Location: Australia – Disability Day of Mourning

Anu Kumar

Name: Anu Kumar.
Died: August 19, 2025.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Cobram, Victoria, Australia.
Disability: Multiple sclerosis.

Details:
Anu’s husband allegedly killed her. Her two children were in the home at the time, but escaped physically unhurt.

Anu is remembered as a polite, sweet woman and a devoted mother who lived an isolated life in Australia. She had moved from her childhood home in Bangalore to join her husband in Australia.

Case Status:
Prem Kumar (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Prem Kumar charged with murder of estranged wife Anu as their two children played in backyard
‘I am Sikh warrior’: Indian-origin man in Australia forces children to record video, after murdering their mother next room
“Brainwashed”: Family violence murder accused Prem Kumar converted to Islam after moving to Australia
‘She didn’t know anyone’: Anu’s isolated Australian life before alleged murder

Name: Phoebe Bishop.
Died: June 6, 2025 (Body found; last seen May 15).
Age at death: 17.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia.
Disability: Borderline personality disorder.

Details:
Phoebe was supposed to be boarding a flight, but she never arrived at the airport. Her body was found in a nearby park; she had been murdered. The two people with whom she was living are accused of the crime.

After her mother told reporters that Phoebe was disabled, her aunt claimed that she did not have a disability, but was just “a child who was out of control.” However, Phoebe posted on social media about struggling with relationships due to borderline personality disorder.

Case Status:
James Wood (Housemate), charged with murder and interfering with a corpse.
Tanika Bromley (Housemate), charged with murder and interfering with a corpse.

Sources:
Pheobe Bishop’s mum hits back at ‘disappointing’ rumours
‘Lies’: Pheobe Bishop family feud erupts over aunt’s claim about teen’s disability
Human remains formally identified as missing teen Pheobe Bishop
Heartbroken mum reveals Pheobe’s secret disability
Police release new details of teen Pheobe Bishop’s alleged murder

Jakob Casey

Name: Jakob Michael Casey.
Died: June 4, 2025.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Logan, Queensland, Australia.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Jakob and his mother were both found semiconscious in their house after a “domestic-related incident.” Both were rushed to the hospital, but Jakob never woke up from his coma. When he died three days later, his mother’s attempted murder charge was upgraded to murder.

Case Status:
Cassandra Torrens (Mother), charged with murder.

Sources:
Woman charged with murder after disabled son in induced coma dies
Woman, 40, charged with murder after teenager fails to wake from induced coma
Woman charged with murder following death of her son

Tegan Fredericks

Name: Tegan Fredericks.
Died: October 28, 2024.
Age at death: 26.
Cause of death: Severe pressure sores.
Location: Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia.
Disability: Physical and intellectual disability.

Details:
Medics were called to Tegan’s home, where she lived with her mother, because she had fallen and could not be put back into her chair. They found her in serious condition and rushed her to the hospital, but she died four days later from severe pressure sores. The home where Tegan had been living was “not fit for human habitation”; authorities say they have found “clear indicators of criminal neglect”.

Case Status:
Tegan’s death has been declared “a major crime”. She lived with her mother, who served as a caregiver, but police are still investigating who exactly was responsible for Tegan’s condition. No one has yet been charged.

Sources:
Death of disabled woman being investigated as major crime
Death of 26yo woman who lived with ‘significant’ disabilities in ‘squalid’ conditions declared a major crime
Woman with disability found dead was in home ‘not fit for humans’

Ella Carrig

Name: Ella Carrig.
Died: July 11, 2024.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Ella was found dead in her home, along with her mother, the victim of a suspected murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Jennifer Carrig (Mother), deceased.

Sources:
Horror as mum, daughter found dead in home
Teen arrested in counter-terror raid days before family tragedy
Tragic way mum and teen daughter were found after their mystery deaths
Skinhead son of mum found dead with daughter reveals his Nazi tattoos
Disturbing reason why terror cops raided home of mother and daughter
Terrorism police raided Sydney home of mother and daughter just days before they were found dead during welfare concern

Paul Mann

Name: Paul Mann
Died: April 12, 2024.
Age at death: 55.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Kilkivan, Queensland, Australia.
Disability: TBI due to traffic accident; hemiparesis, mild cognitive impairment.

Details:
Paul’s home health worker visited his home and heard a fight going on inside. When police responded to break it up, his nephew allegedly threatened the police with a knife. The officer retreated and tried to negotiate, but eventually resorted to shooting Paul’s nephew once in the torso, disabling him. Inside the home, they found Paul, dead from stab wounds.

Case Status:
James Neale (Nephew), hospitalized for his injuries and charged with murder and assault on a police officer.

Sources:
Horror as uncle is allegedly stabbed to death by his nephew
‘Shocking’ detail after alleged stabber shot
Men involved in alleged fatal stabbing leading to police shooting lived together
Qld Police charge 42-year-old man with murder after Kilkivan stabbing

Jean Morley

Name: Jean Morley.
Died: July 31, 2023.
Age at death: 92.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Fisher, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Jean’s husband suffocated her because he thought they had “lived too long”.

Case Status:
Donald Morley (Husband), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 9 years in prison and must serve at least half before parole. Expected to die in prison because of his age and health.

Sources:
Brit who suffocated his wife in ‘mercy killing’ is jailed for 9 years
Pensioner, 93, who suffocated dementia-stricken wife in ‘mercy killing’ jailed
Brit, 93, who killed wife, 92, is jailed for nine years in Australia
Brit who suffocated his wife in ‘mercy killing’ is jailed for 9 years
92-year-old Donald Morley will plead guilty to murder of his dementia-suffering wife, Jean
Murder accused withdraws bail application over alleged suffocation of Jean Morley
Elderly man charged with murder after allegedly suffocating wife

Trish Lambourne

Photo of an older woman with short white hair, pale skin, and a round face. She is wearing black plastic-rimmed glasses and a white sweater over a black shirt. Name: Trish Lambourne.
Died: February 13, 2023.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Edwardstown, South Australia, Australia.
Disability: Unspecified disability; “bad back”, “issue with the sun”.

Details:
Trish’s daughter killed her and herself; then she set the house on fire. She said online that she had been her mother’s caregiver for 22 years.

Case Status:
Sally Davis (Daughter), deceased.

Sources:
Mother and daughter identified in Adelaide arson murder-suicide
Daughter ‘stabbed mum’ before setting house on fire ‘in murder-suicide’

Lindy Lucena

Name: Lindy “Kimmy” Lucena.
Died: January 3, 2023.
Age at death: 64.
Cause of death: Heart attack.
Location: Ballina, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Cognitive and physical disability after stroke.

Details:
Lindy, who was called Kimmy by her friends, was badly beaten by her boyfriend. Already weakened by her poor health, she died from a heart attack soon after the assault.

Kimmy loved reading, drinking coffee, and sitting in the sun in her backyard.

Case Status:
Robert Karl Huber (Partner) was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years.

Sources:
Brave woman confronts ‘monster’ who brutally beat her disabled mum to death
Daughter tells court of ‘bravest person I know’ as mum’s attacker jailed

Joshua Djuric

Name: Joshua Djuric.
Died: September 26, 2022.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Yagoona, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Joshua’s body was found in his home. He had not been taken to the doctor despite his declining health, and his mother said she had given him only bread and soft drinks to eat. Joshua had been kept in the house, with the windows covered, and had not been allowed to attend school.

Case Status:
Keti Jovanovska (Mother), charged with manslaughter.

Sources:
Yagoona mother charged with manslaughter after death of her autistic son
Mom who killed her starving autistic teen son by feeding him just bread and soft drinks charged | MEAWW
Mother charged with manslaughter after son starved to death
Autism Memorial: Joshua Djuric