Location: Malaysia – Disability Day of Mourning

9-year-old girl

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: June 24, 2025.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Abuse-related injuries.
Location: Melaka, Malaysia.
Disability: Mobility impairment; unable to walk.

Details:
This young girl was taken to the hospital, unconscious, with a broken leg and bruises all over her body. She died the next day.

Police suspect that she had been severely and repeatedly been beaten by her mother and stepfather.

Case Status:
Her mother and stepfather were arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Melaka couple remanded over death of disabled child allegedly abused at home
Melaka couple remanded over death of disabled 9-year-old girl
Child Abuse Suspected In Death Of 9-Year-Old Girl In Melaka
9-year-old girl with disability dies in M’sia after alleged long-term abuse by stepfather & mother

Nuraina Rosli

Name: Nuraina Humaira Rosli.
Died: August 17, 2024.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Neck injuries.
Location: Sungai Siput, Malaysia.
Disability: Deaf.

Details:
Nuraina, a Primary Four student, went outside to play and was reported missing. The next day, her body was found in a nearby swamp, and a post-mortem determined she had been raped and killed.

Nuraina was one of the Orang Asli, the indigenous population of Peninsular Malaysia.

Case Status:
A 17-year-old boy (close relative, unspecified) has been charged with murder.

Sources:
Teen charged with murder of disabled 10-year-old girl
Teen charged with murder of disabled girl [WATCH]
Missing 10-year-old found dead in Pos Kuala Mu swamp
Teen charged with murder of 10-year-old Orang Asli girl Nuraina Humaira
Ministry to provide support, counselling to Nuraina Humaira’s family, says Nancy

Zayn Matiin

Name: Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin.
Died: December 6, 2023.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Head and neck injuries.
Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Zayn’s mother reported that he had vanished when they were on the way home from the store. After an intensive search, Zayn’s body was found on the bank of a stream–a location that had already been searched multiple times. Marks on his neck and head led to the conclusion that he had been strangled. Inconsistencies in the statements made by Zayn’s parents led police to arrest them on suspicion of child neglect and murder.

Case Status:
Ismanira Abdul Manaf (Mother), convicted of child neglect.
Zaim Ikhwan Zahari (Father), charged with child neglect, acquitted.

Sources:
Zayn Rayyan case: Mother convicted of neglect following death of autistic son
Malaysian woman jailed 5 years over autistic son’s death due to neglect
Zayn Rayyan’s death classified as suspicious
Police tracking source of video showing mother of murdered boy Zayn Rayyan
At parents’ trial of Zayn Rayyan’s neglect, neighbour testifies never seeing autistic child at Damansara Damai playground before death
Autism stigmas prevent families from seeking help: Murder case of autistic boy spurs call for change
Investigation to continue until perpetrator of Zayn Rayyan’s murder is found
Zayn Rayyan’s parents being treated for depression, says lawyer
Autism stigmas prevent families from seeking help: Murder case of autistic boy spurs call for change
Grandparents of murdered autistic boy in M’sia arrested
Autism Memorial: Zayn Matiin
Parents Arrested, Lawyers Dropped: What’s Going On With The Zayn Rayyan Murder Case?
Zayn Rayyan’s parents remanded for 7 days
Autistic child’s murder in M’sia: Parents arrested » Borneo Bulletin Online
IGP: Give police space and time to investigate Zayn Rayyan’s murder
Zayn Rayyan murder: Extension of parents’ remand depends on probe results, says Selangor top cop
Zayn Rayyan’s murder: Police refute allegations of tardy investigation
Zayn Rayyan case: Bukit Aman won’t stop until murderer is brought to justice
As probe progresses to next stage, IGP says motive for Zayn Rayyan’s murder remains unknown
Police: Zayn Rayyan’s murder case not classified as ‘NFA’ yet
Day 11 of Zayn Rayyan’s murder probe shifts to Idaman Apartment vacant units
No new leads in Zayn Rayyan murder investigation – IGP
Selangor police: Stop commenting on autistic child Zayn Rayyan’s death
Selangor police chief: Autistic six-year-old Zayn Rayyan’s death classified as murder
ZAYN RAYYAN LAID TO REST
Zayn Rayyan’s murder: Chronology from when he first went missing
Cops say autistic boy Zayn Rayyan was murdered
Zayn Rayyan killed elsewhere before body dumped near stream [Updated]
Zayn Rayyan murder: Autopsy shows victim possibly struggled with murderer, says cops

Nur Sani

No Photo Name: Nur Fatin Mohd Sani.
Died: November 20, 2023.
Age at death: 29.
Cause of death: Abuse-related injuries.
Location: Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
When her father died, Nur moved in with her sister. After about a year, her sister claimed she had simply found her dead; but medical examiners sounded the alarm when they saw her battered body. Prosecutors say Nur’s sister physically abused her, causing injuries that eventually proved fatal.

Case Status:
Nur Syuhaidah Mohd Sani (Sister), charged with murder.

Sources:
Pharmacy assistant charged with causing death of disabled sister
Pharmacy assistant charged with murder of disabled sister
36yo M’sian Woman Charged For Allegedly Murdering OKU Sister

6-year-old girl

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: December 17, 2022.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Beaten.
Location: Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
This six-year-old was allegedly beaten to death by her mother’s boyfriend. Her body was found a few weeks later, stuffed into a sack and hidden in some bushes.

Case Status:
Her mother, arrested on suspicion of murder; now helping the prosecution.
Then Chiew Yern (Mother’s boyfriend), charged with murder.

Sources:
Man charged in Bau with murder of girlfriend’s disabled 6-year-old daughter
One child with disability murdered is one child too many
Couple remanded in connection with seven-year-old girl’s murder in Kuching
Lovebirds in remand over murder of six-year-old girl
Nancy orders protection for family of murdered Sarawak girl
Nancy instructs ministry to assist murdered disabled girl’s family in Bau
The evil that men do: Disabled girl, 6, killed, stuffed into a sack and thrown into the bushes by mother’s boyfriend

Moy Chan

No Photo Name: Moy Chan.
Died: August 9, 2021.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Throat laceration.
Location: Ipoh, Malaysia.
Disability: Unspecified.

Details:
Ms. Chan’s husband called their grandson, informing him that she had passed away. When her grandson arrived, he found her dead from a stab to the throat, with a knife nearby. Investigators arrested her husband, whom they suspect of slashing her throat and killing her.

Case Status:
Lim Hon Koi (Husband), charged with murder.

Source:
72-year-old man remanded over murder of wife
Elderly man charged over alleged murder of disabled wife

5-year-old girl

Name Unknown.
Died: December 30, 2020.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Untreated ruptured intestine due to blunt-force trauma.
Location: Kampung Sungai Cincin, Gombek, Malaysia.
Disability: Hydrocephalus, mobility impaired.

Details:
This five-year-old girl’s grandaunt is charged with killing her by kicking her in the stomach repeatedly and causing an intestinal rupture, which, untreated, proved fatal. Her father is charged with neglecting her by not taking her to a doctor when she was clearly severely injured.

Case status:
Ipzuma Ambo (grandaunt), charged with murder.
Roza Iskandar Mardi (Father), charged with child neglect.

Source:
Grandaunt, father of disabled girl charged with murder, neglect
Grandaunt and father of 5-year-old girl charged with murder, neglect [NSTTV]
Father, grandaunt among 6 nabbed over death of 5-year old disabled girl
Abuse suspected in disabled child’s death
5yo Disabled Child Dies From Ruptured Intestines After Alleged Abuse By Grandmother
Kanak-kanak 5 tahun pecah usus disepak nenek saudara [METROTV]
Police arrest six over suspected abuse, death of five-year-old disabled girl | The Star

Qaseh Iskandar

No Photo Name: Qaseh Nur Qalesya Rosa Iskandar.
Died: December 30, 2020.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury, intestinal rupture.
Location: Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia.
Disability: Unspecified disability.

Details:
Qaseh’s grandmother kicked and stomped on her, which caused an intestinal rupture that led to her death.

Case Status:
Ipzuma Ambo (Grandmother) pleaded guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder and sentenced to 10 years; later, the sentence was increased to 15 years.

Sources:
APPEALS COURT INCREASES GRANDMA’S JAIL TERM FOR CAUSING DEATH OF DISABLED GRANDCHILD
Hukuman penjara wanita sebabkan kematian cucu OKU ditingkatkan
Nenek, bapa didakwa bunuh, dera anak OKU 5 tahun di Gombak

R. Devarajoo

No Photo Name: R. Devarajoo.
Died: October 10, 2020.
Age at death: 59.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Kampung Baru Sungai Chua, Selangor, Malaysia.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
R. Devarajoo was murdered by his wife and his wife’s brother, who hit him on the head with a hammer and then claimed that he had been killed by a burglar. Authorities believe their motive was to inherit his assets.

He owned a scrap-metal and transportation business.

Case status:
Angela Dewi (Wife), convicted of murder, sentenced to 33 years to life.
Vijaya (Wife’s brother), convicted of murder, sentenced to 33 years to life and 12 strokes of the cane.

Source:
17 tahun kahwin, wanita didakwa bunuh suami buta kerana harta berdepan hukuman gantung
Woman charged with murder of blind husband
Siblings charged with murder of sister’s blind husband
Woman, brother charged with murder of blind husband

Sefiah Hamid

No Photo Name: Sefiah Hamid.
Died: November 12, 2019.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Kuantan, Malaysia.
Disability: Spinal cord injury; paraplegic.

Details:
Sefiah’s son allegedly stabbed her to death with a kitchen knife. Her daughter and her boyfriend were stabbed, as well; but passer-by were able to rescue them and tie up Sefiah’s son. Sefiah’s daughter and her boyfriend were taken to the hospital and are stable and expected to survive.

Case status:
Her son, arrested.

Source:
“Aku dah bunuh mak”
Son allegedly stabs mum to death in Kuantan