Age: Teen – Disability Day of Mourning

Phoebe Bishop

Name: Phoebe Bishop.
Died: June 6, 2025 (Body found; last seen May 15).
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia.
Disability: Borderline personality disorder.

Details:
Phoebe was supposed to be boarding a flight, but she never arrived at the airport. Her body was found in a nearby park; she had been murdered. The two people with whom she was living are accused of the crime.

After her mother told reporters that Phoebe was disabled, her aunt claimed that she did not have a disability, but was just “a child who was out of control.” However, Phoebe posted on social media about struggling with relationships due to borderline personality disorder.

Case Status:
James Wood (Housemate), charged with murder and interfering with a corpse.
Tanika Bromley (Housemate), charged with murder and interfering with a corpse.

Sources:
Pheobe Bishop’s mum hits back at ‘disappointing’ rumours
‘Lies’: Pheobe Bishop family feud erupts over aunt’s claim about teen’s disability
Human remains formally identified as missing teen Pheobe Bishop
Heartbroken mum reveals Pheobe’s secret disability
Police release new details of teen Pheobe Bishop’s alleged murder

Sidra

No Photo Name: Sidra.
Died: May 3, 2025.
Age at death: 15.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Lahore, Pakistan.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Sidra was allegedly strangled by her father and two uncles. The girl’s body was buried in the local cemetery before the authorities were notified, but authorities exhumed the grave and plan to conduct a post-mortem. According to police, the three men all admitted to their part in the crime; Sidra often left the house and was insulted and taunted by neighbors, so the three men conspired to kill her.

Case Status:
Bashir (Father), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Imran (Uncle), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Jabbar (Uncle), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Mentally Disabled Girl Murder In Lahore
لاہور: محلے والوں کے طعنوں سے تنگ والد نے ذہنی معذور بیٹی کو قتل کردیا
لوگ طعنے دیتے تھے،غصے میں آکر قتل کیا،لاہور میں ذہنی معذور 15 سالہ بیٹی باپ اور دو چچاؤں کے ہاتھوں قتل،انتباہ: اس رپورٹ کے کچھ حصہ آپ کیلئے تکلیف دہ ہو سکتے ہیں

14-year-old girl

No Photo Name Unknown
Died: April 19, 2025.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Salepoua’e, American Samoa, USA.
Disability: Physical disability.

Details:
This teenage girl’s family returned from their Sunday shopping trip to find her body behind the family’s bathroom, covered in leaves. Her uncle had been the only adult at home at the time, and neighbors said they often heard him verbally abusing the young woman.

Case Status:
Lafi Solomona Pita (Uncle) has been charged with murder.

Sources:
Uncle charged for killing disabled teen
Uncle charged in death of disabled girl in Samoa
Uncle Charged with Murder of Disabled 14 Year Old Girl
Uncle Charged with Murder of 14 Year Old Girl with Disability, Appears in Court
Uncle taken in for questioning as primary suspect for death of 14 year old disabled girl
Tula’i i luma o le Faamasinoga se alii o loo molia i le Fasioti Tagata Faamoemoeina o se Teineitiiti 14 Tausaga

Yashasvi Pawar

No Photo Name: Yashasvi Pawar.
Died: February 20, 2025.
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Poisoned.
Location: Naupada, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Disability: Congenital disability; mobility impaired, nonspeaking.

Details:
Police believe that Yashasvi’s mother, frustrated because Yashasvi’s recent illness caused her to cry out in pain through the night, poisoned her with medication. Yashasvi’s mother, grandmother, and a family friend were captured on CCTV carrying her body into a car, intending to take it to be cremated. All three have been charged with murder.

Case Status:
Snehal Pawar (Mother), charged with murder; at large/wanted.
Surekha Mahangade (Grandmother), arrested on suspicion of murder.
An unidentified family friend, charged with murder; at large/wanted.

Sources:
Woman poisons differently abled, bedridden daughter to death in Naupada

Louis Massaquoi Jr.

Name: Louis Moinina Massaquoi Jr.
Died: January 27, 2025.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, lack of medical care.
Location: Lehigh Acres, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism (Suspected).

Details:
Louis was found dead in his home, weighing only 58 pounds. His parents said that he had been sick, but that they had not taken him to the doctor because they did not believe in doctors. However, detectives say they found multiple videos of Louis’s parents taunting him and refusing him water, and that his parents had recently sought medical care for themselves.

Case Status:
Louis Massaquoi (Father) is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse.
Qwentosha Massaquoi (Mother) is charged with first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter and aggravated child abuse.

Sources:
Lee County parents indicted for capital murder in death of 12-year-old son
Parents taunted and tormented 12-year-old who died ‘with all bones visible,’ police say
Report: Boy was malnourished, taunted before death; Lehigh parents face charges
‘Prolonged suffering’: Florida parents arrested for 12-year-old son’s death
Lehigh Acres couple arrested in death of 12-year-old son
Obituary for Louis Moinina Massaquoi Jr. at Anthony R. Manuel Funeral Home
Autism Memorial: Louis Massaquoi Jr.

Melony Granados

Name: Melony Granados.
Died: January 23, 2025.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Myoclonic atonic epilepsy, intellectual disability.

Details:
Medics responded to Melony’s house to find her unresponsive, covered in bruises and sores. Her grandmother told the doctors that Melony had fallen down the stairs. Melony was taken to the hospital but died the next morning.

Further investigation revealed a makeshift cage made from a bunk bed. Police say her family admitted to keeping Melony in the cage, which was extremely dirty.

Case Status:
Virginia Lujan (Grandmother), charged with felony child abuse.
Jami Hodges (Mother), charged with felony child abuse.

Sources:
Granny “Fixes” Disabled Girl’s Epilepsy By Locking Her in a Cage
Grandmother Charged In Disabled Teen’s Death After 13-Year-Old Was Kept In A Cage
Mother, grandmother arrested in connection to death of 13-year-old girl
Teen with mental age of toddler dies after being forced to live in cage
Grandmother Charged In Disabled Teen’s Death After 13-Year-Old Was Kept In A Cage
Tempe 13-year-old dead after being found in cage; grandmother suspected in death
Police probe caged Tempe teen’s death

Khushi

No Photo Name: Khushi.
Died: November 29, 2024.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Poisoned.
Location: Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Disability: Mobility impaired.

Details:
Khushi’s uncle found her dead on her bed; her father, who had lost his job eight months previously, had hanged himself in the kitchen, where investigators also found a packet of poison which they believe he gave to Khushi. Despite the lack of a suicide note, the authorities concluded that he must have been motivated by “the financial strain and the responsibility of taking care of his daughter”.

Case Status:
Chandraprakesh (Father), deceased.

Sources:
Agra Shocker: Struggling With Depression After Losing His Job, Shoe Craftsman Poisons Disabled Daughter to Death; Hangs Self
Agra: Jobless Father Poisons Differently-abled Daughter To Death, Later Hangs Self

Selena Kellum

Name: Selena Kellum.
Died: November 15, 2024.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Unspecified abuse and neglect.
Location: Sebring, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Selena was found dead in her mother’s garage, wearing only a diaper. She was extremely malnourished and covered in injuries in multiple stages of healing, and had been tied to the garage door.

Case Status:
Diana Natasha Mack (Adoptive Mother), charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and destroying evidence.

Sources:
Hernando mother remains worried about 12-year-old daughter’s whereabouts after other daughter’s murder
Former DCF employee accused of abusing, killing adopted daughter in Sebring: ‘Horrific crime’
Birth mother of 13-year-old believed to be murdered shares concern for other child adopted by suspect
Woman charged with abuse and first-degree murder of adopted daughter

Ella Carrig

Name: Ella Carrig.
Died: July 11, 2024.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Ella was found dead in her home, along with her mother, the victim of a suspected murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Jennifer Carrig (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Horror as mum, daughter found dead in home
Teen arrested in counter-terror raid days before family tragedy
Tragic way mum and teen daughter were found after their mystery deaths
Skinhead son of mum found dead with daughter reveals his Nazi tattoos
Disturbing reason why terror cops raided home of mother and daughter
Terrorism police raided Sydney home of mother and daughter just days before they were found dead during welfare concern

Aston Starkey

No Photo Name: Aston Starkey.
Died: March 2, 2024.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Malnutrition/dehydration.
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Down syndrome.

Details:
Aston’s body was found in the motel where he and his mother had been staying. His cause of death was established as malnutrition and dehydration, contributed to by neglect.

Case Status:
Serena Starkey (Mother), wanted on suspicion of murder; found dead a little under 4 months later.

Sources:
Mother sought on Alabama murder charge in death of son with special needs found dead in Texas
Autopsy reveals 13-year-old Birmingham boy with Down Syndrome died of malnutrition and dehydration, mother wanted on murder charges
Media Release 130- Homicide Investigation- Cahaba Park Circle
Hunt for mom after her son, 13, found starved to death in motel
Boy, 13, living in Birmingham motel dies from malnutrition, dehydration; mother sought on murder warrant