Age: Elder – Page 17 – Disability Day of Mourning

Vanita Nowell

No Photo Name: Vanita Nowell.
Died: March 8, 2020.
Age at death: 68.
Cause of death: TBI, fractured ribs and spine.
Location: Peckham, London, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Vanita’s son beat her so severely she died from her injuries, which included dozens of fractures and bleeding into her brain. He claimed her injuries were due to falls related to her dementia, but was convicted of murder.

Case Status:
Steffon Hewitt (Son), convicted of murder.

Sources:
Man who said mother’s rib and spine fractures were from dementia-related falls guilty of murder
Murderer claimed mother’s fatal injuries were due to her dementia

Grace Kaldenberg

Name: Grace Kaldenberg.
Died: March 8, 2020.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Texas City, Texas, USA.
Disability: Elder nursing home resident.

Details:
Grace was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Donald Eugene Kaldenberg (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Grace Elaine Lee Kaldenberg (1940-2020) – Find A Grave
Texas City nursing home shooting ruled murder-suicide, police say

Mitsuo Oshima

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Name: Mitsuo Oshima.
Died: March 7, 2020.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Saitama, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; required caregiver.

Details:
Mitsuo’s wife was arrested on suspicion of killing him. Reportedly, she was tired of being his caregiver.

Case status:
Hitomi Oshima (Wife), arrested.

Source:
71-year-old woman arrested over murder of ailing husband

Shoko Takahashi

No Photo Name: Shoko Takahashi.
Died: March 4, 2020.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Fatal beating.
Location: Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Shoko’s son allegedly beat her to death because she wouldn’t take her medicine. He said he was “tired of being her caregiver”.

Case status:
Noboru Takahashi (Son), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
52-year-old man charged with killing 82-year-old mother

Michiko Hayashi

No Photo Name: Michiko Hayashi.
Died: March 3, 2020.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Michiko’s son stabbed her to death before committing suicide.

Case status:
Shingo Hayashi (Son), deceased.

Source:
Woman, 41-year-old son dead in apparent murder-suicide

Chhaba Kuri

No Photo Name: Chhaba Kuri.
Died: February 18, 2020.
Age at death: 60.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Disability: Partial paralysis.

Details:
Chhaba was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband. He told police that he had a dream that no one would take care of her after his death.

Case status:
Gopal Kuri (Husband), arrested.

Source:
Elderly man kills paralysed wife in Dhaka
Elderly woman killed by husband
Elderly woman hacked to death in Dhaka

Cherith Van Der Ploeg

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Name: Cherith Van Der Ploeg.
Died: February 15, 2020.
Age at death: 60.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: Costessey, Norwich, England, UK.
Disability: Terminal lung cancer.

Details:
Cherith was dying of cancer when her ex-husband smothered her to death. His actions, Cherith’s daughter told the court, had robbed her of precious time with her mother; instead of grieving normally after her mother’s natural death on hospice care, she had to come to terms with her mother’s death while giving evidence to police about her murder.

Cherith was an introverted, family-oriented woman who always waved and greeted her neighbors when she saw them.

Case status:
Cornelius Van Der Ploeg (Ex-husband), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to six years to life.

Source:
It was not his decision to make – children devastated by murder of mum
Tributes paid to Cherith Van Der Ploeg who was found dead at Costessey home
Jailed: Telford father killed terminally ill ex-wife

David Allsopp

No Photo Name: David Allsopp.
Died: February 15, 2020.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Derby, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
David was exploited by a woman who moved in with him as his caregiver. She beat him on a regular basis and told his friends and family that the bruises were from falls. The beatings eventually killed him.

David leaves behind a twin sister.

Case status:
Magdalena Kissova (Caregiver, roommate), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 24 years.

Source:
Face of killer carer who savagely beat Derby man to death
‘Carer’ exploited and murdered vulnerable Derby man
Evil woman battered dementia OAP she was paid to care for to death

Masatoshi Chiba

No Photo Name: Masatoshi Chiba.
Died: February 2, 2020.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified chronic disease.

Details:
Masatoshi was allegedly strangled by his wife, who said she was “worn out from looking after him”.

Case status:
Mitsuko Chiba (Wife), arrested and confessed to murder.

Source:
69-year-old woman arrested over death of ailing husband

James Tate

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Name: James Tate.
Died: January 19, 2020.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: West Town, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; used a walker after recent arm and heart surgery.

Details:
James and his wife had told their son that he wasn’t allowed in the house if he was drunk. But his son came home drunk anyway, and when they confronted him about it, his son stabbed him to death and tried to kill his wife, who survived.

Case status:
Michael Tate (Son), convicted of murder and attempted murder; sentenced to 32-35 years.

Source:
Man murdered disabled dad, tried to stab mom in in West Town, prosecutors say