Age: Adult – Disability Day of Mourning

Davi Nandalall

Name: Davi Nandalall.
Died: August 23, 2024.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Poisoned.
Location: Berbice, Guyana.
Disability: Unspecified; onset at age 14, bedridden.

Details:
Davi’s father walked into the kitchen to find that her mother had taken poison. When he checked on Davi in her bedroom, she was also poisoned. He and a neighbor rushed the two women to the hospital, but Davi’s mother died the same day, and Davi died two days later. A police investigation discovered the bottle of poison and declared the deaths to be murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Liloutie Baker (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Heartbreaking tragedy: Mother and bedridden daughter die in apparent murder/suicide

Arshad Shaikh

Name: Arshad Shaikh.
Died: August 5, 2024.
Age at death: 33.
Cause of death: Bludgeoned, stabbed.
Location: Pydhonie, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Deaf, physically disabled.

Details:
Arshad’s friends allegedly murdered him with a hammer and broken beer bottles, then tried to cart his body away in a suitcase and abandon the suitcase on an express train; but railway police saw them and suspected foul play. Checking the suitcase, they found Arshad’s body inside.

After further investigation, authorities now suspect that Arshad’s wife had been having an affair with one of his friends, and that she, the two friends, and a third man planned and carried out the murder.

Case Status:
Ruksana Shaikh (Wife), arrested on suspicion of tampering with evidence.
Jay Chawda, charged with murder.
Shivjeet Singh, charged with murder.
Jagpalpreeth Singh, suspected of conspiracy to murder.

Sources:
Pydhonie deaf-and-mute murder case: Silent Witnesses, 300-Page Charge Sheet Prepared by Police Without a Word Spoken
Mumbai deaf-mute murder: Victim’s wife deleted WhatsApp chats
Mumbai: NRI mastermind behind deaf-mute murder plot revealed
Suitcase murder: Wife of deaf-mute deceased arrested
Deaf-mute murder case: Victim’s wife arrested in Mumbai
Pydhonie Murder Case: Disabled Wife Arrested In Husband’s Brutal Killing By Speech-Impaired Friends Amid Affair Revelation
How a heavy bag helped railway cop detect murder of deaf-mute Kalyan man

Thierry Kerdraon

No Photo Name: Thierry Kerdraon.
Died: July 20, 2024.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Head injury; bludgeoned.
Location: Brest, France.
Disability: Unspecified; under guardianship.

Details:
Police were called to Thierry’s home by his drunk and confused partner. They found Thierry dead, with injuries all over his body and fatal blows to the face and skull. Authorities arrested his partner and another highly intoxicated man who had been spending the evening at their home and still had blood on his clothes.

Case Status:
Two people, one of whom was his partner, were arrested; both were charged with murder of a vulnerable person.

Sources:
Brest : un homme handicapé tué, deux personnes mises en examen, dont sa conjointe
Meurtre d’un homme handicapé à Brest : deux personnes mises en examen
Meurtre à Brest. Un homme tué dans son appartement. Des tirs dans le quartier de Lambézellec
Meurtre dans le quartier de Bellevue : Deux proches de la victime mis en examen

57-year-old woman

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: June 5, 2024.
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Nommay, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
This woman’s mother found her lying on the ground, unresponsive, head covered with a plastic bag and a ligature. Her husband was trying to hang himself nearby; she reacted quickly, cut the rope, and called emergency services. Authorities say that when they questioned the father, he admitted to having already tried to strangle his daughter two days before because he thought that she was too much of a burden for him and his wife.

Case Status:
Her father, age 87, was charged with murder.

Sources:
Doubs : un homme de 87 ans mis en examen pour l’assassinat de sa fille autiste
France: Inculpé à 87 ans pour l’«assassinat» de sa fille autiste
Doubs : un homme de 87 ans mis en examen pour l’« assassinat » de sa fille autiste
Autism Memorial: 57-year-old woman

Mr. Chan

No Photo Name: Chan (given name or surname; other names unknown).
Died: May 12, 2024.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, China.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Mr. Chan’s aunt was worried about him and his mother because she had found out that he was absent from work. Using a spare key to enter his apartment, she found him and his mother dead, with a burned-out charcoal cooker and suicide note. She was reportedly depressed because she had been diagnosed with heart disease and thought she could not take care of her son.

Mr. Chan worked in a sheltered workshop.

Case Status:
Ms. Wong (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Depressed mother kills intellectually challenged son in murder-suicide
Murder and suicide in Kwai Chung
Parental stress linked to Kwai Fong murder-suicide

Unknown Man

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: May 2, 2024.
Age at death: 30s.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Disability: Wheelchair user.

Details:
This man, whose name has not been released, was allegedly fatally stabbed by his partner.

Case Status:
Tina Jackson (Partner), charged with murder.

Sources:
Woman charged in fatal stabbing Thursday inside St. Louis home
Charges filed in deadly stabbing in south St. Louis

Sheryl Seitz

No Photo Name: Sheryl Seitz.
Died: April 30, 2024.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Septic shock, two broken hips, pressure sores.
Location: Arvada, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired, required caregiver.

Details:
Emergency services were called to Sheryl’s home, where they found her dying on a filthy air mattress. She had been kept in an RV without running water or a proper bed, and was suffering from two broken hips and badly infected pressure sores. Sheryl died the next day, and her caregivers were arrested.

Case Status:
Brian Seitz (Son), charged with crimes against an at-risk person resulting in death and tampering with evidence.
Laura Prats (Son’s girlfriend), charged with crimes against an at-risk person resulting in death.

Sources:
Jeffco man, his girlfriend arrested in death of mother found with two broken hips
JCSO Arrests Two Suspects for Crimes Against At-Risk Person Resulting in Death

Jeremy Thompson

No Photo Name: Jeremy Hall Thompson.
Died: April 15, 2024.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Sepsis; bedsores.
Location: Woodbridge, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Paramedics responding to Jeremy’s home found him unconscious on the floor, emaciated and with open wounds. At the hospital, he was diagnosed with sepsis, and lived thirteen days before dying from what the autopsy determined to be “sepsis in the context of cerebral palsy and severe neglect”.

Case Status:
Katharine Mary Thompson (Mother), charged with felony homicide and abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult.
Jonathan Lee Thompson (Brother), charged with felony homicide and abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult.

Sources:
Mother and brother charged in Woodbridge homicide after neglect leads to death of man with cerebral palsy
Immobile man dies, now his family members are being charged with homicide and neglect
Mother, Brother Charged In Death Of Neglected Woodbridge Man With Cerebral Palsy: Police
Death Of Man With Cerebral Palsy Prompts Charges For 2 Relatives: Police
A man with cerebral palsy was neglected and died, police said. His family is being blamed.
A man with cerebral palsy was neglected and died, police said. His family is being blamed.
Jeremy Hall Thompson Obituary & Service Information

Paul Mann

Name: Paul Mann
Died: April 12, 2024.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Kilkivan, Queensland, Australia.
Disability: TBI due to traffic accident; hemiparesis, mild cognitive impairment.

Details:
Paul’s home health worker visited his home and heard a fight going on inside. When police responded to break it up, his nephew allegedly threatened the police with a knife. The officer retreated and tried to negotiate, but eventually resorted to shooting Paul’s nephew once in the torso, disabling him. Inside the home, they found Paul, dead from stab wounds.

Case Status:
James Neale (Nephew), hospitalized for his injuries and charged with murder and assault on a police officer.

Sources:
Horror as uncle is allegedly stabbed to death by his nephew
‘Shocking’ detail after alleged stabber shot
Men involved in alleged fatal stabbing leading to police shooting lived together
Qld Police charge 42-year-old man with murder after Kilkivan stabbing

Carolyn Key

No Photo Name: Carolyn Key.
Died: April 1, 2024.
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Tallahassee, Florida, USA.
Disability: Kidney failure, chronic pain.

Details:
Carolyn’s husband allegedly shot her because he “wanted to end her pain.”

Case Status:
James Key (Husband), charged with homicide.

Sources:
‘I killed Carolyn’: Tallahassee man faces charges for allegedly shooting, killing wife
Carolyn Key Obituary