Type: Fatal Abuse – Disability Day of Mourning

Renesmay Eutsey

Name: Renesmay Eutsey.
Died: September 4, 2025.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Unknown; possibly untreated burn or blunt trauma.
Location: Dunbar, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
When Renesmay went missing, she was initially assumed to have left her home and become lost by accident; but when her body was found floating in a river, police arrested her adoptive mother and stepmother.

Other children in the home, one of which was hospitalized for signs of abuse and neglect, told police that they had seen their parents kicking Renesmay, and that they had been told Renesmay was going to be taken to “a river far away”. Police also say that Renesmay’s mother told them that she had been burned in the bathtub, and that the burn went untreated and she died from the infection.

Case Status:
Kourtney Eutsey (Adoptive mother) is charged with homicide, child endangerment, abuse of a corpse, evidence tampering, concealing the death of a child and two counts of aggravated assault.
Sarah Shipley (Stepmother) is charged with criminal homicide and conspiracy to commit criminal homicide.

Sources:
Missing girl with intellectual disability from Fayette County found dead
Adoptive mother charged with homicide after missing Dunbar girl found dead in Yough River
DA: Sibling hospitalized, more charges anticipated against caregivers of Renesmay Eutsey
Death of 9-year-old Fayette County girl leaves questions over reporting of child abuse allegations

Arlinda Taylor

No Photo Name: Arlinda Taylor.
Died: July 26, 2025.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Septic shock.
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Frail elder.

Details:
When Arlinda was brought to the hospital, staff were immediately alarmed by her condition; she was filthy and had marks of strangulation on her neck, cuts all over her body, and hot-water burns on her skin. Doctors notified the police; Arlinda was transferred to the intensive care unit, where she died hours later from infection. Police who questioned Arlinda’s son and caregiver said that he told them that, although Arlinda was bedridden after a fall, he had quit taking care of her about a month ago.

Case Status:
Todd Taylor (son) is charged with first-degree murder.

Sources:
Police accuse man of failing to care for 75-year-old bedridden mother before her death
Police: Man arrested after mom who had signs of neglect and abuse dies at OKC hospital
OKC man arrested after mother dies with signs of abuse and neglect

Patricia Kachinko

Name: Patricia Kachinko.
Died: June 24, 2025.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Assault; blow to chest.
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: COPD.

Details:
Patricia’s daughter allegedly punched her in the chest during an argument. Patricia, frail and requiring oxygen to breathe, began to have even more difficulty breathing and was taken to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with a fractured sternum. She died 22 days later.

Two days before the injury, Patricia had called police to her house, reporting that her daughter had punched her boyfriend in the face. At that time, the police left without pressing charges.

Patricia is remembered as a loving mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with family.

Case Status:
Krystal Slepski (Daughter) is charged with simple assault, robbery, and homicide.

Sources:
Death of Troy Hill woman who died weeks after fight with daughter ruled a homicide
North Side woman jailed for assaulting mother now faces homicide charge in her death
Obituary for Patricia Ann Kachinko

9-year-old girl

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: June 24, 2025.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Abuse-related injuries.
Location: Melaka, Malaysia.
Disability: Mobility impairment; unable to walk.

Details:
This young girl was taken to the hospital, unconscious, with a broken leg and bruises all over her body. She died the next day.

Police suspect that she had been severely and repeatedly been beaten by her mother and stepfather.

Case Status:
Her mother and stepfather were arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Melaka couple remanded over death of disabled child allegedly abused at home
Melaka couple remanded over death of disabled 9-year-old girl
Child Abuse Suspected In Death Of 9-Year-Old Girl In Melaka
9-year-old girl with disability dies in M’sia after alleged long-term abuse by stepfather & mother

A’kyri Bell

No Photo Name: A’kyri Bell.
Died: June 13, 2025.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Conway, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: ADHD, fainting disorder.

Details:
A’kyri lived with her cousin, who was her guardian and who also cared for four other children. The children were allegedly made to work at cleaning jobs. Medics called to the house for an unresponsive child who the caller said had “fainted in the bathtub” found A’kyri dead, covered in bruises of varying ages; she had been subjected to blunt trauma for some time, and it had proved fatal.

Case Status:
Camisha McGaskey (Cousin, guardian) is charged with murder, trafficking minors, criminal conspiracy, and obstruction of justice.
Margaret Robinson is charged with trafficking minors and criminal conspiracy.

Sources:
11-year-old girl who died from head injuries in South Carolina was victim of human trafficking, solicitor says
Guardian of 11-year-old girl charged with murder in ‘horrific crime,’ Horry County police chief says

Omana

Name: Omana.
Died: May 21, 2025.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Beaten.
Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Vattappara, Kerala, India.
Disability: Injuries from previous abuse; bedridden.

Details:
Omana’s son came home drunk, demanding money. When she refused, he allegedly beat and stomped on her until she died.

Neighbors said that Omana’s son had a history of assaulting his family.

Case Status:
Santosh aka Manikandan (Son) is charged with murder.

Sources:
Drunk man beats and kicks his bedridden mother to death in Thiruvananthapuram
Man kills mother over property and financial dispute in Thiruvananthapuram
Drunk man stomps and kills 85-year-old mother in Kerala

Marjorie Galeener

Name: Marjorie Joanne Galeener.
Died: March 19, 2025.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Blunt head trauma.
Location: Stanley, North Dakota, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability, suspected autism.

Details:
Marjorie, who was also known by her traditional name of “Micgbabaá Arura Dohi” (Blue Rose), was staying in temporary foster care while her mother went through rehab; but she died from a head injury before she could ever return home. Investigators who reviewed footage of the Ring camera in the foster home say they found a recording of Marjorie’s foster parents beating her severely because they did not like the way she chewed her food.

Marjorie loved balloons, bubbles, and the color purple.

Case Status:
Jamie Johnson (foster mother) is charged with murder, child abuse, and domestic violence resulting in serious bodily injury.
Raymond Johnson (foster father) is charged with murder, child abuse, and domestic violence resulting in serious bodily injury.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Marjorie Galeener
Foster parents charged with murdering girl with autism
Foster couple charged in 3-year-old girl’s death
Mother of girl killed in Stanley speaks out on concerns over care
Foster parents accused of murdering their 3-year-old daughter with autism
North Dakota autistic girl, 3, beaten to death by foster parents who would get upset over how she chewed food: report
Obituary for Marjorie Galeener at Langhans Funeral Homes, Inc.
Foster parents allegedly beat autistic 3-year-old to death, caught on Ring camera

Johny Thomas

Photo of a middle-aged Indian man with short curly black hair, trimmed mustache and beard, and brown skin; he is wearing a white dress shirt. Name: Johny Thomas.
Died: March 12, 2025.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma, broken ribs.
Location: Perumbavoor, Kerala, India.
Disability: Tuberculosis.

Details:
Johny’s son allegedly came home drunk and started beating Johny’s wife. Police say that Johny’s son, when questioned, confessed to turning on Johny and beating him to death. Bedridden with tuberculosis, Johny was vulnerable to injury and unable to defend himself effectively.

Case Status:
Meljo Johny (Son), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Perumbavoor man arrested for stomping bedridden father to death

Benjamin Murphy

Name: Benjamin David Murphy.
Died: March 6, 2025.
Age at death: 33.
Cause of death: Abuse, medical neglect.
Location: Scappoose, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Autism, wheelchair user.

Details:
Benjamin’s death was reported to the police three days after the fact. Upon investigating, police arrested his mother and sibling; court documents stated that his death was “in the course of or as a result of intentional torture” and “by neglect and maltreatment consisting of neglect of medically necessary services,” but did not elaborate further.

Case Status:
Katherine Raina (Mother), charged with first-degree murder, murder by abuse, criminally negligent homicide, criminal mistreatment, and abuse of a corpse.
Hillary Murphy (Sibling), charged with first-degree murder, murder by abuse, criminally negligent homicide, criminal mistreatment, and abuse of a corpse.

Sources:
Mother and daughter arrested in Scappoose for murder and abuse of family member
Scappoose duo faces murder charges after man’s death of ‘neglect and maltreatment’
Mom, sibling accused of murdering family member in Scappoose denied bail

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