Type: Homicide – Page 23 – Disability Day of Mourning

Mr. Mukai

No Photo Name: Mukai (Family name; given name unknown).
Died: December 2020.
Age at death: 51.
Cause of death: Insulin overdose.
Location: Osaka, Japan.
Disability: Diabetes.

Details:
Mr. Mukai’s wife gave him an overdose of insulin, which he had not been prescribed, causing him to fall into a coma. He remained hospitalized until he died the next year.

Case Status:
Shizuka Mukai (Wife), convicted of murder, sentenced to 15 years.

Sources:
Court rejects appeal of woman jailed for 15 years for killing husband with insulin overdose
A 48-year-old woman arrested in Osaka for suspected murder or insulin administration to her husband Osaka

No Photo Name: Thomas Gruidl.
Died: November 20, 2020.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma.
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Cancer, wheelchair user.

Details:
Thomas’s son beat him to death with a baseball bat as he lay in bed.

Case status:
Flynn Thomas Gruidl (Son), charged with first-degree murder, fraud, and defrauding the elderly; pleaded guilty to second degree murder, sentenced to 23-28 years in prison.

Source:
New Hanover man pleads guilty in connection with father’s death
Man accused of killing father stole $134K from parents’ bank account, warrants allege
‘There’s blood everywhere’: 911 caller describes finding man allegedly beaten to death by son
Man charged with murder in father’s death

Nicholas Colatrella

No Photo Name: Nicholas Colatrella.
Died: October 30, 2020.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Chestnuthill Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Suspected dementia.

Details:
Nicholas had been acting erratically, and his son suspected he might have dementia. Instead of taking his father to the doctor, he shot his father dead.

A devout Catholic, Nicholas was a retired truck driver and Korean war veteran.

Case status:
Rick Colatrella (Son), convicted of criminal homicide, sentenced to 15-40 years in prison.

Source:
Man sentenced for 2020 killing of father in Monroe County
Nicholas Joseph Colatrella Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information
Troopers: Son killed father over dementia fears
Son charged in father’s homicide

Cadence Langley

Name: Cadence Langley.
Died: October 26, 2020 (Body found).
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Graham County, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
In Graham County, Arizona, the body of a young woman was found, shot in the head and left in a livestock trough. She remained unidentified for two years. When the body was identified as that of 14-year-old Cadence Langley, police determined that her mother was still receiving disability support payments for Cadence and arrested her. They suspect Cadence’s mother of being involved in the killing and disposal of Cadence’s body.

Case Status:
Amber Langley (Mother), charged with first-degree murder, fraud, and theft.

Sources:
Mother charged with first-degree murder in 2020 Safford cold case killing of autistic daughter
Mother Charged with Pocketing Government Benefits of 14-Year-Old Autistic Daughter Who Was Shot in the Head and Dumped in a Livestock Trough
Woman accused of collecting money for years after daughter with autism was found murdered
Mother of child murdered in 2020 Safford cold case arrested
Unidentified: Cadence Langley
Autism memorial: Cadence Langley

Callie Branch

Name: Callie Branch.
Died: October 17, 2020.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Partial paralysis after stroke.

Details:
Callie’s daughter allegedly stabbed her to death. Police say Callie’s daughter told them that Callie threatened to call the police, so her daughter stabbed her.

Before she retired, Callie owned a beauty shop.

Case Status:
Crystal Branch (Daughter), charged with first-degree murder.

Source:
Woman indicted for stabbing elderly mother
Woman indicted for murder in stabbing death of 73-year-old disabled mother
Police: Woman found smoking cigarette after stabbing 73-year-old mother

12-year-old girl

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: October 17, 2020.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Decapitation.
Location: Moti Bhakhar, Dantiwada tehsil, Gujarat, India.
Disability: Deaf.

Details:
This twelve-year-old girl was raped and murdered by her cousin.

Case status:
Nitin Mali (Cousin), convicted of murder, sentenced to death.

Source:
Guj: Man sentenced to death for rape and murder of 11-year-old, deaf-mute cousin
Disabled girl, 12, raped and beheaded ‘by her cousin’ in latest horrific murder to rock India
12-year-old differently-abled girl raped, beheaded by cousin in Gujarat’s Banaskantha
Disabled girl raped & BEHEADED ‘by her cousin’ in latest murder to rock India
12-Year-Old Deaf Girl Raped & Beheaded in Gujarat

Mahalakshmi

No Photo Name: Mahalakshmi.
Died: October 17, 2020.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: Chatrapatti, Tamil Nadu, India.
Disability: Paralysis, unspecified; nonspeaking/mobility impaired.

Details:
Mahalakshmi’s father allegedly smothered her because having to take care of her made it difficult for him and his wife to go to work.

Case status:
V Paalanikumar (Father), charged with murder.

Source:
TN man murders disabled daughter
Tamil Nadu: Man kills disabled daughter, 7

Homer Piatt

Name: Homer “Dave” Piatt.
Died: October 15, 2020.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Las Crucez, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness, mobility impaired.

Details:
Dave’s wife shot him. Three days later, she went to the police and explained she had killed him to “ease his suffering”.

He was the former Postmaster of Haydenville, a nearby town.

Case Status:
Gayle L. Piatt (Wife), pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter; sentenced to 11 to 16-1/2 years in prison.

Source:
Haydenville woman sentenced for husband’s death
Obituary for Homer David “Dave” Piatt at Cardaras Funeral Home – Logan

Enedina Sohlke

Photo of a woman with brown hair and olive-tone skin, wearing a white sweater and sitting at a table with food in front of her. She is wearing glasses. Name: Enedina “Nina” Sohlke.
Died: October 11, 2020.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: South Bend, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Leg amputee, kidney transplant.

Details:
Nina began living with her caregiver and romantic partner, but he prevented her from seeing her family, kept her from her medical appointments, and finally beat her to death.

Nina was known for helping children from bad homes.

Case Status:
Mark Coleman (Caregiver, partner), convicted of murder, sentenced to 65 years.

Sources:
‘In the most heinous way possible:’ Man given maximum sentence in Webster Street murder
Family honoring SB woman murdered in Oct. 2020

R. Devarajoo

No Photo Name: R. Devarajoo.
Died: October 10, 2020.
Age at death: 59.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Kampung Baru Sungai Chua, Selangor, Malaysia.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
R. Devarajoo was murdered by his wife and his wife’s brother, who hit him on the head with a hammer and then claimed that he had been killed by a burglar. Authorities believe their motive was to inherit his assets.

He owned a scrap-metal and transportation business.

Case status:
Angela Dewi (Wife), convicted of murder, sentenced to 33 years to life.
Vijaya (Wife’s brother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 33 years to life and 12 strokes of the cane.

Source:
17 tahun kahwin, wanita didakwa bunuh suami buta kerana harta berdepan hukuman gantung
Woman charged with murder of blind husband
Siblings charged with murder of sister’s blind husband
Woman, brother charged with murder of blind husband