Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Age 60+
Name: Yoshiaki Tamekiyo.
Died: May 6, 2017.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Yoshiaki’s wife allegedly stopped feeding him, and he died of starvation.
Case staus:
Nobuko Tamekiyo (Wife), arrested.
Source:
Woman arrested for starving to death husband who had dementia
Name: Rollis Nobel Bowman.
Died: May 4, 2017.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration.
Location: Newnan, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Frail elder.
Details:
Rollis lived with a young couple who served as his caregivers. However, he did not get the assistance or medical care he needed. He died from a combination of starvation, dehydration, and pneumonia.
Rollis had a college degree in theology.
Case status:
Jonathan Lee Barber (Housemate, caregiver), charged with murder, elder neglect, and elder exploitation.
Tiffany Dawn Fountain (Housemate, caregiver), charged with murder, elder neglect, and elder exploitation.
Source:
‘Caretaker’ couple facing murder charges in death of elderly man
Rollis Nobel Bowman
Name: Laxmi Naidu.
Died: April 25, 2017.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma, asphyxia.
Location: Delhi, India.
Disability: Disabled elderly.
Details:
Laxmi’s son allegedly hit her on the head with a brick, then strangled her. Police say he confessed to them and said he had killed his mother because he couldn’t pay to take care of her and she wouldn’t go to an old-age home or move in with her other son.
Case status:
Laxman Kumar Naidu (Son), arrested.
Source:
Delhi man batters 76-year-old mother to death for refusing to go to old-age home
‘I Have Killed My Mother’: Delhi Man Calls Police After Beating And Strangulating Septuagenarian To Death
Failing to provide healthcare, son strangles elderly woman to death in Delhi
Name: Helen Dansie.
Died: April 16, 2017.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Disability: Stroke.
Details:
Helen’s husband picked her up from her nursing home, went to a park, and pushed her into a pond, where she drowned. He believed she had become a burden to him, and had taken out a life insurance policy on her four days prior.
She was a retired microbiologist. At the nursing home, she liked playing chess and doing crossword puzzles.
Case status:
Peter Rex Dansie (Husband); charged with murder. First trial ended in mistrial; second trial ended in conviction for murder. Sentenced to 25 years.
Source:
Life sentence stands for killer who pushed disabled wife into pond
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Man killed wheelchair-bound wife by pushing her into pond
Adelaide man guilty of murdering wife who drowned in pond
This is what accused Adelaide wife-killer Peter Rex Dansie told police on the day his wife died
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Alleged wife killer replied ‘no comment’ when son asked about her death
Dansie to face new murder trial in October
Disabled woman’s husband ‘carefully planned her murder’
Husband charged with murder of wheelchair-bound wife found in pond
Murder charge
Man charged with murder of wife who drowned in Adelaide pond
Wheelchair-bound wife drowned in ‘planned attack’
Husband charged with murder of wheelchair-bound wife
SA man charged over Adelaide pond death
Husband charged with his wheelchair-bound wife’s murder
Tiny pond where a wheelchair-bound woman was mysteriously found dead
Veale Gardens pond drained as police investigate Helen Dansie’s death
Wheelchair drowning death unexplained, despite autopsy, police say
Detectives return to scene of pond death
Pond death: ‘Of course it was an accident’
Twist in parklands pond death mystery
Man accused of drowning wife had allegedly searched internet for ‘cheap funerals’
Man accused of pushing disabled wife into pond pleads not guilty to murder
Man accused of drowning wheelchair-bound wife fronts court
Man charged with drowning wheelchair user wife in Adelaide pond to face trial by judge
Husband ‘pushed wife’s wheelchair into pond for insurance pay-out’
Man accused of drowning wife seemed ‘unfazed’ when paramedics arrived, court hears
Man, 70, accused of drowning disabled wife in pond after she ‘became a burden’
Man accused of drowning wife with disabilities saw her as a ‘cost burden’, court hears
Name: Estelle “Essie” Millifera Swanson.
Died: April 9, 2017.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Knife wound.
Location: Kirkland, Washington, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness or mental illness.
Details:
Essie was stabbed to death by her husband in a murder-suicide.
She was a retired physical therapist and the mother to one daughter. She enjoyed woodworking, hiking, and badminton. She volunteered for a cat rescue, fostering kittens who needed a temporary home to grow big enough to be adopted. When she was murdered, she had just bought tickets and was looking forward to traveling the world, a life-long dream.
Case status:
David Swanson (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Police: Kirkland couple dead in murder-suicide were confronting ‘health issues’
Essie Swanson Obituary – Kirkland, Washington
Name: Wilma Paletti.
Died: March 29, 2017.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Knife wound.
Location: Felegara, Parma, Italy.
Disability: Chronic illness; bedbound.
Details:
Wilma was stabbed to death by her husband in a murder-suicide.
Case status:
Gianfranco Carpana (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Homicide-suicide near Parma
Felegara, uccide la moglie malata con un coltello e si suicida
Name: Pamela Kruspe.
Died: March 27, 2017.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia, depression, anxiety.
Details:
Pamela’s husband allegedly went to the assisted living center where she lived and shot her in the chest, killing her.
Pamela was the mother of three children. She was a marathon runner who also enjoyed cycling, and did volunteer work at a museum.
Case status:
Stephen Kruspe (Husband), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 20 years.
Source:
For a Florida Marine who killed his wife, a life sentence or leniency?
Mercy or murder? Marine vet who assisted ailing wife’s suicide pleads guilty to manslaughter
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Lake Worth husband not using ‘mercy killing’ defense in murder trial of wife with Alzheimer’s
She was ‘beyond help:’ Man speaks after he allegedly mercy killed his wife
Florida murder suspect claims wife asked him to kill her — to spare her from dementia
New details in fatal Boynton shooting of woman with dementia
Fla. husband says he killed wife because she wanted to die
Florida Murder Suspect Claims Wife Asked Him to Kill Her — to Spare Her from Dementia
Stephen Kruspe: I killed my wife suffering from dementia cause she wanted to die
Husband Watched His Wife Disappear from Dementia Until She Spoke Six Words That Made Him Grab a Gun
Name: Maria L. Stiles.
Died: March 6, 2017.
Age at death: 90.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Godfrey, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder.
Details:
Maria was left in a tarp hammock in filthy surroundings; she died of infected bedsores. She had been discharged back to her son by a nursing home that suspected she was being neglected.
Case status:
Larry D. Parker (Son), charged with abuse or neglect of an elder resulting in death.
Source:
Suit alleges nursing home’s negligence caused patient’s death
Suit: Woman found with infected sores in rigged tarp hammock went ignored, son faces criminal charges
Name: Ruth Bain.
Died: March 4, 2017.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Denton, Texas, USA.
Disability: Dementia; stroke.
Details:
Ruth was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.
She liked gardening and doing volunteer work.
Case status:
Joe Bain (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Fearing nursing home, elderly Denton man kills wife before killing himself
Jacquielynn Floyd: Call it desperation, but don’t call it love
Denton Tragedy Highlights Lack of Suicide Support for Texas’ Elderly
Name: Avis “Mary” Addison.
Died: February 22, 2017.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: St. Merryn, England, UK.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Avis, called Mary, was allegedly beaten and strangled by her husband, who, as her dementia worsened, refused help in caring for her and instead neglected and abused her.
Mary was a churchgoer who attended her village’s coffee mornings.
Case status:
Douglas Addison (Husband), charged with murder, ruled insane; hospitalized indefinitely.
Source:
Number of missed opportunities to help woman murdered by her husband
Apologies over ‘missed opportunities’ to help pensioner murdered by husband
Douglas Addison has been charged with the murder of his wife in quiet Cornish village of St Merryn
Man, 88, charged with murder of his 88-year-old wife
Pensioner murdered wife because of her Alzheimer’s, jury told
Sympathy for family of Alzheimer’s sufferer killed by husband with dementia
Retired policeman, 89, found guilty of murdering wife
Former police officer found guilty and sentenced for murder of wife in Cornwall
Retired policeman, 89, suffocated dementia-sufferer wife
Devoted husband battered and suffocated wife to death in truly tragic case