Relationship: Parent – Page 19 – Disability Day of Mourning

Jack Crowell

Name: Jack Crowell.
Died: July 31, 2020.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Seymour, Connecticut, USA.
Disability: Special needs.

Details:
Jack Crowell’s mother put him in their car; then she drove it into the river, where they both drowned.

Jack was a Yankees fan who listened to their games on the radio. His family remembers him dancing at Wolf Park concerts.

Case Status:
Ruled homicide-suicide.
Connie Crowell (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Housatonic River fatalities of Monroe woman and son ruled a ‘homicide/suicide’
Connie Crowell: Connecticut mom drove SUV into river to kill herself and special needs son, refused help
Mom, 54, drove her SUV with special needs son, 22, into a river

Name: Kelli’Rae N. Woods.
Died: July 25, 2020.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Medical neglect, malnutrition.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Disability: TBI, developmental delay.

Details:
Kelli’Rae, disabled after her father beat her when she was only two months old, was in and out of the hospital during her short life. Whenever she was in the hospital, she gained weight; but at home, she lost weight. She died from malnutrition and medical neglect associated with a cyst in her brain.

Case Status:
Tiaerra Woods (Mother), charged with murder.

Sources:
Woman accused of murder and child abuse in St. Louis, Georgia
Kelli’Rae’s surgery
Princess Kelli’Rae N. Woods Obituary (2020) | Saint Louis, Missouri

Thaddeus Sran

Name: Thaddeus Sran.
Died: July 23, 2020.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Fresno, California, USA.
Disability: Due to prematurity (Nonspeaking; feeding tube).

Details:
Police grew suspicious when Thaddeus’s parents reported him missing, but almost immediately stopped cooperating with the missing-child investigation. A few days later, Thaddeus’s burned body was found and they were arrested. Further investigation revealed that Thaddeus’s mother had also killed his sister, Davina, five years earlier.

Case status:
Briseida Sran (Mother), pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, two counts of child abuse, and one count of mutilation; sentenced to 29 years.
Sukhjinder Sran (Father), pleaded guilty to murder; sentenced to 11 years.

Source:
California Mom Admits to Brutally Killing Her Two Young Children Five Years Apart
Prosecutors could pull from the past in Thaddeus Sran murder case
Parents of Special Needs Toddler Who Vanished in California Arrested for Murder
Charred Remains of Missing California Toddler Found, Parents Arrested for Murder
What Happened To Thaddeus Sran?

Lola James

Photo of a pale-skinned toddler girl with pale-blond hair in two ribbons. She is smiling, and wearing a pink coat. Name: Lola James.
Died: July 21, 2020.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.
Disability: ADHD (Suspected).

Details:
Lola’s mother’s boyfriend suspected her of having ADHD and called her “a crazy kid”. She died from a head injury after being severely beaten.

Case Status:
Kyle Bevan (Mother’s boyfriend), convicted of murder, sentenced to 28 years to life.
Sinead James (Mother), convicted of causing or allowing death, sentenced to 6 years.

Sources:
Lola James murder: The timeline that led to the death of a two-year-old
Lola James: Mum and her boyfriend jailed over girl’s brutal murder

Ryu Sakayama

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Name: Ryu Sakayama.
Died: July 17, 2020.
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Strangulation.
Location: Kyoto, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified mental disability.

Details:
Ryu’s mother strangled him as he slept. She told police she was tired of caring for him.

Case status:
Ayano Sakayama (Mother), convicted and sentenced to 2 years, suspended for 3 years.

Source:
Woman gets suspended sentence for killing mentally disabled son
Mom arrested for allegedly choking disabled son to death in west Japan
Woman arrested over death of mentally disabled son

La’Marion Thomure

Name: La’Marion Thomure.
Died: July 15, 2020.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Trauma.
Location: St. Louis, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
La’Marion was allegedly beaten to death by his mother’s boyfriend.

He was a “charming, handsome little boy [who] lightened up the whole room when he was in it. He’d make you smile even on your bad days. He loved being outdoors, playing with family.” He loved Mickey Mouse.

Case status:
Demetrius D. Stewart (Mother’s boyfriend), charged with first-degree murder.

Source:
Obituary for Master LA’ MARION S. THOMURE at Officer Funeral Home, PC
Man accused of killing girlfriend’s autistic child
Man charged with fatally beating autistic boy in East St. Louis
Justice For Lamarion organized by Minnie Thomure

Diana Rosaly

No Photo Name: Diana Rosaly.
Died: July 9, 2020.
Age at death: 51.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Youngstown, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Diana’s mother shot her in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Suzanna Quinones Colon (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Youngstown police identify mother, daughter in reported murder-suicide
YPD releases names of those involved in murder-suicide

Eduardo José

Name: Eduardo José.
Died: July 6, 2020.
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Cabanelas, Mirandela, Portugal.
Disability: Autism, epilepsy.

Details:
Eduardo was found dead in a well, where he had drowned after his mother drugged him with antipsychotics, pushed him in, and then held him under to ensure he drowned.

Though there was talk of lack of support, Eduardo’s mother had in fact refused to admit her son to an institution that specialized in autism a few years previously. According to the court, Eduardo’s mother never accepted that he was autistic, and would not give him medication that he had been prescribed.

The coronavirus pandemic left Eduardo alone at home with his mother, who claimed that she could not stand his behavior. But Eduardo’s teacher remembers him as “a very sweet child. He never gave us any problems over the 11 years he was here; he never had any episode of violence.”

Case Status:
Fátima Martinho (Mother), also called Fátima da Conceição, convicted of homicide and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Eduardo Jose
Mulher que matou filho autista condenada a 10 anos de prisão
Mãe que afogou filho autista em Mirandela fica em silêncio em frente ao júri
Jovem que sofria de autismo encontrado morto num poço. Mãe é a principal suspeita
Mãe atirou o filho autista a um poço. O que se sabe do crime de Cabanelas?
Julgamento com júri da mulher acusada de matar o filho autista em Mirandela arrancou esta terça-feira

Kylie Larson

Name: Kylie Larson.
Died: June 21, 2020.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Respiratory failure.
Location: Paynesville, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Perinatal hypoxic brain injury, quadriplegic cerebral palsy.

Details:
Kylie’s mother, alone with her because her stepfather was on a fishing trip and her brother was staying with friends, ignored alarms from her blood oxygen and heart rate monitor, repeatedly turned off the alarms, reduced the sensitivity, and eventually removed the alarm altogether. Kylie died of respiratory failure.

Kylie was a middle-school student whose schoolmates often pushed her around the halls to hear her laugh. She liked going outside, especially to new places. She enjoyed boat rides and spinning around in her wheelchair.

Case status:
Elise Nelson (Mother), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

Source:
Judge Denies Payneville Woman’s Motion to Withdraw Murder Plea
Paynesville Mother Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Disabled Daughter’s Death
Stearns County mom admits to murder for silencing disabled child’s oxygen-monitoring device alarm
Central Minnesota woman pleads guilty to the murder of her disabled daughter
Paynesville Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder in the Death of Her Disabled Daughter
Paynesville, Minnesota, woman pleads guilty to murder in disabled daughter’s death
Disabled girl, 13, died ‘after mother turned her pulse alarm off for some peace’
Murder charges: Stearns County mom silenced disabled child’s medical device alarm
Charges: Paynesville mom deprived care, killing her daughter with disabilities
Kylie Christine Larson
Mother kills disabled daughter, silences her medical device alarm while stepdad is away fishing: Police
Woman charged in death of her disabled daughter
Paynesville mom charged with murder for tampering with child’s medical equipment, warrant issued

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes

Name: Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.
Died: June 16, 2020.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Traumatic brain injury.
Location: Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK.
Disability: Father told neighbors he was autistic or had ADHD.

Details:
Arthur died of a brain injury received while he was at home with his stepmother. His father and stepmother were arrested and charged with murder. Prosecutors say that Arthur was subjected to constant abuse; he was being denied food, made to sleep on the floor, exiled to the apartment hallway, and beaten. Two weeks before his death, a neighbor reports, Arthur’s father came to them and said that if the neighbors heard Arthur saying, “Please don’t kill me,” they should ignore him because Arthur “[had] issues; he suffers from ADHD or autism.”

Case Status:
Emma Tustin (Stepmother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 26 years to life in prison.
Thomas Hughes (Father), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to 21 years.

Sources:
Murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes
Autism Memorial: Arthur Labinjo-Hughes
Dad accused of killing son told neighbour to ignore ‘please don’t kill me’ cries
Boy, 6, ‘murdered’ by parents cried ‘no one loves me’ as he begged for mercy
Family sent photos of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ injuries to police, court told
What happened to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes?
Sentencing Remarks

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