Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Name: Hideko Mizutani.
Died: August 28, 2017.
Age at death: 90.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Yokohama, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.
Details:
Ms. Mizutani’s grandson allegedly admitted to police that he had killed her by stabbing her in the neck.
Case status:
Taisuke Mikami (Grandson), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
34-year-old man arrested over murder of 90-year-old grandmother
Name: Yoshiaki Tamekiyo.
Died: May 6, 2017.
Age at death: 76.
Cause of death: Malnutrition.
Location: Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Yoshiaki’s wife allegedly stopped feeding him, and he died of starvation.
Case staus:
Nobuko Tamekiyo (Wife), arrested.
Source:
Woman arrested for starving to death husband who had dementia
Name: Chiaki Kino.
Died: March 20, 2017.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Mentally disabled.
Details:
Chiaki was found strangled to death. Police say her mother admitted to killing her because she was tired of looking after her.
Case status:
Keiko Kino (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
61-year-old mother arrested over death of mentally disabled daughter
Name: Yoko Kubota.
Died: January 4, 2017.
Age at death: 37.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Disability: Mental disability.
Details:
Yoko’s father strangled her before committing suicide.
Case status:
Akira Kubota (Father), deceased.
Source:
Man, mentally disabled daughter found dead in murder-suicide
Name: Masako Hirahara.
Died: October 8, 2016.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Blunt head trauma.
Location: Tachikawa City, Japan.
Disability: A “foot ailment”.
Details:
Ms. Hirahara was bludgeoned to death by her husband, who then committed suicide.
Case status:
Fujiya Hirahara (Husband), deceased.
Source:
Tokyo cops: Murder-suicide suspected at Tachikawa residence
Couple in their 80s found dead in apparent murder-suicide
Name: Yuki Kawashima.
Died: June 25, 2016.
Age at death: 85.
Cause of death: Asphyxiation.
Location: Saitama, Japan.
Disability: “Leg problems”; “Bedridden”.
Details:
Yuki was found dead, suffocated, in her home. Police who interviewed her husband said he told them that he had grown tired from caring for her, and had smothered her.
Case status:
Taro Kawashima (Husband), arrested.
Source:
87-year-old man arrested for killing bedridden wife
Saitama cops: Elderly man suffocated bedridden wife
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
Name: Masano Yao.
Died: April 6, 2016.
Age at death: 79.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
Ms. Yao’s husband called police and allegedly admitted to strangling her because he “had a hard time taking care of her”. Police went to the house, found Ms. Yao’s body, and arrested her husband.
Case status:
Yoshiaki Yao (Husband), arrested.
Source:
Hyogo man, 82, arrested, admits strangling dementia-stricken wife
Name: Yusei Ikeda.
Died: April 5, 2016.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Nirasaki, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Developmental disorder.
Details:
Police say Yusei’s mother called them and admitted to strangling her son. Paramedics arrived at the home to find Yusei dead, and police arrested his mother.
Case status:
Chinatsu Ikeda (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
Woman arrested for strangling 11-year-old son to death
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