakfast; case registered
Woman arrested for killing her blind aunt in their flat
Thane Woman Stabs Blind Aunt 15 Times for Refusing to Make Breakfast
Woman held for killing her elderly aunt

Sadhana Muneeswaran

No PhotoName: Sadhana Muneeswaran.
Died: October 6, 2018.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Disability: Mentally ill; bedbound.

Details:
Sadhana’s parents took her to a temple, where they allegedly forced her to drink poison. Bystanders saw her resisting and then falling unconscious and called the police, and Sadhana was taken to the hospital. Unfortunately, it was too late; the girl died two days later.

Case status:
S Muneeswaran (Father), arrested and sentenced to 15 days in jail for the poisoning, then charged with murder when Sadhana died.
Revanthi (Mother), charged with murder.

Sources:
Find a Grave: Sadhana Muneeswaran
Mentally-ill girl dead, parents booked for murder

Mary Terry

No PhotoName: Mary Kathleen Black Terry.
Died: September 21, 2018.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Catonsville, Maryland, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; recent injury requiring wheelchair use.

Details:
Mary and her husband were living in a retirement community when she was injured and had to start using a wheelchair. Mary’s husband fatally shot her, then killed himself.

Case status:
Clifford Wilson Terry (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Police ID Elderly Couple In Murder-Suicide In Retirement Community
Police name Clifford and Mary Terry as couple in murder-suicide at Catonsville retirement home
UPDATE: Couple identified after retirement community murder suicide
Baltimore County police investigating suspected murder-suicide in parking lot of Catonsville retirement community

Muhammad Rabiul

No PhotoName: Muhammad Rabiul, also called Rabiul Alam.
Died: August 12, 2018.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Disability: Mental disability.

Details:
Muhammad lived with his mother in a makeshift house. When she went out to go begging for the day, she shackled him to the house. While she was gone, the house and several others burned down. Everyone but Muhammad escaped; he died in the fire because he could not get out of his chains.

Case status:
Fatema Begum (Mother), status unknown. Possibly no crime.

Source:
Meant for safety, shackles lead to his death
Bound man with mental disability burns to death in Chattogram fire

Sharmila Devi

No PhotoName: Sharmila Devi.
Died: August 4, 2018.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Loharu, Haryana, India.
Disability: Mobility impaired/bedbound, mentally impaired.

Details:
Sharmila’s brother slit her throat with a screwdriver. To police, he claimed that he had “liberated” her because “nobody took care of her”.

Case status:
Pawan Kumar (Brother), arrested.

Source:
Man slits bedridden sister’s throat with screwdriver in Haryana town

Stephanie Packman

No PhotoName: Stephanie Packman.
Died: August 1, 2018.
Age at death: 64.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Kemsley, Kent, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Stephanie had dementia and was living in a care home. When her husband came to get her from the care home, staff became alarmed and called police. But they were too late; Stephanie’s husband had already cut her throat. He attempted suicide himself, but survived.

Stephanie’s husband claims that it had been a suicide pact, but no evidence for this has emerged.

Case status:
Michael Packman (Husband), pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility, given a 2-year suspended sentence.

Source:
Pensioner charged with murdering his wife over ‘failed suicide pact’
Wife killed in ‘failed suicide pact’ named
Sittingbourne man accused of murdering his wife needed hospital treatment too
Murder suspect remanded in custody after death of woman in Sittingbourne
Pensioner who killed wife with dementia in failed suicide pact spared jail
‘Devoted’ husband who fatally cut dementia-stricken wife’s throat is spared jail