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Faheem Farook

No Photo Name: Faheem Mohamed Farook.
Died: April 24, 2009.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Fall.
Location: Singapore.
Disability: Asperger syndrome.

Details:
Faheem and his parents moved to Singapore from India when he was just a year old; at five, Faheem was diagnosed with autism, and his parents were “troubled by his condition”.

When he was seven, his father pushed him out a high-rise window and jumped out after him.

Case status:
Mohamed Farook (Father), deceased.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Faheem Farook
Husband leaped to death with son: She taps into grief to help others heal
Book of stories about conquering mental illness launched at charity’s 5th anniversary dinner

Vignette photo of Caden Rivera, a toddler boy with wavy brown hair and olive-toned skin. Name: Caden Rivera.
Died: April 22, 2009.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Blunt force abdominal trauma.
Location: Cape May County, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Caden’s mother’s boyfriend beat him to death.

Case status:
Damian Rodriguez (Mother’s boyfriend), pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, sentenced to 11-13 years.

Source:
Cape May disabled toddler dies while under DYFS supervision
Wildwood man sentenced to 13 years in Woodbine toddler’s death

Christian Chaote

Name: Christian Milton Chaote.
Died: April 5, 2009.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma; internal bleeding, skull fracture.
Location: Gary, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Depression, anxiety, ADHD.

Details:
Christian’s parents abused him, eventually beating him to death.

Case status:
Riley Choate (Father), sentenced to 80 years.
Kimberly Kubina (Stepmother), sentenced to 25-35 years.

Source:
Angelizd’s Place: Christian Milton Chaote
Chilling letters of Christian Coate, boy kept in dog cage by his parents

Jeremy Fraser

Photo of a young boy with a buzz cut and navy blue sweater. He has light skin and brown eyes, and is smiling for the camera. Name: Jeremy Fraser.
Died: March 30, 2009.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Leukemia.
Location: Salem, Maryland, USA.
Disability: Autism, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

Details:
Jeremy was in remission, on the last stage of his cancer therapy, when his mother deliberately withdrew the medication that probably would have saved his life. He died of recurrent leukemia.

Case status:
Kristen LaBrie (Mother), convicted of attempted murder, sentenced to 8-10 years; served 5 years before being granted new trial; pleaded guilty to attempted murder, sentenced to time served.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Jeremy Fraser
New Trial Granted for Salem Mother in Attempted Murder of Son
Woman Who Withheld Chemotherapy Medication From Ill Son Gets Time Served, Freed

Julian Adams-Lacas

Photo of Julian Adams-Lacas, an infant with blue eyes, fair skin, and a cleft lip. Name: Julian Adams-Lacas.
Died: February 2, 2009.
Age at death: 6 months.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Details:
Julian’s father killed him by shaking him or smashing his head against the floor.

Case status:
Justin Taylor (Father), child abuse resulting in death, 48 years.

Source:
Julian Adams Lacas

Alexis Agyepong-Glover

Photo of Alexis Agyepong-Glover, a dark-skinned girl in a bright red shirt, her black hair pulled neatly back into a ponytail. Name: Alexis “Lexie” Agyepong-Glover.
Died: January 7, 2009.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Hypothermia, drowning.
Location: Woodbridge, Virginia, USA.
Disability: Reactive attachment disorder; mother claimed she had autism and sickle-cell anemia.

Details:
Lexie’s adoptive mother abandoned her in a freezing creek, in January. She died of drowning and exposure.

Case status:
Alfreedia Gregg-Glover (Adoptive mother), pled guilty to murder, child abuse, and filing a false police report; sentenced to 26 years.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Alexis “Lexie” Agyepong-Glover
Disabled Girl Described Beatings, Neighbor Says
Lexie Agyepong-Glover — a Tragedy in Plain Sight
Alexis “Lexie” Agyepong-Glover
Mother Indicted In Va. Killing

Tom Inglis

Photo of Tom Inglis, a young man with short brown hair, fair skin, and red lips. Name: Thomas “Tom” Inglis.
Died: November 21, 2008.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Heroin overdose.
Location: Dagenham, Essex, UK.
Disability: TBI.

Details:
Tom’s mother went to the rehabilitation facility where he was recovering from a head injury and injected him with an overdose of heroin.

Case status:
Frances Inglis (Mother), convicted of murder and attempted murder, sentenced to life, served 5 years and was released.

Source:
‘Devoted’ mother who gave brain-damaged son lethal heroin injection has jail term slashed

Christian Jenkins

Name: Christian Clay Jenkins.
Died: November 19, 2008.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Oxycodone overdose.
Location: Hilltop, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Cystic fibrosis.

Details:
Christian’s father injected him with an overdose of oxycodone.

Case status:
Henry Clay Jenkins (Father), convicted of child neglect and murder, sentenced to 18 years to life.

Source:
Father sentenced to life in son’s death

Kyle Dutter

Photo of Kyle Dutter, a boy wearing a camo top and holding a rabbit, smiling, revealing large front teeth. Name: Kyle Dutter.
Died: November 18, 2008.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middleton, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Kyle was shot by his father in a murder-suicide.

His favorite holiday was Halloween. He loved dressing up and going trick-or-treating, and was always talking about Halloween to anyone who would listen.

Case status:
Ryan Dutter (Father), deceased.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Kyle Dutter
NEW DETAILS: Murder-Suicide
Kyle Thomas Dutter, Beloit (1996 – 2008)
Suicide notes left behind by Middleton father who shot his son and himself

Jocelynn Allison

Photo of a toddler girl with strawberry-blonde hair and pale skin. She has a large forehead. Her wispy hair is pulled into two ponytails on top of her head. She is wearing a purple sweater. Her smile shows her two front baby teeth. Name: Jocelynn Allison.
Died: September 24, 2008.
Age at death: 15 months.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Wasilla, Alaska, USA.
Disability: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hydrocephalus.

Details:
Because Jocelynn didn’t want to eat and threw food, her father allegedly slapped her, sending her head backward to collide with her high chair. She died of a head injury. At autopsy, she had injuries consistent with long-term abuse and shaken baby syndrome.

Her family remembers, “Any music would cause her to start singing, clapping and dancing, and would send everyone around her into fits of laughter and joy.”

Case status:
Clayton Allison (Father), convicted of second-degree murder; conviction overturned because the trial had not considered Jocelynn’s Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Convicted of negligent homicide at retrial, which carries a maximum penalty of 3 years; released because he had already served that much time.

Source:
Retrial jury clears Wasilla man of murder charge in toddler daughter’s death but finds him guilty of negligent homicide
Jocelynn Renee Allison (2007-2008) – Find A Grave…
Murder conviction overturned for Wasilla man charged with killing 15-month-old daughter
Wasilla man convicted of daughter’s murder denies abuse