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57-year-old woman

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: June 5, 2024.
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Nommay, Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
This woman’s mother found her lying on the ground, unresponsive, head covered with a plastic bag and a ligature. Her husband was trying to hang himself nearby; she reacted quickly, cut the rope, and called emergency services. Authorities say that when they questioned the father, he admitted to having already tried to strangle his daughter two days before because he thought that she was too much of a burden for him and his wife.

Case Status:
Her father, age 87, was charged with murder.

Sources:
Doubs : un homme de 87 ans mis en examen pour l’assassinat de sa fille autiste
France: Inculpé à 87 ans pour l’«assassinat» de sa fille autiste
Doubs : un homme de 87 ans mis en examen pour l’« assassinat » de sa fille autiste
Autism Memorial: 57-year-old woman

Dimple Meena

Name: Dimple Meena.
Died: May 20, 2024.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Poisoned.
Location: Hindaun, Rajasthan, India.
Disability: Deaf.

Details:
Dimple was brought in to the hospital with severe burns. She had been doused with gasoline, her family said, by two strange men. After some days, Dimple died; but an autopsy established she had not died from her burns–she had been poisoned. Police believe that, after an argument with her mother, her parents set Dimple on fire, and then forced her to take poison as she lay helpless in her hospital bed.

Case Status:
Karan Singh (Father), charged with murder.
Kamlesh (Mother), charged with murder.
Rajesh Meena (Uncle), charged with murder.

Sources:
Dimple Meena Murder Case: Was the 10-Year-Old Deaf and Mute Girl Killed by Her Parents? Activists Suspect Foul Play, Demand CBI Investigation
Family held for brutal murder of deaf-mute girl

Priyanka Narsaiah

Name: Priyanka Narsaiah.
Died: May 14, 2024.
Age at death: 24.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Karimnagar, Telangana, India.
Disability: Mental disorder.

Details:
Priyanka had a mental illness, which had been treated and was in remission. She had been married and had a 13-month-old son when the mental illness came back, and a visit to a place of worship did no good. Her parents allegedly strangled her when they found out she was sick again and claimed it was a natural death, but Priyanka’s neighbors were suspicious and contacted the police, who arrested her parents.

Case Status:
Chepyala Narsaiah (Father), charged with murder.
Yellavva Narsaiah (Mother), charged with murder.

Sources:
Parents Murder Daughter After Recurrence Of Mental Disorder In Telangana’s Karimnagar, Arrested
Telangana Couple Arrested For 24-year-Old Daughter’s Murder
Sircilla Parents kill mentally affected daughter, held

Mr. Chan

No Photo Name: Chan (given name or surname; other names unknown).
Died: May 12, 2024.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, China.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Mr. Chan’s aunt was worried about him and his mother because she had found out that he was absent from work. Using a spare key to enter his apartment, she found him and his mother dead, with a burned-out charcoal cooker and suicide note. She was reportedly depressed because she had been diagnosed with heart disease and thought she could not take care of her son.

Mr. Chan worked in a sheltered workshop.

Case Status:
Ms. Wong (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Depressed mother kills intellectually challenged son in murder-suicide
Murder and suicide in Kwai Chung
Parental stress linked to Kwai Fong murder-suicide

Khomotso Mose

Name: Khomotso Mose.
Died: May 3, 2024.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Decapitated.
Location: Leshikishiki, Limpopo, South Africa.
Disability: Wheelchair user.

Details:
Khomotso was found decapitated near a local tavern. His mother was arrested on suspicion of having killed him.

Case Status:
Stephina Sefekwane Chuene (Mother), charged with murder.

Sources:
“This is insane”: Woman arrested over gruesome murder wheelchair-bound son
Limpopo mother up for murder of wheelchair-bound son
Mother arrested after disabled son found with his head chopped off
Limpopo mother arrested for son’s gruesome murder
Woman arrested for ‘decapitating’ her wheelchair-bound son to apply for bail
Mum ‘chops off’ son’s head: Family speaks!
Mother who allegedly cut her disabled son’s head off remains in custody

Jeremy Thompson

No Photo Name: Jeremy Hall Thompson.
Died: April 15, 2024.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Sepsis; bedsores.
Location: Woodbridge, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Paramedics responding to Jeremy’s home found him unconscious on the floor, emaciated and with open wounds. At the hospital, he was diagnosed with sepsis, and lived thirteen days before dying from what the autopsy determined to be “sepsis in the context of cerebral palsy and severe neglect”.

Case Status:
Katharine Mary Thompson (Mother), charged with felony homicide and abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult.
Jonathan Lee Thompson (Brother), charged with felony homicide and abuse and neglect of a vulnerable adult.

Sources:
Mother and brother charged in Woodbridge homicide after neglect leads to death of man with cerebral palsy
Immobile man dies, now his family members are being charged with homicide and neglect
Mother, Brother Charged In Death Of Neglected Woodbridge Man With Cerebral Palsy: Police
Death Of Man With Cerebral Palsy Prompts Charges For 2 Relatives: Police
A man with cerebral palsy was neglected and died, police said. His family is being blamed.
A man with cerebral palsy was neglected and died, police said. His family is being blamed.
Jeremy Hall Thompson Obituary & Service Information

Noah Landon

Photo of a young man with fair skin and short black hair. A scar on his head creates a bald line running from front to back. He has a wispy mustache, and is wearing a tank top. Name: Noah Ryan Landon.
Died: March 12, 2024.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Sebring, Florida, USA.
Disability: Unspecified special needs.

Details:
Noah’s father brought him to the hospital, saying that he was having trouble with his son. Staff put Noah in a “mental health room”, where he lay on a bed. Noah’s father than pulled a handgun, ordered everyone out of the room, and fatally shot Noah and himself.

Case Status:
Joe Landon (Father), deceased.

Sources:
Friend of man involved in murder-suicide at hospital says he’d been struggling for weeks
Sebring hospital shooting: Father, son killed at AdventHealth Sebring, deputies say

Hannah Mathura

No Photo Name: Hannah Mathura.
Died: March 12, 2024 (Body found; died seven years previously).
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Valsayn, Trinidad and Tobago.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Hannah had not been seen for seven years, but had not been reported missing, when her brother finally reported her death to the police. When they investigated, authorities found Hannah’s bones in a shallow grave on her family’s property. An autopsy established that Hannah had been shot in the head. Police believe that Hannah’s eight siblings were also abused, and were too afraid to come forward until recently. Family and neighbors say the children had been isolated and not allowed to socialize with anyone outside the house, or even to receive Christmas presents from relatives.

Case Status:
Hannah’s parents, age 66 and 62, were arrested.

Sources:
Autopsy shows Hannah was shot in the head – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
Autopsy confirms Hannah Mathura died unnaturally
Two arrested as police investigate Hannah’s homicide
Hannah shot in the head
Autism Memorial: Hannah Mathura
Couple in custody: Suspects in Hannah Mathura case assisting police
Teen’s body found buried at Valsayn House of Horrors – Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

David Hernandez

Name: David Jacques Hernandez.
Died: February 20, 2024.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Cut to the neck.
Location: Lancaster, California, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
David was allegedly killed by his mother’s boyfriend.

Case Status:
Rena Naulls (Mother’s boyfriend), charged with murder and assault on a child causing death.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: David Hernandez
Father of 3-year-old boy killed in Lancaster speaks out: ‘I need answers for every question’
District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges Against a Man Who Allegedly Killed a Three-Year-Old Boy in Lancaster

Hrishikesk Haloi

Name: Hrishikesk Haloi.
Died: February 19, 2024.
Age at death: 15.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Barsarkuchi village, Nalbari, Assam, India.
Disability: ADHD, autism.

Details:
Hrishikesk and his mother were found dead in their beds. Police say that his father confessed to killing them both, saying that he had done it because of Hrishikesk’s autism and ADHD.

Case Status:
Jagadish Haloi (Father), charged with murder.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: Hrishikesk Haloi
Assam: Father Confesses to Double Murder; Blames Son’s Hyperactivity Disorder
Mother son duo found dead in Nalbari : ৰহস্যৰ আৱৰ্তত নলবাৰীৰ মাতৃ-পুত্ৰৰ মৃত্যুৰ ঘটনা
Mother-son duo found dead, son had celebrated 15th birthday yesterday
Assam Tragedy: Man Arrested for Suspected Murder of Wife, Son in Nalbari