Age: Young Adult – Page 6 – Disability Day of Mourning

Isabel Rosin

Name: Isabel Rosin.
Died: April 28, 2020.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder.

Details:
Isabel’s husband allegedly smothered her. He said he was trying to restrain her during a drug-induced psychotic episode, but at autopsy, she tested negative for drugs.

Isabel was an avid reader.

Case status:
Brian D. Rosin (Husband), charged with first-degree murder; died before trial.

Source:
Uptown man accused of smothering wife is found dead
Uptown man accused of smothering wife who had bad trip on magic mushrooms
Update: Woman injured in “domestic altercation” has died, authorities say
Isabel Gudanowski Rosin – View Obituary & Service Information

Name: Gladys Ambert.
Died: April 7, 2020.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Positional asphyxia.
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA.
Disability: Deaf, cerebral palsy, intellectual disability.

Details:
Gladys’s mother abandoned her when she was two years old, but her grandmother took her in and lovingly raised her. At 26 years old, Gladys went to stay with younger relatives–an aunt and two cousins. According to police, her aunt and cousins beat her, tied her up, and kept her in filthy conditions until she died from abuse and neglect and they discarded her body and tried to pretend she had run away from home. Gladys’s body was found on her 27th birthday, and an autopsy concluded that she had suffocated while being restrained, her body compressed too much for her to breathe.

Case status:
Nellie Ambert (Aunt), charged with first-degree murder, aggravated manslaughter, aggravated abuse of a disabled person, neglect, and abuse of a disabled person.
Jasmine Ambert (Cousin), charged with neglect and abuse of a disabled person; and Christian Matias (Cousin), charged with fabricating evidence and providing false information to an officer investigating a missing person.

Source:
‘Sheer horror’: 3 relatives arrested in death of woman, 27, who had cerebral palsy, mental capacity of 5-year-old
‘These were disgusting crimes:’ Woman with severe disabilities was abused prior to murder, detectives say
Florida authorities: 3 charged in death of disabled relative
3 family members arrested in connection with death of deaf woman who had cerebral palsy
Disabled woman beaten, forced to defecate on herself by relatives before she was killed and dumped in the woods
Mom And Her Kids Allegedly Beat And Murdered Disabled Relative — Then ‘Discarded Her Like A Piece Of Trash’

Rajjan Kushwaha

Name: Rajjan Kushwaha.
Died: March 24, 2020.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Rajjan had been married to her husband because he promised to care for her if he got a dowry. Reportedly, her husband liked to drink, and one day when he wanted drinking money, he became angry at her that he wasn’t getting more dowry money. He was arrested on suspicion of beating her to death with a brick.

Case status:
Ganesh Kushwaha (Husband), arrested.

Source:
Man murdered his wife with brick for dowry
Divine wife killed by crushing head with stone, herself reported to police

Gerald Walton

Name: Gerald Walton.
Died: February 27, 2020.
Age at death: 21.
Cause of death: Arson.
Location: Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Special needs, unspecified.

Other Victim: Tasha Vandiver, 46, non-disabled; Gerald’s mother.

Details:
Gerald and his mother died in a house fire set by his sister.

He was a Special Olympics athlete. A teacher remembers that Gerald was a cheerful young man who “loved everyone he met”.

Case status:
Candace Walton (Sister), pleaded guilty to murder, arson, and theft, sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 30 years.
Kaleo Pangelian (Sister’s boyfriend), convicted of arson, sentenced to 20 years.

Source:
Pangelinan gets 20 years for role in double murder; see murderous Instagram messages below
Monroe County teen pleads guilty to killing mother, brother in 2020 arson
Monroe County teen pleads guilty to killing her mother, brother with special needs in 2020 arson
Nearly 1 year since Monroe County arson that took lives of a mother, son
Georgia teen Candace Walton extradited from Kentucky on murder charge
Boyfriend of girl charged with killing her mom and brother is arrested
Boy, 17, set to be charged with murder for ‘helping girlfriend, 16, he met online kill her mom, 46, and special needs brother in a house fire before trying to start a new life with him’
Monroe County teen charged with killing mom, brother extradited to Georgia
16-year-old charged with murder, arson in Monroe County fatal fire
Georgia teen charged with arson, two counts of murder after fatal fire

Samantha Roberts

Name: Samantha Roberts.
Died: January 17, 2020.
Age at death: 20.
Cause of death: Bludgeoned.
Location: Nekoosa, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, nonspeaking.

Details:
Samantha was bludgeoned to death by her mother’s boyfriend.

She liked to go on walks with her grandfather. When she was a little girl, she liked Animal Planet and Dr. Seuss books.

Case status:
Paul M. Carter (mother’s boyfriend), convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, sentenced to 20 years to life.

Source:
Nekoosa man gets life without the possibility of release for killing woman unable to walk or talk
Trial dates set next month for man charged with disabled woman’s death
Nekoosa Man Charged with Murder in Disabled Woman’s Death
‘I’ll miss that girl forever’: Family, friends remember Nekoosa homicide victim Samantha Roberts
Nekoosa man accused of killing disabled woman
Wisconsin man held in connection to disabled woman’s death
Carter admitted to hitting disabled woman before her death

Harilal

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Name: Harilal.
Died: December 23, 2019.
Age at death: 20.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Disability: Mental illness or disability.

Details:
Harilal, who had been mentally disabled since childhood, developed a drinking problem as he reached adulthood. When he came home drunk, his mother argued with him. Police found his body where it had been dumped and arrested his mother. In custody, they say she confessed to the murder.

Case status:
Islavath Chandi (Mother), arrested.

Source:
Woman kills son in Hyderabad for being unemployed
Mother kills disabled son, dumps body

Patrick Callighan

No Photo Name: Patrick Callighan.
Died: December 15, 2019.
Age at death: 23.
Cause of death: Knife wounds.
Location: Quinte West, Ontario, Canada.
Disability: ADHD, depression, anxiety.

Details:
Patrick’s father killed him; then he and his mother buried him in cement in their basement. Patrick’s father told the court that he had to kill Patrick because he was threatening his mother with a knife.

Case Status:
Brian David Callighan (Father), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 8 years.
Christine Callighan (Mother), pleaded guilty to improperly interfering with human remains, conditional sentence of 2 years minus 1 day. A conditional sentence is a jail sentence served in the community.

Sources:
Quinte West couple sentenced in death of their son
Father pleads guilty in death of son
Parents charged in their son’s murder to have case tried before jury next year
A Quinte West father pleads guilty in death of his son
Quinte West man facing second degree murder charges

Deborah Leitch

Name: Deborah Leitch.
Died: August 29, 2019.
Age at death: 24.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: South Shore, Blackpool, England, UK.
Disability: Down syndrome.

Details:
Deborah’s mother let her die from “severe emaciation and neglect;” Deborah was found starved in her home, with a severe and untreated scabies infection.

She was described by her family as a cheerful girl who was “always smiling.” She loved horses, had a boyfriend, and had attended college and a day-care program.

Case Status:
Elaine Clarke (Mother), pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter, sentenced to 6 to 9 years 7 months.
Robert Bruce (Household member), charged with allowing or causing the death of a vulnerable adult; charges dropped.

Source:
SAR Learning Brief – Jessica “Jessica” is Deborah’s pseudonym.
Debbie Leitch looked ‘like a skeleton’ before neglect death
Mother’s manipulation of social services left vulnerable woman to die of malnutrition in filthy bed
Mum who starved daughter to death will not have sentence increased
Mum who starved disabled daughter to death could see jail sentence increased
My monster ex starved our daughter to death – she’ll be out in just 6 years
Mum who allowed disabled daughter to die in squalor jailed
Mum abandoned daughter who starved to death in infested room
Evil mum starved disabled daughter to death in ‘maggot and faeces’ covered room
My ex starved our daughter to death while taking £215 a week in benefits
Mum left her disabled daughter to starve to death in ‘faeces-laden’ and ‘maggot-infested’ bedroom
My ex-wife starved our disabled daughter to death – I found out on Facebook
Pair appear in court accused of causing the death of ‘vulnerable’ disabled woman in South Shore
Blackpool woman’s death: Pair charged with manslaughter
Two charged with manslaughter over death of emaciated and neglected 24-year-old
Pair face charges over death of woman with Down’s syndrome by neglect
Two face charges after disabled girl was found dead with ‘severe emaciation’

Kayla Kunkel

No Photo Name: Kayla Kunkel.
Died: June 29, 2019.
Age at death: 23.
Cause of death: Infection from bowel obstruction.
Location: Chenango, New York, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Kayla was found not breathing and could not be revived; she had been left without medical care when her bowel became obstructed. Her death was determined to be the result of “inadequate guardianship” and her parents charged with manslaughter.

Case status:
Renee Kunkel, pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter, sentenced to 5 years probation.
Edward Kunkel (Father), pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person.

Source:
Mom of 23-year-old woman with autism sentenced for negligent homicide in daughter’s death
Mom of woman with autism, 23, pleads guilty to negligent homicide in her daughter’s death
Town of Chenango residents charged with manslaughter in death of woman with autism
Woman with autism dies, 2 indicted for ‘inadequate guardianship’
Kayla Kunkel Obituary – Port Dickinson, New York
Parents Charged in Death of Chenango Bridge Woman

Valerie Valdez

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Name: Valerie Valdez.
Died: June 3, 2019.
Age at death: 25.
Cause of death: Dehydration, cough medicine and acetaminophen overdose.
Location: Rockdale, Texas, USA.
Disability: Down syndrome.

Details:
Valerie’s mother is charged with killing her with an overdose of medication. Police believe she had been deliberately keeping her daughter sedated.

Case status:
Frances Valdez (Mother), charged with murder.

Source:
Rockdale mother charged in disabled daughter’s death
Rockdale woman arrested in connection to her daughters death
Valerie Valdez June 23 1993 June 3 2019, death notice, USA