Relationship: Sibling – Page 7 – Disability Day of Mourning

Stephanie McGeough

Name: Stephanie McGeough.
Died: September 21, 2016 (Body found).
Age at death: 54.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: San Andreas, California, USA.
Disability: Depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, arthritis.

Details:
Only days after Stephanie’s brother moved in with her, he strangled her. Her body was found at her house a few weeks later, and her brother arrested after he went on the run.

Stephanie kept a very tidy house. She liked traveling and children and had one nephew. As a young woman, she played soccer in her school’s recreational league. She was a history buff and a fan of Queen Elizabeth I, and a music lover who liked rock-and-roll and the bands Rush and the Allman Brothers. She worked for Sprint.

Case status:
Sean McGeough (Brother), convicted of first-degree murder, sentenced to 25 years to life.

Source:
McGeough gets life in prison for murder of sister
McGeough trial draws to a close; question of murder or suicide put before jury
Stephanie McGeough’s Obituary

Princeton Holloway

Name: Princeton Holloway.
Died: August 6, 2016.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Youngtown, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Special needs (Intellectual disability?).

Details:
Princeton had three older brothers, ages 17, 16, and 4, and an older sister, age 9.

Princeton was thrown down the stairs by his 16-year-old brother, who then got a knife and began stabbing him. His 9-year-old sister came to his aid, but was hurt trying to protect him.

Princeton’s 17-year-old brother managed to escape carrying his injured 9-year-old sister and 4-year-old brother, but had to leave Princeton’s body behind with the killer.

Case status:
Shae Edward Holloway (Brother), pleaded guilty to murder and attempted child abuse, sentenced to 13 years.

Source:
Arizona man pleads guilty to killing 3-year-old brother
Investigators say teen ‘brutally attacked’ little brother
16-year-old accused of stabbing little brother to death identified
Arizona teen goes on a stabbing rampage injuring sister and killing his brother
Arizona Teen, 16, Allegedly Stabs 3-Year-Old Special Needs Brother To Death And Injures Sister, 9, While Mother’s Away At Work
Covered in siblings’ blood, teen arrested in ‘vicious, horrific murder’ of 3-year-old
Family in shock after teen allegedly kills 3-year-old brother
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Teen arrested in fatal stabbing of toddler brother, sister near Youngtown
16-year-old jailed after murdering 3-year-old brother at Youngtown home
Officials: Youngtown teen threw toddler brother, 3, down stairs, stabbed him
Teen covered in siblings’ blood arrested in ‘gruesome’ fatal stabbing of his 3-year-old brother
US: Teen boy accused of killing 3-year-old brother in Arizona

Jordan Burling

Name: Jordan Burling.
Died: June 30, 2016.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Pneumonia.
Location: Leeds, England, UK.
Disability: Developmental and behavioral problems, mobility impaired.

Details:
At sixteen years old, Jordan’s family took him out of school, claiming they were home-schooling, and neglected him.

Jordan was left on an air mattress by his family. There, he slowly died of malnutrition and infected bedsores. He died of pneumonia, weighing only 37 kg (82 pounds).

The body of Jordan’s baby brother was found in Jordan’s closet. It could not be determined whether he had been born alive.

Jordan liked WWE wrestling, video games, and football.

Case status:
Dawn Cranston (Mother), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to four years.
Denise Cranston (Grandmother), convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to four years.
Abigail Burling (Sister), convicted of causing or allowing a vulnerable adult’s death, sentenced to 18 months.

Source:
‘No-one’ responsible for grandson’s death
Mum and gran accused of neglecting teen who ‘rotted to death’ in family home
Family on trial after dead teen and baby found in Leeds house
Teen ‘starved to death by mum, sister and gran was as thin as death camp victim’
Son ‘left to rot to death was as thin as a WW2 death camp victim’
Emaciated man’s family ‘reclusive’
Emaciated son was ‘pale and drawn’
The teenager left to waste away
Women jailed after teen ‘rotted to death’
Shocking pictures show teenager left to ‘rot to death’ by his mother and gran
Women jailed after teen ‘rotted to death’

37-year-old man

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: May 31, 2016.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Sikamat, Seremban, Malaysia.
Disability: “Mentally unstable”.

Details:
While their parents were away, this 37-year-old man was left in the care of his older brother. When he wet his pants, his brother allegedly beat him, hitting him in the head. In the morning he was dead. Police arrested his brother for murder.

Case status:
His brother, age 40, charged with murder.

Source:
Man fatally beats up brother for peeing in pants
Pukul adik OKU sampai mati

Leonard Isequias

No Photo
Name: Leonard Isequias.
Died: May 26, 2016.
Age at death: 52.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Vryburg, South Africa.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Leonard’s brother-in-law, who police say habitually abused and starved him, reportedly locked him inside the house without any food and left him there for a week. When he came back, he saw that Leonard had become so desperate to survive that he had been eating his own waste. To punish him, his brother-in-law allegedly beat him to death with a whip.

Case status:
Junior Santos (brother-in-law), charged with murder.

Source:
Disabled man ‘starved and beaten to death’
Brother-in-law peed off by disabled relative beats him to death in fit of rage
Cops probe murder of disabled man in North West
Man accused of beating disabled brother-in-law to death wants charge changed
Wheelchair-bound man killed for eating own faeces was also abused

Yutaka Nagao

No Photo Name: Yutaka Nagao.
Died: April 9, 2016.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Fire.
Location: Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; “bedridden”.

Details:
Yutaka’s brother set their house on fire with him in the house, and he died in the fire.

Case status:
Shinji Nagao (Brother), convicted of arson, sentenced to 20 years.

Source:
58-year-old man suspected in arson-murder of disabled older brother
New arrest warrant served on man on suspicion of killing disabled brother
New arrest served on man on suspicion of killing disabled brother
Man jailed for 20 years over arson-murder of disabled older brother

Kazue Kawazura

No Photo Name: Kazue Kawazura.
Died: March 21, 2016.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Kobe, Japan.
Disability: “Mentally handicapped”.

Details:
Kazue’s sister and niece reported finding her dead in her bed. When police questioned them, they allegedly admitted to beating her to death with a vacuum cleaner tube, and said they had been beating her for several months because she made a mess when she ate.

Case status:
Shizue Nakahara (sister), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Akiko Nakahara (Niece), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Woman, daughter held over fatal abuse of woman’s sister
Hyogo cops: Woman dies after abuse by sister and niece in Kobe

Jessica Cunningham

Name: Jessica Kay Cunningham.
Died: February 29, 2016.
Age at death: 15.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Harvey Township, Minnesota, USA.
Disability: Depression, self-injury.

Details:
Jessica was shot by her older brother in a murder-suicide. He also shot her pet German Shepherd.

Her sister wants her remembered as “a beautiful, blonde-haired girl who loved dogs, drawing, movies, makeup, movie stars and so much more.”

Case status:
David Cunningham (Brother), deceased.

Source:
Murder-suicide: Grieving sister speaks out
Teens fatally shot in Meeker County
After murder-suicide, Minn. man faces child neglect, obstruction
Sheriff: 2 Teens Killed In Meeker County Ruled Murder-Suicide
Murder-suicide begs the question: Why?
2 teens found dead in rural Minnesota home were murder-suicide
Murder-suicide begs the question: Why?

Eunice Phiri

No Photo Name: Eunice Phiri.
Died: January 28, 2016.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Blood loss.
Location: Kasungu National Park, Malawi.
Disability: Albinism.

Details:
Eunice’s brother lured her and her 8-year-old son, who also has albinism, out of her home and into a nearby national park. There, they killed her by cutting off her arms. Her 8-year-old son escaped and found his way back home.

Case status:
Msasauko Phiri (Brother), and two others, under investigation.

Source:
Woman with albinism killed in Malawi: no isolated incident
Albino woman murdered in Kasungu: Malawi Police hunt for killers
Malawi: Ritual murders of people with albinism must end

Kazuko Saito

No Photo Name: Kazuko Saito.
Died: December 13, 2015.
Age at death: 43.
Cause of death: Sharp-force trauma.
Location: Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Developmental disability.

Details:
Kazuko’s sister killed her with a knife, then committed suicide.

Case status:
Fumiko Saito (Sister), deceased.

Source:
Murder-suicide suspected after discovery of sisters’ corpses
2 sisters dead in apparent murder-suicide