Age Categories – Page 108 – Disability Day of Mourning

Charlene Norris

Photo of Charlene Norris. She is a middle-aged woman with short permed blond hair and fair skin, wearing a black and white track suit. Name: Charlene Norris.
Died: June 9, 2016.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Dementia, rectal cancer, chronic pain due to hip replacement.

Details:
Charlene was shot by her husband.

She was a retired special education teacher.

Case status:
Jim Norris (Husband), charged with murder; diagnosed with dementia while awaiting trial, declared incompetent to stand trial.

Source:
84-year-old North Carolina man cleared in wife’s death
Two suicide notes, one body. Now an elderly Charlotte man is charged with murder.
They had a suicide pact, he said. But he wasn’t ready to die. He murdered her, prosecutors say

Noemi Villarreal

Name: Noemi Villarreal.
Died: June 8, 2016.
Age at death: 45.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA.
Disability: Depression, epilepsy.

Details:
Noemi had epilepsy and could not drive, so her boyfriend drove when she needed to go somewhere. Unfortunately, her boyfriend was abusive, leaving her dependent on her abuser for her transportation. He would engage the child lock on the car, trapping her inside so that he could hit her. On one occasion she broke the car window to get away from him.

After one assault in which he beat and choked her, Noemi tried to escape by reporting her boyfriend to the authorities. Six days after she did so, her boyfriend strangled her, burned her body, and dumped it into a trash can.

Case status:
Lance Taylor (Boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 30 years to life.

Source:
Lance Taylor sentenced to life in killing of Noemi Villarreal
Six days after reporting domestic violence, Noemi Villarreal was dead
Sister grieves loss of her ‘Wonder Woman’
Corpus Christi man strangled girlfriend, burned body in trash can because she reported abuse, police say

Billie Jo Quintier

No Photo Name: Billie Jo Quintier.
Died: June 12, 2016.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Rosington, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Stroke; wheelchair user.

Details:
When Billie Jo was found unconscious, she weighed 65 pounds and had severe bedsores. Her home was in bad shape, and police immediately suspected neglect. After two days in the hospital, doctors found no brain activity and terminated life support.

Billie Jo had spent time working as a paralegal, but due to an alcohol addiction she lost her job and eventually her home. After she suffered a stroke, her boyfriend helped her get sober and helped take care of her. But over the years, her boyfriend died, and then her immediate family died. She had to move in with the friend whose poor care caused her death.

Case status:
Angela Butler (Housemate), charged with neglect and abuse of a disabled person; pleaded guilty, given a suspended sentence.

Source:
All in the Family • The Appalachian Crime Trail – via Podcast Addict
Baldwin woman charged in death, alleged elder abuse
Caretaker caused patient weight loss, severe bed sores
DISTURBING: Woman Arrested for Reckless Abuse of Elder
Robertsdale caregiver charged in death of patient

Kira Friedman

Photo of Kira Friedman. She is a toddler with straight brown hair and tan skin. She is barefoot, wearing a fancy white dress. Name: Kira Rain “Ziigwani-diindiisi” Friedman.
Died: June 5, 2016.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Bemidiji, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Developmental delay.

Details:
When Kira soiled herself, her foster father put her into an 18-gallon tub in the shower, turned the shower on, and left. The tub filled with water and Kira, who could not escape the tub, drowned.

Case status:
Nathan Jackson Sr. (Foster father), charged with manslaughter and second-degree murder; convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 4 3/4 years in prison.

Source:
Bemidji foster dad sentenced for toddler’s shower drowning
Charges: Admitted drug user left 2-year-old foster girl to drown
COURTS: More details emerge in death of 2-year-old

Amir Ross

No Photo Name: Amir Ross.
Died: May 31, 2016.
Age at death: 1.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Decatur, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Developmental disabilities; tube-fed.

Details:
Amir was beaten to death by his parents.

Case status:
Eric Ross (Father), convicted of child cruelty and murder, sentenced to 20 years.
Angel Branch (Mother), convicted of child cruelty and murder, sentenced to 20 years.

Source:
Couple Beat Disabled Toddler To Death: Charges
DeKalb pair accused of killing disabled toddler with ‘unknown object’

37-year-old man

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: May 31, 2016.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Sikamat, Seremban, Malaysia.
Disability: “Mentally unstable”.

Details:
While their parents were away, this 37-year-old man was left in the care of his older brother. When he wet his pants, his brother allegedly beat him, hitting him in the head. In the morning he was dead. Police arrested his brother for murder.

Case status:
His brother, age 40, charged with murder.

Source:
Man fatally beats up brother for peeing in pants
Pukul adik OKU sampai mati

Elsie Scully-Hicks

Name: Elsie Scully-Hicks.
Died: May 29, 2016.
Age at death: 18 months.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Llandaff, Wales, UK.
Disability: Developmental delay.

Details:
Adopted at ten months, Elsie was beaten and shaken to death by her adoptive father eight months later, only two weeks after the adoption was finalized.

Case status:
Matthew Scully-Hicks (Adoptive father), convicted of murder, sentenced to 18 years to life.

Source:
Elsie Scully-Hicks: Dad jailed for life for murder
Gay father killed his only 18-month-old daughter just two weeks after adopting her
Murder accused described girl as ‘Satan dressed in baby grow’, court told
Elsie Scully-Hicks: first picture emerges of toddler allegedly murdered by father
Father guilty of shaking to death baby he adopted two weeks earlier
Adoptive dad guilty of baby’s murder

Leonard Isequias

No Photo
Name: Leonard Isequias.
Died: May 26, 2016.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Vryburg, South Africa.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Leonard’s brother-in-law, who police say habitually abused and starved him, reportedly locked him inside the house without any food and left him there for a week. When he came back, he saw that Leonard had become so desperate to survive that he had been eating his own waste. To punish him, his brother-in-law allegedly beat him to death with a whip.

Case status:
Junior Santos (brother-in-law), charged with murder.

Source:
Disabled man ‘starved and beaten to death’
Brother-in-law peed off by disabled relative beats him to death in fit of rage
Cops probe murder of disabled man in North West
Man accused of beating disabled brother-in-law to death wants charge changed
Wheelchair-bound man killed for eating own faeces was also abused

Jazmine Walker

Name: Jazmine Walker.
Died: May 25, 2016.
Age at death: 6 months.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Harvey, Illinios, USA.
Disability: Spina bifida; 8 weeks premature.

Details:
Jazmine died of starvation and neglect, weighing 4.8 pounds.

Case status:
Chequita D. Bell (Mother), convicted of involuntary manslaughter; sentenced to 10 years, paroled after 2 years 4 months.

Source:
After 3 kids die despite DCFS involvement, it urges faster probes
$1M bail set for mom accused of child endangerment after infant dies
Mom charged after death of 5-month-old in Harvey
Parents in custody after 5 1/2-month-old dies in Harvey
South Suburban Mom Held On $1 Million Bond After Infant Daughter Dies

Jose Castillo-Cisneros

Photo of Pepe Castillo-Cisneros. He is a toddler boy with tan skin and dark brown hair, and is smiling widely with his mouth open. Name: Jose “Pepe” Castillo-Cisneros.
Died: May 23, 2016.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Battle Ground, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Pepe was beaten and stabbed to death by his mother’s boyfriend because he cried about a movie he didn’t want to watch.

He liked Mickey Mouse.

Case status:
Ricardo Gutierrez (Mother’s boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 45 years to life.

Source:
Man sentenced to 45 years in prison in toddler’s murder
Man faces murder allegation in Battle Ground boy’s death
GoFundMe account started for family of toddler allegedly killed by mom’s boyfriend
Washington man charged with murder of girlfriend’s autistic three-year-old son
Three-year-old BG boy allegedly murdered by mother’s boyfriend
Man faces murder allegation in Battle Ground boy’s death
Murder trial begins in fatal beating of Battle Ground toddler
Murder trial looks at special needs of toddler who was killed
Testimony describes murder suspect’s dislike of 3-year-old