Name Unknown.
Died: 2015.
Age at death: Adult; younger than 47.
Cause of death: Denied medical care after accidental injury.
Location: Daegu, South Korea.
Disability: Intellectual disability.
Details:
This man, who lived with his sister for the last four years of his life, was neglected by his sister and her husband. He had been seriously injured by at least seven accidents at home, but his caregivers kept him at home instead of seeking medical care. They also had multiple life insurance policies under his name, with themselves as the beneficiaries.
Case Status:
His sister is accused of causing her brother’s death by neglect.
His sister’s husband fled justice while out on bail and is still at large.
Sources:
Woman suspected of neglecting disabled brother, leading to death