Age Categories – Page 65 – Disability Day of Mourning

Frances King

No Photo Name: Frances King.
Died: December 5, 2018.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Malnutrition and untreated bladder infection.
Location: Palm Coast, Florida, USA.
Disability: Dementia, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis.

Details:
Soon after Frances’s daughter called emergency services to report that her mother was unresponsive, medics arrived to find her dead in filthy conditions. Medical examiners established that Frances was badly malnourished and neglected, and declared her death a homicide. The Sheriff’s office reports that despite her disability, she had not been to the doctor in 13 months.

Case Status:
Kim Zaheer (Daughter), charged with manslaughter.

Source:
Sheriff: Palm Coast woman arrested in death of elderly, malnourished mother
Manslaughter Charge for Daughter Accused of Leaving Mom to Die Like a ‘Prisoner in a Concentration Camp’
Woman arrested for manslaughter in her disabled mother’s death by starvation, neglect
Florida woman accused of killing elderly mother who was found wearing garbage bag as diaper
Cold Case Unit solves manslaughter case from 2018
Palm Coast woman charged in 2018 death of elderly mother found to be malnourished in deplorable living conditions

Michael Keene

Name: Michael Keene.
Died: November 30, 2018.
Age at death: 51.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; work-related injury.

Details:
Michael was stabbed to death and his body stashed in a container for some days before he was found.

He was a retired construction worker who had lived in Florida, and was known for helping people put up storm shutters before hurricanes.

Case status:
Jessica Keene (Daughter), charged with first-degree murder.
Quahzier Bouie (Daughter’s boyfriend), charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence.

Source:
Man rejects plea deal in Windsor Locks murder case
Daughter charged with Windsor Locks man’s murder
Windsor Locks woman, seven-months pregnant, said fatal stabbing of father was self-defense – Hartford Courant
New details emerge in alleged Windsor Locks murder

Kyoko and Hiroki Naito

No Photo Name: Kyoko Naito.
Age at death: 69.
Disability: Diabetes, mobility impaired.

Name: Hiroki Naito.
Age at death: 36.
Disability: Mental illness/hikikomori.

Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Ono, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Died: November 26, 2018.

Details:
Kyoko’s husband allegedly killed her and her son Hiroki by strangling them with a necktie.

Case status:
Hisaki Naito (Husband/Father), arrested.

Source:
Man arrested for killing bedridden wife, ‘hikikomori’ son
Gifu: Man strangles bedridden wife and shut-in son
Autism Memorial: Hiroki Naito

Patricia Way

Name: Patricia Way.
Died: November 25, 2018.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Waterbury, Connecticut, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident.

Details:
Patricia was allegedly strangled by her boyfriend.

She liked sewing and going to the beach, and was a New York Yankees fan. She was a retired unit clerk.

Case status:
John Jensen (Boyfriend), charged with murder; developed vascular dementia and became incompetent to stand trial.

Source:
81-year-old man charged with murder at Waterbury nursing home ruled incompetent
Man, 81, charged in nursing home death of girlfriend, 76
81-year-old man accused of strangling 76-year-old woman to death at nursing home
Police: 81-year-old man charged with strangling girlfriend, 76, in nursing home
Waterbury nursing home resident strangled to death in domestic attack, warrant shows
Waterbury nursing home homicide suspect said girlfriend ‘had to die because she was evil’
Patricia Way
Lawsuit Against Waterbury Nursing Home After 81-Year-Old Allegedly Kills Girlfriend

Cyra Harrison

Photo of Cyra Harrison, a teenage girl with brown hair tied up in a ribbon, grinning excitedly at the camera and wearing two blue first-place ribbons pinned to her hoodie. Name: Cyra Shantell Marie Harrison.
Died: November 23, 2018.
Age at death: 25.
Cause of death: Failure to thrive and dehydration due to neglect.
Location: Elizabeth, Louisiana, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
When Cyra’s death was reported, sheriff’s deputies who examined Cyra’s body and the conditions she had been living in concluded that she had died from “severe intentional neglect”. She died of dehydration in a filthy house.

The first-place ribbons she is wearing in her picture may be bowling ribbons, a sport Cyra enjoyed.

Case status:
Karen Johnson Harrison (Mother), pleaded guilty to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, sentenced to 50 years.
Marilyn Sue Maricle (Housemate), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, conspiracy to commit cruelty to the infirmed, and conspiracy to commit cruelty to a juvenile; sentenced to 15 years.
Glen Elva Maricle (Housemate), pleaded no contest to manslaughter, conspiracy to commit second-degree murder, and cruelty to the infirm; sentenced to 30 years.

Source:
Glen Maricle gets 30 years in starvation death of woman with cerebral palsy
As part of a plea deal, suspect outlines plot to starve young Rapides Parish woman with cerebral palsy
Woman testifies cousin, husband were having affair as they plotted to starve daughter
Mother takes plea deal in case of daughter’s death day before jury selection
Attempt to continue trial of mother accused in daughter’s death fails
Trial for mother accused of neglect in daughter’s death moved to June 2020
Mother accused in daughter’s death denied release from jail
Attorney makes bid for sanity commission, trial delay in neglect-death case
Trial for Karen Johnson Harrison, accused in daughter’s death, moved to June 2020
Mom of Rapides neglect-death victim to face trial first
State will prosecute mother of neglected daughter first in Rapides murder case
2 defendants in neglect death case reject offers of life sentences
3 accused in Elizabeth woman’s neglect death to be arraigned next week
Arrests made after special needs patient died, found in deplorable living conditions
Sheriff: Extreme neglect leads to death of special needs person
Mom, couple charged in death of Elizabeth special-needs patient
Arrests made after special needs patient died, found in deplorable living conditions
Elizabeth woman who died from alleged neglect identified
Police release identity of woman killed
Authorities ID special-needs woman believed slain by neglect
Prosecutor intends to seek bond increase in ‘heinous’ neglect death case
Cyra Harrison Obituary
Court dates set for 2 in case of Elizabeth woman’s neglect death
Rapides grand jury indicts three in the murder of woman with cerebral palsy
Arraignment set for three charged with murder of woman with cerebral palsy
3 accused in Elizabeth woman’s neglect death plead not guilty

Lucinda Palma

Photo of an older woman in a flannel jacket; she is smiling. She has light skin and short, curly hair dyed red. Name: Lucinda Palma.
Died: November 20, 2018.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Anaheim, California, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder.

Details:
Lucinda’s housemate stabbed her twelve times, killing her. He later told the police that he wanted to put Lucinda “out of her misery”.

Case Status:
Michael Hallgren (Housemate), convicted of second-degree murder.

Sources:
Man convicted of killing woman, 70, with butcher knife at Anaheim boarding home

Desiree Tan

No Photo Name: Desiree Jiaping Tan.
Died: November 19, 2018.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Singapore.
Disability: Anxiety disorder (Agoraphobia, health anxiety, panic attacks).

Details:
Desiree’s father beat her with a metal pole, then strangled her. The court decided that he had done so due to caregiver stress, and allowed a defense of diminished responsibility.

Desiree was a university graduate. Due to her mental illness, she was unable to leave home by herself and could not find a job.

Case status:
Tian Chye Tan (Father), convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder; sentenced to two years and nine months in jail, released on time served.

Source:
Father gets jail for killing mentally ill daughter in ‘tragic case’
Man charged with murder of daughter in Bedok flat
33 months jail for S’pore man, 66, who killed mentally ill daughter due to depression, caregiver stress
Man jailed 2 years and 9 months for killing ‘overbearing’ daughter who almost drove him, wife to suicide

Emily Hampshire

Name: Emily Ikue-Rose Hampshire.
Died: November 3, 2018.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis.
Location: Alton, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Type I diabetes.

Details:
When Emily was diagnosed with diabetes, her mother concealed the diagnosis and neglected to treat her. Emily died of diabetic ketoacidosis, and her mother only called the paramedics after her heart stopped.

Emily was an outgoing girl who “never met a stranger”. She was a cheerleader, a dancer, a singer, and an actor. She played volleyball and competed in local beauty contests and talent shows. At school, she was a good student who focused on reading and writing.

Case status:
Amber L. Hampshire (Mother), pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 7 years.

Source:
Amber Hampshire sentenced in diabetic teen daughter’s death | ksdk.com
Teenager’s Death Is a Reminder of How Critical It Is for Parents to Support Chronically Ill Kids
Alton teen died after mother concealed her diabetes, charges allege — ‘totally treatable’ and ‘heartbreaking’, says prosecutor
Mother charged with involuntary manslaughter in death of diabetic teen
Emily Ikue-Rose Hampshire of Alton Obituary
Emily Hampshire Fundraiser
Teen died after mother concealed diabetes, charges claim
Mother Allegedly Hid Daughter’s Diabetes Diagnosis, Leading to the Girl’s Death
Mother Charged With Manslaughter After Daughter Dies From Lack of Diabetes Treatment
Mother charged with involuntary manslaughter for daughter’s death after concealing girl’s diabetes
A Woman Was Arrested For Allegedly Not Treating Her Daughter’s Diabetes And Letting Her Die
Girl that Died from Diabetes Saw a Chiropractor Instead of a Doctor

Ann Pomphret

Name: Ann Marie Pomphret.
Died: November 2, 2018.
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.
Disability: Autism, cancer.

Details:
Ann loved horses and owned several. One of her favorite TV shows was CSI.

One day when she was out in the horse barn, her husband bludgeoned her to death with a crowbar. He said that he had done it because she had been verbally abusive to him and their daughter.

Case status:
David Pomphret (Husband), convicted of murder, sentenced to 20 years to life.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Ann Pomphret
Chilling video shows man who beat wife to death lying about her murder
Husband shops with wife at Asda minutes before brutally murdering her
Husband found guilty of murdering wife with a crowbar
Husband tearfully reveals he battered his wife to death when she mocked him as ‘limp and useless’ over his erectile dysfunction
David Pomphret tells murder trial how he burned his clothes after killing wife
Murder-accused husband ‘deserved a medal’
Barclays bank exec beat wife to death with crowbar after she called him ‘useless’
Barclays exec battered wife to death with crowbar after ‘years of abuse’

Michelle Bucalo

Photo of a woman with fair skin, a round face, long brown hair, and a wide smile. She is wearing light, neatly done make-up. Name: Michelle Lyn Bucalo.
Died: October 31, 2018.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Shooting.
Location: Severn, Maryland, USA.
Disability: Mental illness.

Details:
Michelle’s father shot her dead as she slept. In a statement made after he was sentenced, the state attorney said that “he and his friends and family blamed the victim for her own death as if killing her was the only solution. It was not.”

Michelle had been a paralegal before being fired because of her mental illness. She also designed jewelry.

Case Status:
Donald John Bucalo (Father), open plea to second-degree murder; sentenced to 20 years in prison, with 10 years suspended and 2 1/2 years credit for time served; parole eligibility in 5 years.

Source:
Michelle Lyn Bucalo, age 32
Terrified by his daughter’s mental illness, Severn man killed her while she slept. Now he’ll serve eight years in jail.