Name: Patrick Markcrow.
Died: March 29, 2005.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Disability: Down syndrome, autism.
Details:
Patrick’s mother drugged him and then suffocated him with a plastic bag.
He attended a day center where carers described Patrick as “a loving, private man”, who enjoyed swimming and going to a local coffee shop.
Case status:
Wendolyn Markcrow (Mother); pled guilty to manslaughter; given a 2-year suspended sentence.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Patrick Markcrow
Mother who killed son with Down’s syndrome gets suspended sentence