Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Child by birth or adoption.
Name Unknown.
Died: July 15, 2021.
Age at death: 60s.
Cause of death: Beating.
Location: Draubuta Village, Navosa, Fiji.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.
Details:
This man’s son allegedly got drunk and beat him to death.
Case Status:
His son, wanted for murder.
Source:
Police hunt for man alleged to have assaulted bedridden dad to his death
Draubuta Villager Dead: Police Search For Suspect
Name: Rahim Gulab Sahikh.
Died: June 8, 2021.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Strangled; throat cut.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Unspecified chronic illness.
Details:
Rahim was found in his home, having been killed two days earlier by strangulation and having his throat cut. Police, who arrested his son, say Rahim’s son said he had done it to “rid him of his suffering”. Rahim’s son had a history of violence; his wife had left him after he attacked her with a knife.
Case Status:
Nayeem Rahim Shaikh (Son), accused of murder.
Source:
Pune: Man Kills Bedridden Father After COVID-19 Test, Keeps Body At Home For Two Days
Name: Dalbert Edwards.
Died: March 15, 2021.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Portmore, Saint Catherine, Jamaica.
Disability: Stroke; mobility impaired.
Details:
Dalbert was found stabbed to death on his kitchen floor. Police arrested his son.
Dalbert was known as “Uncle Lance” by the neighbors.
Case Status:
Shamar Edwards (Son), charged with murder.
Source:
Portmore man’s son charged with murder
Disabled man killed in Portmore, son in custody
Name: Teru Inaba.
Died: February 2, 2021.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Cognitive impairment; bedridden.
Details:
Ms. Inaba’s adult child allegedly punched her several times in the face, and she died from her injuries. Police said they reported being “tired of caring for her”.
Case status:
Megumi Inaba (Offspring), charged with murder.
Source:
Tokyo: Man, 52, accused in fatal assault of disabled mother
Woman arrested over death of 83-year-old disabled mother
Megumi Inaba’s gender is not consistent in news reports. –Ed.
Name: Saburo Sato.
Died: December 30, 2020.
Age at death: 73.
Cause of death: Injuries from assault.
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Mr. Sato’s son is accused of beating him in the head and stomach; police say he admitted to the charge, saying he had “lost patience” with his father due to his dementia. When Mr. Sato lost consciousness, his son called emergency services, but he was declared dead at the hospital.
Case status:
Seiichi Sato (Son), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
Man, 44, accused of fatally assaulting senile father in Yokohama
Man arrested over murder of 73-year-old father
Name: Thomas Gruidl.
Died: November 20, 2020.
Age at death: Elder.
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma.
Location: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; confined to bed.
Details:
Thomas’s son is charged with beating him to death as he lay in his bed.
Case status:
Flynn Thomas Gruidl (Son), charged with first-degree murder, fraud, and defrauding the elderly.
Source:
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
Name: Charles James Chandler.
Died: November 7, 2020.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Diabetes complications.
Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Diabetes.
Details:
While in the care of his children, Charles died from complications of diabetes because he had not been given insulin for two months. He died in hospice care, and his children were arrested and charged.
Charles was a devout Christian and a deacon at his church. He sang baritone in a quartet and loved sweets.
Case Status:
Charles Chandler Jr. (Son), charged with reckless homicide and knowingly failing to provide for a functionally impaired person.
Tina Chandler (Daughter), charged with reckless homicide and knowingly failing to provide for a functionally impaired person.
Christopher Chandler (Son), charged with knowingly failing to provide for a functionally impaired person.
Source:
Charles James Chandler – View Obituary & Service Information
Tenn. brother, sister charged with killing disabled mother
3 siblings indicted on charges relating to homicide of elderly father
Name: Pauline Lankford.
Died: September 15, 2020.
Age at death: 87.
Cause of death: Dehydration, malnutrition, infection.
Location: Blythe, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Pauline’s family allegedly left her sitting on a chair in the living room. When she died from dehydration, malnutrition, and multiple infected pressure sores, she had not been fed, bathed, or given medication for a significant length of time.
Case status
Clifton Brady (Son-in-law), charged with murder, elder neglect, and neglect of a disabled adult.
Cynthia Brady (Daughter), charged with murder and elder neglect.
Source:
Murder indictment returned against couple in elderly Blythe woman’s death
Blythe couple accused of murder in death of elderly relative granted bond
UPDATE: Man arrested suspicious death of elderly woman in Blythe
Coroner investigating death of 87-year-old woman in Blythe
Warrant: Man withheld food, medication from 87-year-old Blythe woman found dead
Name: Yoko Shinya.
Died: September 4, 2020.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Saitama, Japan.
Disability: A chronic diease.
Details:
Ms. Shinya’s son allegedly strangled her as she lay in her hospital bed. Hospital staff reported that they saw him trying to kill her and intervened, but she had been badly hurt and died hours later. Police say her son told them he “couldn’t bear watching” and wanted to “make her comfortable”.
Case status:
Akira Shinya (Son), arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Source:
Man arrested over murder of ailing mother in hospital
Saitama: Man, 50, strangles ill mother in hospital
Name: Eileen Myers.
Died: July 16, 2020.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Bacteremia, malnutrition, dehydration.
Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.
Details:
Eileen lived with her daughters in a filthy house. They neglected her, and she died of blood poisoning, hunger, and thirst. Her body was covered in pressure sores from having been left in her bed.
Case Status:
Shannon Myers Tipton (Daughter), convicted of felony homicide and elder abuse and neglect.
Brianna Tipton (Daughter), convicted of felony homicide and elder abuse and neglect.
Source: Daughter convicted of felony homicide, elder abuse and neglect in Pittsylvania County