Relationship: Parent – Disability Day of Mourning

Somak Nath

No Photo Name: Somak Nath.
Died: October 22, 2025.
Age at death: 28.
Cause of death: Unspecified abuse and neglect.
Location: Woodlake, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Medics were called to Somak’s house to find him in cardiac arrest. He was declared dead at the hospital. His body weighed only 65 pounds, and he had been badly neglected.

When Somak was little, he was a docile, timid child who used to go play on the neighbors’ swing set.

Case Status:
Manisha Nath (Mother), charged with abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult resulting in death.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Somak Nath
Chesterfield mother charged in death of 28-year-old son with autism
Chesterfield mother charged in son’s ‘suspicious’ death
Chesterfield mother charged with abuse and neglect after adult son’s death
Mother arrested in death of her 28-year-old son with autism who weighed only 65 pounds, police say

Elliot Perez

No Photo Name: Elliot Perez.
Died: October 19, 2025.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Land O’ Lakes, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Police officers who interviewed Elliot’s mother after his death say that she told them that when Elliot banged his head against the floor, she tried to restrain him; when the child bit and hit her trying to get away, she allegedly strangled him to death.

Case Status:
Justine Mroz (Mother) is charged with second-degree murder.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Elliot Perez
Pasco County mother held without bond, accused of killing 6-year-old son
School teacher calls 911 to report she just killed her child, Florida cops say
Police: Florida woman ‘snapped’ before strangling death of 6-year-old autistic son

“S.B.,” 2-year-old boy

No Photo Name: S.B.
Died: October 16, 2025.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Lima, Montana, USA.
Disability: Spina bifida, hydrocephalus, club feet.

Details:
This boy, who is named only by his initials in court documents, was found dead in his home by emergency responders. Police say his mother told them she had kept the toddler in a room and checked on him a few times a day, and that he had died about a month before.

When he died, S.B. had nearly reached his third birthday.

Case Status:
Nichole Boyer (Mother) was charged with deliberate homicide.

Sources:
Lima woman charged with deliberate homicide for death of disabled child
Mother of deceased Lima child pleads not guilty to deliberate homicide
Montana mom pleads not guilty after disabled toddler found dead in pile of laundry
Mom Charged With Homicide After Disabled Toddler Found Decomposed In Filthy Home
Details released after authorities discover deceased child in Lima residence
State of Montana vs. Nichole Lynn Boyer

Jaxson Rantala

Name: Jaxson Jay “JJ” Rantala.
Died: October 16, 2025.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
JJ’s mother allegedly stabbed him to death. Medical examiners testified that he would have taken about an hour to die from multiple knife wounds.

Case Status:
Joelene Rodriguez (Mother) is charged with murder.

Sources:
Seattle mother charged with murder in killing of autistic 4-year-old son
Mother who admitted killing autistic 4-year-old son held on $5 million bail
Mother suspected of killing son in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood, police say
Neighbors hold vigil for 4-year-old allegedly murdered by mother
Washington woman stabbed 4-year-old son in bathtub, police say
Seattle mom confesses to ‘sacrificing’ 4-year-old autistic son ‘to protect her family’: police
Autism Parents Support Group
Court docs detail injuries inflicted on non-verbal child, allegedly by his mom, before death

Jonathan Kinman

Name: Jonathan Kinman.
Died: October 14, 2025.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death.
Location: Burleson, Texas, USA.
Disability: Russell-Silver Syndrome, autism.

Details:
When Jonathan’s stepfather shared news of his death on Facebook, friends and neighbors grew concerned and requested a welfare check. After some investigation, Jonathan’s body was found buried in the backyard. Neighbors told the police that they had never seen the young man outside the house and did not even know he lived there.

Case Status:
December Marie Mitchell (Mother), charged with tampering/fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair a human corpse.
Jonathan James Mitchell (Stepfather), charged with tampering/fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair a human corpse.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Jonathan Kinman
Mom of son buried in North Texas backyard told police he died at a hospital
Neighbors in disbelief after North Texas couple accused of burying son with special needs in Burleson backyard
Burleson couple charged after adult special needs son found buried in backyard
Mom, stepdad accused of burying special-needs son in North Texas backyard
North Texas couple accused of burying son with special needs in Burleson backyard, police say
Their Son with Special Needs Was Found Buried in Yard — and Camera Seemingly Caught Mom Saying, ‘All Me’
Mother, stepfather arrested after police found 26-year-old son buried in backyard
Burleson mom said son died at hospital before his body was found in shallow backyard grave, affidavit reveals

Rebeca Paiz

Name: Rebeca Paiz.
Died: September 9, 2025.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Gas inhalation.
Location: Breña Alta, Canary Islands, Spain.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Rebeca survived living in an abusive institution, but she died while living with her mother–who had sued the institution and brought her home, only to allegedly poison her with toxic gas. The two were found after the mother’s own suicide attempt; Rebeca could not be revived.

Case Status:
Eugenia Paiz (mother) is charged with murder.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Rebeca Paiz
Provisional prison for murder for the mother accused of killing her autistic daughter in the Canary Islands
Woman dies after allegedly being forced to inhale toxic gases
A Canary Islands court investigates a mother for killing her daughter and trying to take her own life afterwards
Investigan si una mujer mató a su hija discapacitada y luego intentó suicidarse en La Palma
Ingresa en prisión por asesinato la madre que supuestamente mató a su hija con gas
Investigan a una mujer por matar presuntamente a su hija discapacitada al hacerle inhalar gases tóxicos en La Palma
Un año de tortura para Rebeca en el “psiquiátrico de los horrores”
Investigan a una mujer por matar presuntamente a su hija discapacitada al hacerle inhalar gases tóxicos en La Palma

Renesmay Eutsey

Name: Renesmay Eutsey.
Died: September 4, 2025.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Unknown; possibly untreated burn or blunt trauma.
Location: Dunbar, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
When Renesmay went missing, she was initially assumed to have left her home and become lost by accident; but when her body was found floating in a river, police arrested her adoptive mother and stepmother.

Other children in the home, one of which was hospitalized for signs of abuse and neglect, told police that they had seen their parents kicking Renesmay, and that they had been told Renesmay was going to be taken to “a river far away”. Police also say that Renesmay’s mother told them that she had been burned in the bathtub, and that the burn went untreated and she died from the infection.

Case Status:
Kourtney Eutsey (Adoptive mother) is charged with homicide, child endangerment, abuse of a corpse, evidence tampering, concealing the death of a child and two counts of aggravated assault.
Sarah Shipley (Stepmother) is charged with criminal homicide and conspiracy to commit criminal homicide.

Sources:
Missing girl with intellectual disability from Fayette County found dead
Adoptive mother charged with homicide after missing Dunbar girl found dead in Yough River
DA: Sibling hospitalized, more charges anticipated against caregivers of Renesmay Eutsey
Death of 9-year-old Fayette County girl leaves questions over reporting of child abuse allegations

Bryan Vasquez

Name: Bryan Vasquez.
Died: August 26, 2025.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma, drowning.
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Disability: Traumatic brain injury; mother claimed autism.

Details:
After Bryan went missing, his body was found in a canal, his death the result of drowning and injuries from an alligator attack. Initially treated as an accidental death, Bryan’s death made authorities suspicious when they looked into his mother’s criminal history: After Bryan, as an infant, had suffered a fractured skull and broken legs, she pleaded guilty to cruelty to juveniles by negligence or neglect.

Police say that even though Bryan had a history of leaving home and getting lost, Bryan’s mother made no attempt to secure the window he climbed out through after the first time he climbed out of it, nor the second time; it was the third time he left the house that he became lost and died.

Case Status:
Hilda Vasquez (Mother) is charged with negligent homicide and second-degree cruelty to juveniles.

Sources:
Mother of 12-Year-Old New Orleans Boy Killed By Alligator was Previously Convicted for Abusing Him
Autism Memorial: Bryan Vasquez
Court records reveal new details about New Orleans mom’s alleged role in death of Bryan Vasquez
Mother charged with negligent homicide after autistic son killed in brutal alligator attack
Mother of 12-year-old boy asks for more time to find attorney after arrest
UPDATE: Mom Charged With Homicide After Autistic Son Found Killed by Alligators
Mom of boy, 12, killed by alligator charged with negligent homicide
Mother of autistic boy, 12, killed in alligator attack charged with homicide

Cecelia Cross

Name: Cecelia Cross.
Died: August 25, 2025.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Pine River, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Cecelia and her sister had allegedly been regularly confined to their beds during the day. Enclosed in netting stretched over a broken metal frame, the girls, both high-needs children, were left alone with only a tablet computer for company. They were forced to use bedpans, though they were both perfectly capable of using a toilet. The parents had been advised by social services that the beds were not meant to be used to confine children during the day, only to keep them safe at night. They had also been offered repairs for Cece’s bed, which was broken; but they refused to allow the repairperson in the house.

Cecelia was found dead, trapped in her “safety bed” with her head wedged between the metal frame and the mattress. She had been dead for several hours; her parents admitted to having left her alone for at least ten hours that day.

Cecelia’s sister was taken to safety by social services. Her parents were arrested.

Case Status:
Darcy Cross (Father) is charged with second-degree manslaughter.
Heather Cross (Mother) is charged with second-degree manslaughter.

Sources:
Pine River Couple Charged with Manslaughter in 10-Year-Old Daughter’s Death
Couple charged in death of autistic daughter in Crow Wing County
10-Year-Old Autistic Girl Crushed To Death In Broken Bed, Parents Arrested
Parents arrested as autistic daughter, 10, ‘crushed to death by her own bed’
Girl with Autism, 10, Allegedly Crushed to Death by Her Own Bed — and Now Parents Face Charges
Crow Wing County couple neglected daughter with autism who died while confined to bed, charges say – CBS Minnesota
Girl with Autism, 10, Allegedly Crushed to Death by Her Own Bed — and Now Parents Face Charges
Girl with Autism, 10, Allegedly Crushed to Death by Her Own Bed — and Now Parents Face Charges
10-Year-Old Autistic Girl Crushed To Death In Broken Bed, Parents Arrested
Parents charged after autistic girl, 10, crushed to death in home

1-year-old boy

No Photo Name: (Male) (Unknown).
Died: August 6, 2025.
Age at death: 1.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
This baby boy and his mother, Rani Pal, were both killed by his father. After a domestic dispute, he allegedly bludgeoned them both. Police say he told them that he killed his wife because she would not cook dinner, and killed his son because he was blind.

Case Status:
Jayram Pal (Father), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Indore Double Murder: Man Kills Wife For Not Cooking Meals, Murders Toddler Son Because Of Blindness
Woman, Toddler’s Bodies Found In Indore; Husband Detained On Suspicion