Relationship: Offspring – Page 7 – Disability Day of Mourning

Ouita McCahan

No Photo Name: Ouita “Paige” McCahan.
Died: January 19, 2022.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Saxton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Seizure disorder.

Details:
Police arrested Paige’s son in someone else’s shed, where he had allegedly broken in. As they arrested him, he told them that his mother was dead. Police checked the home and found Paige’s body. Her son claimed that she had had a seizure, fallen down the stairs, and broken her neck; but the autopsy showed that she had been strangled.

Case Status:
Charles V. McCahan (Son), charged with homicide, aggravated assault, strangulation, assault, and reckless endangerment.

Sources:
Saxton man held without bail, awaiting trial in homicide case

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

Jacob Ardagna

Black and white photo of a fair-skinned man with dark hair, wearing a white shirt. Name: Jacob Ardagna.
Died: October 27, 2021.
Age at death: 47.
Cause of death: Multiple blunt force injuries.
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Disability: Mental illness.

Details:
Jacob’s son had recently moved in with him when the two got into an argument about money. The two were in the back of the building when Jacob’s son began beating him with a wooden stick, then dragged him back into the apartment, where he beat Jacob severely and went to work, leaving Jacob to die.

Jacob loved the rapper Tupac Shakur. He was cremated wearing a Tupac shirt, and his family wore Tupac shirts to his funeral.

Case Status:
Ryan Cannon (Son), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 9 years.

Sources:
Son sentenced to nine years for vicious assault leading to his father’s death
Hamilton man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in beating death of his dad Jacob Ardagna

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

Pindai Ndagurwa

No Photo Name: Pindai Ndagurwa.
Died: August 20, 2021.
Age at death: 65.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Chikonzo Village, Marange, Zimbabwe.
Disability: Wheelchair user.

Details:
Pindai’s son came home drunk and attacked his father with a piece of wood; Pindai tried to escape, but his son came after him and hit him in the head with a mattock. His wife found him unconscious, tried to hide him behind the sofa, and called for help, but Pindai died before he arrived at the hospital.

Case Status:
Godknows Ndagurwa (Son), convicted of murder with actual intent, sentenced to 16 years.

Sources:
I DON’T REMEMBER IT : SON KILLS DISABLED DAD
Death at son’s hands
Marange man (25) bludgeons disabled father to death after beer binge

Lewis Lujan

Name: Lewis Lujan.
Died: August 7, 2021.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Cancer survivor.

Details:
Lewis, his wife Irene, and his son Matthew were allegedly shot by his son.

Before his cancer diagnosis, Lewis worked as a plumber.

Case Status:
Brandon Lujan (Son), booked on three counts of first-degree murder.

Source:
‘They did not deserve this’: Relatives mourn Phoenix family killed in weekend shooting
Phoenix man says fight with brother led to deadly shooting of his family
Phoenix man details fatally shooting his brother and parents, report says

Joyce Jeffries

No Photo Name: Joyce Ann Jeffries.
Died: July 24, 2021.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Spiegner, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Joyce’s son fatally shot her and her daughter-in-law Susan. He told his daughter that he was killing his mother because she had been recently diagnosed with dementia, then shot himself and died soon afterwards in the hospital. His daughter and her children survived unhurt.

Case Status:
William Jeffries (Son), deceased.

Source:
Alabama man accused of killing wife, mother before shooting self
Alabama Man Shoots Wife, Mother, Then Himself, Leaves Daughter and Her Children Unharmed
Alleged gunman dies following Deatsville murder-suicide

Unknown Elder Man

No Photo 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:
Korotolu Tasere (Son), charged with murder.

Source:
State Serves Disclosures To Accused Person In Remand Facing Murder Charge
Police hunt for man alleged to have assaulted bedridden dad to his death
Draubuta Villager Dead: Police Search For Suspect

Shuji Sugisawa

No Photo Name: Shuji Sugisawa.
Died: July 7, 2021.
Age at death: 93.
Cause of death: Broken neck.
Location: Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Wheelchair user.

Details:
Mr. Sugisawa died of a broken neck. Police say his son admitted to them that he had grabbed his father and shaken him violently, and that he had abused his father before by deliberately burning him.

Case Status:
Tatsuya Sugisawa (Son), arrested.

Sources:
Man arrested over death of 93-year-old father in 2021