Age Categories – Page 94 – Disability Day of Mourning

Jaylynn Keith

Photo of Jaylynn Keith, a young woman with light skin, brown eyes, and wavy blonde hair. Her light makeup is carefully applied and she is wearing a blue-and-white top. The photo is somewhat overexposed and taken from close-up, probably a selfie. Name: Jaylynn Amanda Keith.
Died: March 15, 2017.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Palm Springs, California, USA.
Disability: Depression, interstitial cystitis.

Details:
Jaylynn was being treated for depression when her boyfriend shot her. He tried to disguise the death as a suicide, claiming she had shot herself; but the evidence didn’t add up, and police arrested him for murder. Jaylynn had been planning on leaving him, fearing for her safety, when he killed her.

Case status:
James Beushausen (Boyfriend), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to 50 years to life.

Source:
People v. Beushausen, E071434 | Casetext Search + Citator
‘I knew it was him,’ says friend of Palm Springs murder victim about man’s arrest
Brother of man accused of killing girlfriend in Palm Springs speaks out

Kanchana

No Photo Name: Kanchana.
Died: March 7, 2017.
Age at death: 28.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Trang, Thailand.
Disability: Chronic encephalitis.

Details:
Kanchana’s mother strangled her before committing suicide.

She left behind two children, aged two and nine when she died. They went to live with relatives.

Case status:
Somjai (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Mother kills ailing daughter, then hangs herself

Amber Perry

Name: Amber Perry.
Died: March 7, 2017.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis.
Location: Crandon, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Juvenile diabetes.

Details:
Amber died of diabetic ketoacidosis. Medical examiners determined that treatment for her diabetes had been withheld for a long period of time, and that her death had been a homicide.

Case status:
Amber’s death has been ruled a homicide due to medical neglect, but no one has yet been charged.

Source:
6-year-old Crandon girl died of complications from diabetes
Report: Crandon girl, 6, died of complications from diabetes
Forest Co. Child’s Death Ruled Homicide
Forest County six-year-old’s death ruled a homicide
DA: Multiple people could be charged in kindergartner’s death

Maria Stiles

No Photo 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

Refilwe Monamodi

Name: Refilwe Rebecca Monamodi.
Died: March 5, 2017.
Age at death: 54.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: East Rand, South Africa.
Disability: Hemiparesis due to a car accident.

Details:
Refilwe’s daughter strangled her and threw her into the family’s swimming pool. Her four-year-old grandchild witnessed her death at the hands of her own daughter.

After she died, a police sergeant reported that he had often been called to the house on domestic violence calls. Refilwe had regularly been beaten up by her daughter, but was unable to press charges, probably due to fear of victimization or economic dependence.

Before her disability, she had worked as an advocate (that is, a barrister–a type of lawyer).

Case status:
Lerato Monamodi (Daughter), convicted of murder, sentenced to life.

Source:
Daughter gets life behind bars for killing her mother in Glen Marais
Murder accused ‘often abused’ mom
Drowning of disabled woman blamed on daughter
Daughter ‘kills’ disabled mom
Woman Drowns Disabled Mom
Drowning blamed on daughter
Murder accused ‘often abused’ mom

Jhalandia Butler

Photo of Jhalandia Butler, a young woman with long dark-brown hair and tan skin, wearing a red tank top. Name: Jhalandia Elaine Butler.
Died: March 5, 2017.
Age at death: 28.
Cause of death: Stab wounds.
Location: Crofton, Maryland, USA.
Disability: PTSD, bipolar disorder (claimed by killer).

Details:
Jhalandia’s boyfriend was abusive and had already been charged with assault once for choking and punching her. He murdered Jhalandia by stabbing her to death.

Jhalandia was a US Army veteran who had served for six years and two tours of duty in Iraq. She had met her boyfriend while they were both being treated for PTSD at a military hospital.

Case status:
Ryan Hollebon (Boyfriend), pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Iraq war veteran gets life in prison for Crofton murder of girlfriend
Jhalandia Elaine Butler, 28
Crofton veteran who pleaded to killing girlfriend appeals life sentence

Ruth Bain

Photo of Ruth Bain, an older woman with pale skin, wearing a red-striped top and pearl earrings. Her hair is short, curly, and nearly white. 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

Nicholas Dean

Photo of Nicholas Dean, a boy with dark hair and light-brown skin, sitting in a wheelchair in front of an electric keyboard. He is wearing glasses and a striped shirt. Name: Nicholas Dean.
Died: March 1, 2017.
Age at death: 31.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Bakersfield, California, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Nicholas was drugged, then strangled to death while he was home alone with his adoptive sister and her boyfriend.

He is the second homicide victim in his family. His older brother Jonathan was murdered by their adoptive father in 2014.

Case status:
Nicholas’s death has been ruled a homicide.
Jessica Dean (Adoptive sister), under investigation; possible suspect or witness.
Michael Hernandez (Sister’s boyfriend), under investigation; possible suspect or witness.

Source:
Homicide of disabled man still under review by DA’s office, nearly two years later
Death of disabled man investigated as homicide
Man who took plea deal in alleged murder-for-hire of adopted son has been released from prison
Eyewitness News tip line prompts murder investigation
Homicide claims second brother in troubled adoptive family
The death of a disabled man is being investigated as a homicide
Charges refiled against defendant in Jonathan Dean murder
Homicide of disabled man still under review by DA’s office, nearly two years later

Jeffrey Franklin

Name: Jeffrey “JR” Franklin.
Died: March 1, 2017.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Guilford, New York, USA.
Disability: Deaf; autism; developmental delay; mobility impaired.

Details:
Jeffrey had been adopted when he was about nine or ten years old.

Jeffrey’s adoptive parents killed him because he was “becoming too much to handle”. Then they burned down their trailer to try to hide the evidence.

Jeffrey liked watching 3D movies. He liked cartoons and as a child he had worn the mustache from his Mario Halloween costume to school for a month. He liked trains and had a toy train set.

Case status:
Heather Franklin (Adoptive mother), pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, third-degree arson and tampering with physical evidence, sentenced to 7-11 years.
Ernest Franklin (Adoptive father), convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree arson and tampering with physical evidence, sentenced to 21 years to life.

Prakash and Shoba Singh

Name: Prakash Singh.
Age at death: 56.
Disability: Stroke-related.

Name: Shoba Singh.
Age at death: 50.
Disability: Unspecified.

Died: February 28, 2017.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Phoenix, South Africa.

Details:
Prakash and Shoba Singh were allegedly hacked to death with a bush knife by their son. Reportedly, he was angry that his mother wanted to send him to a drug rehabilitation center.

Case status:
Shanveer Singh (Son), charged with murder.

Source:
KZN double murder accused son to stay behind bars
Indian-origin hacks parents to death in SA, lives with decomposed body for a week
NRI Youth Kills Disabled Parents, Lives With Their Corpses For A Week | Link Newspaper
Man slept in house with couple’s decomposing bodies | IOL
UPDATE: Phoenix man appears in court for parents’ alleged murder
Phoenix Parents Hacked To Death By Son