Type: Fatal Neglect – Page 5 – Disability Day of Mourning

Robin Grogan

No Photo Name: Robin Grogan.
Died: January 17, 2022.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, neglect, pneumonia.
Location: Cocoa, Florida, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; epilepsy.

Details:
When police were called to Robin’s home for a welfare check, they found her in poor condition, lying on the floor of her filthy home. She was taken to the hospital, but died after twelve days because of severe bedsores, infection, and malnutrition.

Case Status:
Robert Bradford (Boyfriend), charged with manslaughter of an elderly or disabled person.

Sources:
Cocoa man accused of causing partner’s death by neglect charged with manslaughter
Cocoa man charged with manslaughter for 2022 death of disabled wife under his care
Cocoa husband charged in death of ailing wife found in ‘dirty’ home, police say

Alene Schrader

Name: Alene V. “Tudi” Schrader.
Died: January 8, 2022.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis.
Location: Wasau, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Diabetes, heart disease.

Details:
In the last days of her life, paramedics were called to Tudi’s home five times, and reported that her granddaughter refused to let them check her vitals. After she died of diabetic ketoacidosis and her granddaughter’s Facebook posts were found to include claims that she had been reducing her grandmother’s insulin and instead giving her vitamins that she had been selling, her granddaughter was arrested.

Tudi and her husband played Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus every Christmas.

Case Status:
Kandise Sheahen (AKA Kandise Sporer), granddaughter, charged with negligently subjecting an individual at risk to abuse causing death.

Sources:
Wausau nurse charged in grandmother’s death – Wausau Pilot & Review
Woman charged with failing to manage grandmother’s diabetes resulting in death

Lacey Fletcher

Name: Lacey Fletcher.
Died: January 3, 2022.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Medical neglect; pressure sores.
Location: Slaughter, Louisiana, USA.
Disability: Autism; catatonia or locked-in syndrome.

Details:
Lacey’s body was found sitting on a filthy couch at home. She had multiple pressure sores and infections, and was underweight. According to the coroner who ruled her death a homicide, she had suffered “at least a decade of neglect”.

Case Status:
Sheila Fletcher (Mother), pleaded no contest to manslaughter, sentenced to 40 years with 20 years suspended.
Clay Fletcher (Father), pleaded no contest to manslaughter, sentenced to 40 years with 20 years suspended.

Sources:
Parents of Woman With Autism Found Dead and ‘Melted’ Into Sofa Sentenced
Parents of autistic woman found dead in own waste, sentenced to 20 years
Louisiana parents accused of letting autistic daughter die plead no contest to manslaughter
Parents expected to plea to manslaughter after daughter died on couch
Parents re-indicted for murder of daughter found ‘melted’ to couch.
Charges against parents accused of letting daughter die on fetid couch thrown out — for now
Photos expose Lacey Ellen Fletcher’s AGONY, despite parents’ home stocked with cleaning products
Pictured: Parents of neglected daughter found dead and fused to family sofa
Parents to be hit with murder charges after daughter ‘melted into couch’
Grand jury to decide parents’ fate after coroner finds daughter’s body sitting on couch with feces around it
After ‘horrific’ death at home, parents of Louisiana woman may soon face murder charges
‘Worst case of neglect’: Parents face murder charges after neglect of disabled child
‘Something you make HORROR movies about’: Parents face murder charges after disabled daughter’s gruesome death
Autism Memorial: Lacey Fletcher
Woman, 36, with Locked-in Syndrome was found dead FUSED to a living room couch | Daily Mail Online
Neglected woman who died on parents’ sofa starved to death, had not seen doctor in 20 years

5-month-old girl

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: December 27, 2021.
Age at death: 5 months.
Cause of death: Acute kidney failure.
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Disability: Ventral septal defect.

Details:
This 5-month-old girl was left alone at home by her mother for two days with no one to care for her, even though her heart defect meant it was extremely important to keep her fed and give her medicine. When her mother returned, the baby girl had died from kidney failure.

Case Status:
Ms. Yang (Mother), convicted of abandonment resulting in death, sentenced to 7 years 6 months.

Sources:
Mother’s appeal rejected
Supreme Court upholds 7.5-year sentence given to mother of dead infant
Jail term extended for mother who abandoned child – Taipei Times
Mother receives 7.5 year sentence for death of infant left home alone

Maura Flores

No Photo Name: Maura Nava Flores.
Died: December 18, 2021.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia.

Details:
Maura’s body was found by the side of the road where she had died from exposure. When police questioned her niece, she reportedly admitted to dropping Maura at the side of the road because she was having incontinence issues and the Salvation Army shelter looked full.

Case Status:
Rosamaria Moreno (Niece), charged with murder.

Sources:
Police: Woman caretaker faces murder charge, didn’t notice aunt was missing for 4 days
Nevada Woman Charged With Murder After Allegedly Dumping 79-Year-OId Aunt on the Road at Night and Not Noticing She Was Missing Until 4 Days Later
Las Vegas Woman Charged With Murder After Elderly Aunt Found Dead On Side Of Road
Las Vegas caretaker accused of dumping elderly aunt’s body on the side of the road

Bobby Laws

No Photo Name: Bobby Laws.
Died: December 15, 2021.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Pressure ulcers, malnutrition.
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Bobby was brought to the emergency room emaciated with severe pressure sores and lacerations. He died 10 days later in the hospital. After a coroner’s investigation, police arrested Bobby’s daughter on charges of having neglected him and denied him adequate food and medical care.

Case Status:
Dianna Laws (Daughter), charged with neglect and exploitation.

Sources:
Woman arrested for elder abuse, coroner investigating death of father
Death of disabled Augusta man being investigated by coroner’s office for neglect

Jane Stone

Gravestone of Susan Jane Neely Stone and Ralph Raymond Stone. Name: Jane Neely Stone.
Died: November 27, 2021.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Details:
Jane was left alone without care in her bed for several months. She was found alive but in bad shape in a home police described as “unlivable”, and died of sepsis in the hospital several days later.

Jane’s obituary says she was “a home maker and loved to do ceramics, crochet, knit and needle point.”

Case Status:
Mary Elizabeth Stone (Daughter), charged with abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult causing death.

Sources:
Rock Hill woman, 75, died from neglect, police say. Her daughter has been charged.
Jane Stone Obituary (1946 – 2021) – Rock Hill, SC – The Herald

Richard Wix Jr.

No Photo Name: Richard B. Wix Jr.
Died: September 23, 2021.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Medical neglect.
Location: Glasgow, Kentucky, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Richard’s body was found in his home, where he lived with his father, about a week after his death. The home itself was in such bad shape that it was condemned; Richard’s father was arrested on suspicion of having fatally neglected or abused him. Officials say he “did not seek appropriate medical attention” for Richard.

Case Status:
Richard Len Wix (Father), convicted of abusing/neglecting an adult, sentenced to 5 years.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Richard Wix Jr.
New details released in Glasgow reckless homicide case
Nonverbal, autistic man dies; father charged with reckless homicide
Father charged after death of son with autism
Police: Barren Co. father culpable in death of special needs son | K105

Maria Huerta

No Photo Name: Maria Huerta.
Died: September 4, 2021.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Elmendorf, Texas, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired; frail elder.

Details:
Maria’s body was found in her home by police. She had bedsores, and police say she was neglected to death by her son, who allegedly took payments for caring for her, but went off to work as a trucker, leaving her without care.

Case Status:
Juan Santos Huerta (Son), charged with health care fraud and serious bodily injury to the elderly by omission.

Source:
Bexar County man indicted in connection to mother’s murder, charges upgraded
Son cashed healthcare provider checks as bedridden, wounded mother lied in filth for months, BCSO says
Man, 50, accused of neglecting bedridden mother to work as trucker, Bexar County sheriff says

Chelsea and Connor Hill

Name: Chelsea Hill.
Name: Connor Hill.

Died: August 5, 2021.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Silverdale, Washington, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Twin siblings Chelsea and Connor’s mother presented herself at an emergency room and said she was suicidal, and that there were two people dead at her home. When investigators checked the home, they found Chelsea and Connor dead, and police arrested their mother, who told them that she had “lost track of time” and forgotten to feed Chelsea and Connor.

Case Status:
Sherrie Lynn Hill (Mother), charged with second-degree murder.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Chelsea and Connor Hill.
Kitsap County mom accused of murdering, possibly starving her twin children
Silverdale woman charged with murder after her autistic twins found dead in her home
Suicidal Washington mother charged with murder of her autistic twins