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Priscilla Edwards

No Photo Name: Priscilla Edwards.
Died: February 21, 2016.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: London, England, UK.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease, partial deafness.

Details:
Priscilla tried to make a cup of tea for her daughter, but she was too frail. Her daughter said she didn’t want the tea; then she strangled Priscilla with a scarf.

Priscilla’s daughter had a history of violence against her and against her own daughter.

Priscilla was a retired midwife.

Case status:
Regina Edwards (Daughter), found guilty of manslaughter by diminished responsibility, sentenced to 10 years to life, to be served at a secure mental institution.

Source:
Woman who killed mother with scarf ‘was failed by health trust’
Mentally ill woman killed her elderly mother because she thought she looked like a WITCH
London woman who killed mother because she thought she was a ‘witch’ jailed for life
Woman jailed for life after strangling her elderly mother with silk scarf because she ‘looked like a witch’

Nancy Parker

No Photo Name: Nancy Parker.
Died: February 20, 2016.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Infection.
Location: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder; bowel disease, unable to care for herself.

Details:
Nancy was left on the floor of her home for five days by her daughter and granddaughter. She was eventually taken to the hospital, but died of infection.

Case status:
Katherine Saintil-Brown (Daughter), convicted of negligent homicide, criminal neglect of an elder adult and failure to report adult abuse; sentenced to 1-3 years and mental health counseling.
Meritel Saintil (Granddaughter), convicted of negligent homicide, sentenced to 2-4 years in prison.

Source:
Woman jailed for her mom’s death in Exeter
Woman found guilty of causing her mother’s death
Daughter pleads not guilty in mother’s death
Woman convicted of negligent homicide in grandmother’s death
N.H. Paramedics Find Neglected Elderly Woman in Squalor
Deliberations continue in elder abuse death trial Jury to decide fate of granddaughter charged with negligent homicide

Jeffrey Rak

No Photo Name: Jeffrey Alan Rak.
Died: February 14, 2016.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Trauma in the setting of chronic illness.
Location: Burlington Township, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Alcoholism, epilepsy, COPD, heart disease, cirrhosis, chronic illness.

Details:
Jeffrey’s son hit him in the face; soon thereafter, he died.

Case status:
Daniel Rak (Son), acquitted of murder but convicted of aggravated domestic battery, sentenced to 4 years probation.

Source:
People v. Rak
Burlington Twp. man acquitted of murder gets probation for domestic battery
Attorney: Light ‘bop’ from son didn’t kill Burlington Township man
JEFFREY ALAN RAK DVM’s Memoriam on Daily Herald
Elburn man charged with father’s murder wants statements banned from trial
Prosecutors: Burlington murder suspect’s statements were voluntary
Man charged with killing his father in Burlington Township
Police: Signs of struggle at scene of Burlington Township death

Carolyn Taurino

No Photo Name: Carolyn Marie Taurino.
Died: February 10, 2016.
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Kershaw, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Amputee, wheelchair user.

Details:
Carolyn’s son is accused of shooting her to death.

Case status:
Robert Allen Hypes (Son), charged with murder.

Source:
Carolyn Marie Taurino, age 57
Man charged in mom’s murder
Man charged with killing wheelchair-bound mother in Lancaster Co.
Man Charged with Murder of Mom Who Used Wheelchair
South Carolina man accused of shooting, killing his wheelchair-bound mother

Irene Carter

Black-and-white photo of Irene Carter, a woman with fair skin and dark curly hair, wearing pearl earrings. Name: Irene Carter.
Died: January 13, 2016.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Disability: Schizophrenia.

Details:
Irene loved gardening and kept an immaculate yard.

When Irene had a psychotic episode, her daughter took over power of attorney and gradually took away her freedom, selling her cars and taking her bank cards. When her daughter remortgaged her house and Irene protested, her daughter stabbed her, slammed her head against the floor, and threw her down the stairs, killing her.

Case status:
Lisa Freihaut (Adoptive daughter), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 11 years to life.

Source:
Gambling addict who stabbed elderly mother to death in dispute over money pleads guilty to murder
Calgary woman who begged for information on her mom’s killing pleads guilty to her murder
Lisa Freihaut Charged With Stabbing Death Of Her Mother Irene Carter
CARTER Irene › Gone But Not Forgotten

Donald Nieman

No Photo Name: Donald Robert Edward Otto Nieman.
Died: December 27, 2015.
Age at death: 89.
Cause of death: Manual strangulation.
Location: Macomb Township, Michigan, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Donald’s son beat and strangled him to death.

Case status:
Gregory Lynn Nieman (Son), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
VIDEO: Son sentenced to life in murder of father in Macomb Township, claims innocence
Macomb Township murder defendant wants father’s body exhumed
Son in custody in elderly Macomb Township man’s death (UPDATED)
Macomb Township Man Accused Of Strangling Elderly Dad
UPDATE: Macomb Township slaying suspect was victim’s caregiver, police say
Murder case heading to circuit court
Donald Robert Edward Otto Nieman
Macomb Township man guilty of murder for strangling his father
Combative murder defendant denies he killed elderly father

Yasuko Uechi

No Photo Name: Yasuko Uechi.
Died: December 18, 2015.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Kihocho, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified physical disability.

Details:
For some time, Yasuko had been asking her son to buy her a powered wheelchair; eventually she bought one for herself. Yasuko’s son allegedly suffocated her because he was angry she had bought a wheelchair he said he couldn’t afford.

Case status:
Norio Uechi; arrested for murder.

Source:
Mie cops: Man killed disabled mother over wheelchair purchase
Man kills his mother because she bought a wheelchair without his permission

Richard Brichacek

Photo of Richard Brichacek. He is an elder wearing a black T-shirt. He has fair skin with some age spots, and is bald with a bushy white mustache and beard. There is a beer bottle with a straw in it on the table in front of him. Name: Richard Brichacek.
Died: December 12, 2015.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Multiple organ failure.
Location: Euclid, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

Details:
Richard’s family neglected him, leaving him lying in bed and not taking him to medical appointments. He died of multiple organ failure caused by starvation and infected bedsores, weighing 93 pounds at death.

Case status:
Debora Brichacek (Wife), pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and failure to provide for a functionally impaired person, sentenced to seven years in prison.
Brian Brichacek (Son), pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault, sentenced to 18 months probation.
Wendi Brichacek (Daughter), pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault, sentenced to 12 months probation.
Debbie Brichacek (Daughter), pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault, sentenced to 12 months probation.

Source:
Family charged with murder neglected father with multiple sclerosis, prosecutors say
RICHARD BRICHACEK Obituary – Strongsville, OH
Euclid family pleads guilty in death of bedridden husband, father
Wife, children plead guilty to charges in bedridden Cleveland man’s death
Wife, children plead guilty in death of bedridden Ohio man
Woman gets prison in neglect death of disabled husband
Wife, children sentenced in 2015 death of bedridden Euclid man
Euclid Family Who Neglected Bedridden, 97-Pound Husband and Father Receive Sentences
Woman gets prison in neglect death of disabled husband

Violet Barker

No Photo Name: Violet Barker.
Died: December 9, 2015.
Age at death: 92.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired; used walker.

Details:
Violet’s son left her alone in her room. She usually used a walker to get around her home, but her son didn’t check on her when she didn’t come out to eat. Only weeks later did he report her death, which medical examiners determined had been from starvation.

Case status:
Robert C. Hart (Son), convicted of aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult, sentenced to 3-5 years; paroled after 3 years.

Source:
Man accused of starving mother to death
Partially mummified woman seen as spry, solitary, struggling
Cops: Florida man let elderly mother starve to death, body decomposed in home
PBSO: Mom, 92, found ‘mummified’ in mobile home; son arrested
Man let 92-year-old mother starve, decompose in her room, investigators say

Vincent Apilado

Photograph of Vincent Apilado, an older man in a suit and tie. He has dark brown, graying hair and olive-toned skin. Name: Vincent Apilado.
Died: November 28, 2015.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA.
Disability: Parkinson’s disease, dementia.

Details:
Vincent was shot and killed by his son, who had a history of violence against both his parents.

Vincent loved music and was a talented violinist; he played racquetball and was a devout Catholic. He worked as a college professor at Arizona State and chair of finance and real estate at the University of Texas.

Case status:
Steven Apilado (Son), convicted of murder, sentenced to 80 years.

Source:
Man sentenced to 80 years for the murder of his father
Dr. Vincent Paul Apilado’s Obituary
Documents: Killing suspect had attacked parents
Mother asks not to ‘make her son out to be monster’ after allegedly killing father
Neighbors shocked after alleged murder in east El Paso
Father murdered in Far East El Paso