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Whitney Chilumpha

No Photo Name: Whitney Chilumpha.
Died: April 4, 2016; body found April 13, 2016.
Age at death: 23 months.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Chiziya village, Malawi.
Disability: Albinism.

Details:
Whitney was kidnapped from her bed; some days later, her body was found. She had been dismembered, her body parts sold for ritual magic.

Case status:
White Chilumpha (Father), convicted of murder, sentenced to death.
James Kanjira, convicted of murder, sentenced to death.
Laston Phiri, convicted of being an accomplice, sentenced to 10 years.

Source:
Two Malawians sentenced to death for abducting and killing baby with albinism
Prejudice against people with albinism in Malawi
Murder of baby with albinism highlights failure to protect vulnerable group
A thief broke into the house and went away with 11 month albino
Police launch campaign against Malawi ‘albino hunters’

Emily Perrin

Photo of Emily Perrin, a small blonde girl sitting on a bed. She is wearing a light blue dress and holding a doll wearing a matching blue dress. Name: Emily Rose Perrin.
Died: April 10, 2016.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Dupo, St. Louis, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Cystic fibrosis.

Details:
Emily was a pre-kindergarten student a day short of her fifth birthday when her mother smothered her.

She loved pretending to be a princess.

Case status:
Mary Lockett (Mother), charged with first degree murder, found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Source:
Mother charged with murdering her cystic fibrosis-suffering daughter, 4, a day before her birthday
Mother charged in Dupo child’s death
Dupo mom accused of killing 4-year-old daughter found not guilty by reason of insanity
Ten reports of abuse weren’t enough to save ‘Princess’ Emily

Yutaka Nagao

No Photo Name: Yutaka Nagao.
Died: April 9, 2016.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; “bedridden”.

Details:
Yutaka’s brother set their house on fire with him in the house, and he died in the fire.

Case status:
Shinji Nagao (Brother), convicted of arson, sentenced to 20 years.

Source:
58-year-old man suspected in arson-murder of disabled older brother
New arrest warrant served on man on suspicion of killing disabled brother
New arrest served on man on suspicion of killing disabled brother
Man jailed for 20 years over arson-murder of disabled older brother

Masano Yao

No Photo Name: Masano Yao.
Died: April 6, 2016.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Ms. Yao’s husband called police and allegedly admitted to strangling her because he “had a hard time taking care of her”. Police went to the house, found Ms. Yao’s body, and arrested her husband.

Case status:
Yoshiaki Yao (Husband), arrested.

Source:
Hyogo man, 82, arrested, admits strangling dementia-stricken wife

40-year-old man

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: April 6, 2016.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Khamariya, India.
Disability: HIV/AIDS.

Details:
This 40-year-old man was a truck driver by profession. He had fallen ill, been diagnosed with AIDS, and kept it secret, fearing stigma. When his wife and father-in-law found out that he was HIV-positive, they allegedly conspired with other in-laws to strangle him to death.

Case status:
His wife, father-in-law, and two relatives were charged with murder.

Source:
AIDS patient killed by wife, in-laws in India
Wife And In-Laws Kill Bareilly Man After He Was Diagnosed HIV Positive
AIDS patient killed by wife, in-laws in India
AIDS patient in India allegedly killed by wife, in-laws

Yusei Ikeda

No Photo Name: Yusei Ikeda.
Died: April 5, 2016.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Developmental disorder.

Details:
Police say Yusei’s mother called them and admitted to strangling her son. Paramedics arrived at the home to find Yusei dead, and police arrested his mother.

Case status:
Chinatsu Ikeda (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Woman arrested for strangling 11-year-old son to death

Luciana Torcello

Portrait photo of Luciana Torcelli; she is an elderly woman with curly gray hair and fair skin. She is wearing a red blouse and glasses. Name: Luciana Torcello.
Died: March 29, 2016.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Staranzano, Italy.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Luciana’s husband strangled her, then killed himself.

Case status:
Zuppi Pietro (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Staranzano, soffoca la moglie malata e poi si impicca
Staranzano, moglie ha alzheimer. La soffoca e si impicca

Kenneth Nix

Name: Kenneth Nix.
Died: March 21, 2016.
Age at death: 69.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Chronic nerve disease, related mobility issues.

Details:
Kenneth was shot to death by his ex-wife as he lay asleep in bed. She tried to cover up the death as a suicide.

During trial, the defense claimed that Kenneth’s ex-wife had battered woman syndrome and was trying to protect herself when she shot Kenneth, whose mobility issues prevented him from getting out of bed.

Ken loved motorcycles.

Case status:
Judith Nix (Ex-wife), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to 39 years to life.

Source:
Broken Arrow woman gets life sentence in shooting death of ex-husband
Broken Arrow woman convicted of murdering ex-husband

Kobe Shaw

Name: Kobe Conley Shaw.
Died: March 11, 2016.
Age at death: 9 months.
Cause of death: Methamphetamine poisoning.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Pontocerebellar hypoplasia.

Details:
When Kobe’s parents found him dead in his crib, they thought he had died because of his disability, which doctors had told them would limit his lifespan to about five years. But when toxicology testing was done, Kobe was found to have been poisoned with methamphetamine. His grandmother, who had been babysitting him that day, initially went on the run, but was eventually arrested and convicted of fatally poisoning Kobe with methamphetamine.

Case status:
Tonya Monroe (Grandmother), convicted of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, cruelty to children and distribution of methamphetamine, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Fulton grandmother who ‘poisoned’ toddler with meth sentenced to life in prison
Georgia grandmother ‘murders her nine-month-old grandson with a meth overdose’
In Memory of Kobe Conley Shaw
Police searching for woman accused of murdering infant grandson
Tonya Monroe, 45, of Sandy Springs, accused of killing nine-month-old grandson with Methamphetamine, finally arrested
Woman arrested in her nine-month-old grandson’s overdose death

Tony Myhand

Photo of a white marble gravestone reading, "Tony Myhand, SP4 US Army, Feb 7 1957 to Mar 11 2016." Name: Tony Myhand.
Died: March 11, 2016.
Age at death: 59.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Montgomery, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Tony and his son were arguing because his son would not give Tony the keys to the van. Angered, his son shot him twice, in the neck and chest, killing him. Tony was unarmed.

Case status:
Christopher Myhand (Son), convicted of murder, sentenced to 11-22 years.

Source:
Montgomery man convicted of fatally shooting his father in 2016
Montgomery man accused of murdering father during family altercation
Montgomery Man Convicted of Fatally Shooting His Father in Argument Over Keys