Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Name: Adrian Parmana.
Died: April 12, 2016.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia.
Disability: “Mentally handicapped”.
Details:
Adrian was kept locked in his room by his family. When a short circuit caused a house fire, Adrian burned to death.
Case status:
H Dadang (Grandfather), grandmother, mother, and father, interviewed during inquest. No charges.
Case status:
Mentally handicapped teenager dies in fire because he was locked inside his room
Name: Emily Rose Perrin.
Died: April 10, 2016.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Dupo, St. Louis, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Cystic fibrosis.
Details:
Emily was a pre-kindergarten student a day short of her fifth birthday when her mother smothered her.
She loved pretending to be a princess.
Case status:
Mary Lockett (Mother), charged with first degree murder, found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Source:
Mother charged with murdering her cystic fibrosis-suffering daughter, 4, a day before her birthday
Mother charged in Dupo child’s death
Dupo mom accused of killing 4-year-old daughter found not guilty by reason of insanity
Ten reports of abuse weren’t enough to save ‘Princess’ Emily
Name: Yutaka Nagao.
Died: April 9, 2016.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; “bedridden”.
Details:
Yutaka’s brother set their house on fire with him in the house, and he died in the fire.
Case status:
Shinji Nagao (Brother), convicted of arson, sentenced to 20 years.
Source:
58-year-old man suspected in arson-murder of disabled older brother
New arrest warrant served on man on suspicion of killing disabled brother
New arrest served on man on suspicion of killing disabled brother
Man jailed for 20 years over arson-murder of disabled older brother
Name: Masano Yao.
Died: April 6, 2016.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Ms. Yao’s husband called police and allegedly admitted to strangling her because he “had a hard time taking care of her”. Police went to the house, found Ms. Yao’s body, and arrested her husband.
Case status:
Yoshiaki Yao (Husband), arrested.
Source:
Hyogo man, 82, arrested, admits strangling dementia-stricken wife
Name Unknown.
Died: April 6, 2016.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Khamariya, India.
Disability: HIV/AIDS.
Details:
This 40-year-old man was a truck driver by profession. He had fallen ill, been diagnosed with AIDS, and kept it secret, fearing stigma. When his wife and father-in-law found out that he was HIV-positive, they allegedly conspired with other in-laws to strangle him to death.
Case status:
His wife, father-in-law, and two relatives were charged with murder.
Source:
AIDS patient killed by wife, in-laws in India
Wife And In-Laws Kill Bareilly Man After He Was Diagnosed HIV Positive
AIDS patient killed by wife, in-laws in India
AIDS patient in India allegedly killed by wife, in-laws
Name: Yusei Ikeda.
Died: April 5, 2016.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Developmental disorder.
Details:
Police say Yusei’s mother called them and admitted to strangling her son. Paramedics arrived at the home to find Yusei dead, and police arrested his mother.
Case status:
Chinatsu Ikeda (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
Woman arrested for strangling 11-year-old son to death
Name: Cathy Evans.
Died: April 5, 2016.
Age at death: 65.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Springfield Township, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
Cathy’s husband shot and killed her, then killed himself.
Cathy and her husband used to walk the neighborhood, picking up trash as they went.
Case status:
Daniel Evans (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Police: Married couple dead in Springfield Twp. murder-suicide
Dan Evans Obituary
Wife, husband dead after apparent murder-suicide
Name: Luciana Torcello.
Died: March 29, 2016.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Staranzano, Italy.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
Luciana’s husband strangled her, then killed himself.
Case status:
Zuppi Pietro (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Staranzano, soffoca la moglie malata e poi si impicca
Staranzano, moglie ha alzheimer. La soffoca e si impicca
Name: Kenneth Nix.
Died: March 21, 2016.
Age at death: 69.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Chronic nerve disease, related mobility issues.
Details:
Kenneth was shot to death by his ex-wife as he lay asleep in bed. She tried to cover up the death as a suicide.
During trial, the defense claimed that Kenneth’s ex-wife had battered woman syndrome and was trying to protect herself when she shot Kenneth, whose mobility issues prevented him from getting out of bed.
Ken loved motorcycles.
Case status:
Judith Nix (Ex-wife), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to 39 years to life.
Source:
Broken Arrow woman gets life sentence in shooting death of ex-husband
Broken Arrow woman convicted of murdering ex-husband
Name: Kazue Kawazura.
Died: March 21, 2016.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Kobe, Japan.
Disability: “Mentally handicapped”.
Details:
Kazue’s sister and niece reported finding her dead in her bed. When police questioned them, they allegedly admitted to beating her to death with a vacuum cleaner tube, and said they had been beating her for several months because she made a mess when she ate.
Case status:
Shizue Nakahara (sister), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Akiko Nakahara (Niece), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
Woman, daughter held over fatal abuse of woman’s sister
Hyogo cops: Woman dies after abuse by sister and niece in Kobe