Yoshi Kinouchi

No PhotoName: Yoshi Kinouchi.
Died: February 26, 2018.
Age at death: 86.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Ishioka, Ibaraki, Japan.
Disability: Dementia, mobility impaired.

Details:
Ms. Kinouchi was allegedly strangled by her son, who functioned as her caregiver.

Case status:
Takeshi Kinouchi (Son), charged with murder.
Takeshi’s brother Toshikazu, who had an unspecified illness, died of starvation in the same house while Takeshi was his caregiver; but Takeshi was not charged in his death because he had not known about it.

Source:
Man who killed mother with dementia driven into corner by poverty, her care

Motomu Nomaguchi

No PhotoName: Motomu Nomaguchi.
Died: February 25, 2018.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; bedbound.

Details:
Mr. Nomaguchi was strangled to death by his wife, who then killed herself.

Case status:
Yuriko Nomaguchi (Wife), deceased.

Source:
Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Kanagawa: Elderly man, wife found dead in residence in apparent murder-suicide

Shain D’Onofrio

No PhotoName: Shain D’Onofrio.
Died: February 24, 2018 (Body found).
Age at death: 24.
Cause of death: Long-term neglect.
Location: Plains Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, autism.

Details:
Shain’s bones were found in a burning shed, and his mother was the prime suspect in his death; however, it took five years of investigation to determine that Shain had died from long-term neglect.

Case Status:
Linasheri D’Onofrio (Mother), charged with neglect of a care-dependent person and reckless burning or exploding.

Sources:
Woman charged for death of disabled son
Woman charged in death of disabled son found in burning shed
Plains shed body was male; disabled man, mom, focus of questions
Autism Memorial: Shain D’Onofrio

Liese Sparks

No PhotoName: Liese Colleen Sparks.
Died: February 23, 2018.
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness; mobility impaired, unable to walk.

Details:
Liese’s son had a history of threatening and mistreating her, but she depended on him to care for her because of her limited mobility.

While she was in the hospital, Liese’s son allegedly entered her room and stabbed her to death.

Case status:
Alexander Sparks (Son), charged with premeditated murder, found incompetent to stand trial, committed.

Source:
Son who stabbed mother at hospital found incompetent for trial
He apparently did it right after a nurse had checked on her
Son charged with stabbing mom to death in her hospital room told cops she ‘was a bad influence’
Son Charged with Stabbing Mother to Death in Tallahassee Hospital
Support My Moving Fund organized by Liese Sparks
Man who killed mom in hospital battled mental illness

Kenny Khan

No PhotoName: Koong Boon “Kenny” Khan.
Died: February 22, 2018.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Pneumonia, sepsis.
Location: Liverpool, England, UK.
Disability: Lewy Body Dementia, osteoarthritis, emphysema and liver disease.

Details:
Kenny lived in a filthy house, starving and neglected by his wife, until he died of bronchopneumonia secondary to sepsis from infected pressure sores.

Case status:
Lorraine Khan (Wife), pleaded guilty to willful neglect, sentenced to 16 months suspended for 18 months and 20 days of rehabilitation activities.

Source:
Inside disgusting rat-infested flat where wife let husband rot to death
Dementia sufferer found dead with rotting flesh after wife’s neglect

5-year-old girl

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: February 19, 2018.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Seoul, South Korea.
Disability: Developmental disability, speech delay.

Details:
This five-year-old girl’s mother allegedly strangled her while doing an exorcism ritual to try to cure the developmental disability that was causing her daughter’s speech delay.

Case status:
Her mother, surnamed Choi, age 37, arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Mother kills 5-year-old daughter in exorcism rite, police say

Cynthia Brunner

No PhotoName: Cynthia Braverman Brunner.
Died: February 19, 2018.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis, heart disease.
Location: Cary, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Diabetes, chronic illness; required caregiver.

Details:
Cynthia’s son called 911, and medics arrived to find her dead on the floor where she had fallen and lain for more than a day. Her son had allegedly seen her fall down the stairs, but refused to call for help because he “wanted her to die”.

Case status:
Eric Paul Brunner (Son), charged with second-degree murder and elder abuse; convicted of domestic neglect of a disabled or elderly person, released on a 1 year, 11 month suspended sentence.

Source:
Wake County woman died after a fall. Did her autistic son commit murder by neglect?
Son charged with murder and abuse of his mother is being held in protective custody
This Man Allegedly Left His Mother to Die Because He Wanted $30,000 From Her Bank Account
Son knew his injured mom would likely die while he ignored her, Wake deputies say
Man accused of letting mom die withheld medicine, sheriff’s investigator says
Cary man left mom to die after falling down stairs, warrants say
Man Allegedly Walked Over Dying Mother to Gain Inheritance

Belladonna Loke

Photo of a young girl sitting in a wheelchair. She is smiling for the camera, wearing a T-shirt that says "Be You Tiful".Name: Belladonna Loke.
Died: February 17, 2018.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Colesville, New York, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Belladonna’s mother starved her to death.

Belladonna had a two-year-old sister and a nine-year-old brother, who were taken into foster care when she died.

Case status:
Serina Madden (Mother), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 14-15 years in prison and 5 years parole.

Source:
Madden Sentenced for Death of Special-Needs Daughter
Mom of 10-year-old girl who starved to death sentenced in Broome County
Mum arrested for letting her two young kids sleep and play in room with her dead disabled daughter, 10, for two days after she died
Broome Woman Admits Responsibility in Young Daughter’s Death
Mother charged in 10-year-old daughter’s death appears in Broome County Court
Mom Accused in Daughter’s Death in Colesville Appears in Court
Broome County mom accused of starving 10-year-old daughter faces murder trial

Daniel Stuart

Photo of DanielStuart, a man with fair skin and dark hair mixed with gray. He has a mustache and beard, and is wearing a turtleneck.Name: Daniel Stuart.
Died: February 16, 2018.
Age at death: 45.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Keego Harbor, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Depression.

Details:
Daniel Stuart and his two children, 27-year-old Steven and 24-year-old Bethany, were shot by his wife in a murder-suicide.

Daniel worked with computers, processing data for a research center that focused on improving critical care. His son shared his father’s skill with computers, and his daughter was employed in art and graphic design. Years previously, the family had been expelled from their church after an argument over whether they should send their children to college.

Case status:
Lauren Stuart (Wife), deceased.

Source:
Mich. Model Fatally Shoots Her Husband and Adult Children Before Turning the Gun on Herself
Woman kills family after shunned by Jehovah’s Witnesses: friend
UMich employee was killed in Keego Harbor triple murder-suicide
Mich. Model Fatally Shoots Her Husband and Adult Children Before Turning the Gun on Herself
Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses break silence on shunning: ‘My mother treats me like I’m dead’
Did shunning from Jehovah’s Witnesses drive mom to murder-suicide?

Jada Wright

Photo of Jada Wright, a girl with short black hair and brown skin. She is wearing a coral-colored dress.Name: Jada Wright.
Died: February 15, 2018.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Head trauma.
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
After Jada’s parents died, she stayed with an aunt until her aunt’s medical problems kept her from caring for Jada. After that, she moved in with her legal guardian, and her legal guardian’s son became her caregiver.

Jada was beaten to death by her caregiver. She died days after her 14th birthday.

Case status:
Christopher Ward (Caregiver; son of her legal guardian), pleaded guilty to child neglect resulting in death, sentenced to 9 years in prison.

Source:
‘She could light up a room:’ Girl, 14, found beaten to death on Milwaukee’s north side
‘Why?’ Aunt of girl with cerebral palsy, beaten to death days after her birthday, is heartbroken
Caretaker charged in death of disabled girl in Milwaukee | Reading Eagle – AP
Caretaker charged in blunt force trauma death of 14-year-old Milwaukee girl with cerebral palsy
Christopher Ward charged in death of 14-year-old girl; ‘admitted to becoming frustrated,’ striking her
Man charged in beating death of 14-year-old girl
Man charged in death of Milwaukee girl with cerebral palsy gets 9 years in prison