Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Name: Hide Fukaya.
Died: October 27, 2019.
Age at death: 88.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified chronic illness.
Details:
Hide’s husband allegedly strangled her as she slept. Police say he told them he was tired of caring for her.
Case status:
Fumiyuki Fukaya (Husband), charged with murder.
Source:
63-year-old man arrested for killing 88-year-old wife
Name: Hiroshi Norii.
Died: October 26, 2019.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Yokohama, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.
Details:
Hirohshi’s wife was arrested on suspicion of having suffocated him with a blanket.
Case status:
Iseko Niyama (Common-law wife), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Name: Aiko Matsubara.
Died: October 9, 2019.
Age at death: 90.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; disabled elder.
Details:
Police received a phone call from Ms. Matsubara’s granddaughter, saying she had killed her grandmother. When they arrived at her house, they found her dead, killed by having a towel stuffed into her mouth until she suffocated.
Case status:
Akane Matsubara (Granddaughter), charged with murder.
Source:
Woman arrested after stuffing towel into 90-year-old grandmother’s mouth, killing her
Name: Terue Nakata.
Died: October 8, 2019.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified.
Details:
Terue’s daughter-in-law found her beaten to death on her futon. Police arrested Terue’s son, who they say told them that he had done it because he was “worn out from nursing [his] mother”.
Case status:
Tomoki Nakata (Son), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
Saitama: Man, 40, fatally bashed mother before attempting suicide
Name: Kiyoko Otsuka.
Died: July 7, 2019.
Age at death: 96.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Mobility impaired.
Details:
Ms. Otsuka had been unable to go outside because of problems with her leg for several months. She lived with her son and daughter-in-law.
Ms. Otsuka was reportedly strangled by her daughter-in-law. Police say she told them she had done it because she couldn’t sleep because she was taking care of Ms. Otsuka.
Case status:
Fumiko Otsuka (Daughter-in-law), charged with murder.
Source:
Aichi: Woman, 70, suspected of killing bedridden mother-in-law
Name: Eiichiro Kumazawa.
Died: June 1, 2019.
Age at death: 44.
Cause of death: Stab wounds.
Location: Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Developmental disability, hikikomori.
Details:
Eiichiro’s father stabbed him to death. He claimed self-defense, but Eiichiro had 36 stab wounds, while his father was barely scratched.
Case status:
Hideaki Kumazawa (Father), convicted of murder, sentenced to 6 years.
Source:
Autism Memorial: Eiichiro Kumazawa
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Name: Sachio Uzue.
Died: May 30, 2019.
Age at death: 86.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia, physical disability that made it difficult to walk.
Details:
Sachio’s husband was arrested on suspicion of killing her by stabbing her in the neck and bludgeoning her with a frying pan. Police say he told them he was distressed because she had dementia and wanted to die with her.
Case status:
Toshio Uzue (Husband), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
69-year-old man arrested for killing 86-year-old wife who had dementia
Name: Kazuno Soeda.
Died: March 13, 2019.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Intellectual disability.
Details:
Kazuno was allegedly strangled by her mother. Tokyo Reporter quotes her as having said, “My daughter had an intellectual disability, which caused unbearable trouble on a daily basis.”
Case status:
Mitsue Soeda (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
6-year-old girl strangled to death by mother
Tokyo: Woman accused of fatally strangling disabled 6-year-old daughter
Name: Kiyoshi Suzukawa.
Died: March 2, 2019.
Age at death: 81.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; disabled elder.
Details:
Police suspect Kiyoshi’s son of strangling him to death. They say he told them that he had done it because caring for his father was stressful and he wanted to put his father out of his misery.
Case status:
Koji Suzukawa (Son), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
46-year-old man kills bedridden father, then tries to kill himself
Name: Kyoko Naito.
Age at death: 69.
Disability: Diabetes, mobility impaired.
Name: Hiroki Naito.
Age at death: 36.
Disability: Mental illness/hikikomori.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Ono, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Died: November 26, 2018.
Details:
Kyoko’s husband allegedly killed her and her son Hiroki by strangling them with a necktie.
Case status:
Hisaki Naito (Husband/Father), arrested.
Source:
Man arrested for killing bedridden wife, ‘hikikomori’ son
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Autism Memorial: Hiroki Naito