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“S.B.,” 2-year-old boy

No PhotoName: S.B.
Died: October 16, 2025.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Lima, Montana, USA.
Disability: Spina bifida, hydrocephalus, club feet.

Details:
This boy, who is named only by his initials in court documents, was found dead in his home by emergency responders. Police say his mother told them she had kept the toddler in a room and checked on him a few times a day, and that he had died about a month before.

When he died, S.B. had nearly reached his third birthday.

Case Status:
Nichole Boyer (Mother) was charged with deliberate homicide.

Sources:
Lima woman charged with deliberate homicide for death of disabled child
Mother of deceased Lima child pleads not guilty to deliberate homicide
Montana mom pleads not guilty after disabled toddler found dead in pile of laundry
Mom Charged With Homicide After Disabled Toddler Found Decomposed In Filthy Home
Details released after authorities discover deceased child in Lima residence
State of Montana vs. Nichole Lynn Boyer

Unknown Man

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: October 7, 2025.
Age at death: 60s.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea.
Disability: Dementia due to stroke.

Details:
This man was discovered unconscious in the passenger seat of his wife’s car, just after she had taken him out of the nursing home where he lived. The exact cause of his death has not yet been determined, but police say that they found that the car’s black box had recorded her saying, “It’s better to die”, to her husband. They believe that his wife killed him and then jumped from a window to her own death.

Case Status:
The case has been declared a homicide, but cannot be prosecuted because the wife is deceased.

Sources:
Chuseok Murder-Suicide: Wife Kills Dementia-Stricken Husband
Chuseok Murder-Suicide: Wife Kills Dementia-Stricken Husband
It was belatedly known that a wife in her 50s killed her husband with dementia on Chuseok in Cheongj
Cheongju woman allegedly kills husband before suicide

Unknown Elder Woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: October 2, 2025.
Age at death: Elder.
Cause of death: Sharp force trauma.
Location: Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
This elderly woman’s grandson told neighbors that she was dead, but not to tell anyone. Worried, the neighbors waited for her grandson to leave the house and went in to check on her, only to find her dead. They summoned the police, who arrested the grandson.

She was known as “Mama” by her community, who said she was a quiet, harmless woman.

Case Status:
Toheeb Ahmed (Grandson) was arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Carpenter, 27, Allegedly Hacks Blind Grandmother to Death in Ondo
Ondo Carpenter Hacks Blind Grandmother to Death

1-year-old boy

No PhotoName: (Male) (Unknown).
Died: August 6, 2025.
Age at death: 1.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
This baby boy and his mother, Rani Pal, were both killed by his father. After a domestic dispute, he allegedly bludgeoned them both. Police say he told them that he killed his wife because she would not cook dinner, and killed his son because he was blind.

Case Status:
Jayram Pal (Father), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Indore Double Murder: Man Kills Wife For Not Cooking Meals, Murders Toddler Son Because Of Blindness
Woman, Toddler’s Bodies Found In Indore; Husband Detained On Suspicion

6-year-old boy

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: July 15, 2025.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Poisoned and/or smothered.
Location: Passaic, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
This boy’s mother called police, reporting that her son was dead. When they arrived at her home, responders found the boy had been dead for about two days, and his mother allegedly confessed to having strangled or poisoned him; she said she had also attempted to take her own life.

Case Status:
Najika Martin (Mother) is charged with child endangerment. Prosecutors have called it a deliberate homicide.

Sources:
Mom charged in case of autistic 6-year-old found dead at New Jersey home
In Passaic, a mother faces serious charges after her autistic son was found dead in their apartment
Passaic mother charged after autistic son found dead in apparent failed murder-suicide attempt
NJ mom charged after 6-year-old autistic son found dead

9-year-old girl

No PhotoName 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

Unknown Baby

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: June 10, 2025.
Age at death: 45 days.
Cause of death: Fall from a height.
Location: Neelankarai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Disability: Underweight; feeding difficulty; suspected disability.

Details:
This baby girl was one of a pair of twin sisters. Her sister, the larger of the pair, was strong and healthy; but the smaller girl was having difficulty eating and was not gaining weight. The twins and their mother lived with their grandmother, and their father visited often. On one of these visits, their father was alarmed to realize that the smaller twin had disappeared.

After a search, the missing baby was located in the bushes around the house, with injuries consistent with a fall, and was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. Police who questioned her mother say she was frustrated with the baby’s illness and confessed to killing the baby by throwing her from the balcony.

Case Status:
Bharathi (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Mother flings 45-day-old ‘ill’ baby to death in Tamil Nadu
Chennai Woman Kills One Of Her Twins, Says Faced Distress Over Child’s Illness

70-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: April 27, 2025.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Lyss, Belgium.
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident.

Details:
This 70-year-old’s husband went to the nursing home where she lived and killed her. He was found dead the next day from suicide.

Case Status:
Her husband, age 71, is deceased.

Sources:
Woman and man found lifeless in Lyss BEFrau leblos in Pflegeheim aufgefunden
Lyss BE: Frau (70) in Pflegeheim getötet – Ehemann (71) tot

14-year-old girl

No PhotoName Unknown
Died: April 19, 2025.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Salepoua’e, American Samoa, USA.
Disability: Physical disability.

Details:
This teenage girl’s family returned from their Sunday shopping trip to find her body behind the family’s bathroom, covered in leaves. Her uncle had been the only adult at home at the time, and neighbors said they often heard him verbally abusing the young woman.

Case Status:
Lafi Solomona Pita (Uncle) has been charged with murder.

Sources:
Uncle charged for killing disabled teen
Uncle charged in death of disabled girl in Samoa
Uncle Charged with Murder of Disabled 14 Year Old Girl
Uncle Charged with Murder of 14 Year Old Girl with Disability, Appears in Court
Uncle taken in for questioning as primary suspect for death of 14 year old disabled girl
Tula’i i luma o le Faamasinoga se alii o loo molia i le Fasioti Tagata Faamoemoeina o se Teineitiiti 14 Tausaga

8-year-old girl

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: April 18, 2025 (Earliest news article).
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
This 8-year-old girl was strangled by her grandmother, who police say confessed to the crime, saying that she wished to spare the family the “burden” of caring for the young girl.

Case Status:
N. K. S. (Grandmother), charged with murder.

Sources:
Autism Memorial: 8-year-old girl
Dubai: Grandmother held for strangling 8-year-old autistic girl, says she wanted to help her son, daughter-in-law
Dubai: Grandmother strangles 8-year-old autistic girl; confesses to crime
UAE: Grandmother allegedly kills eight-year-old autistic granddaughter in Dubai to alleviate burden of care
Family Tragedy: Dubai Grandmother to Face Trial for Killing 8-Year-Old Autistic Granddaughter