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

43-year-old man

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: April 18, 2025.
Age at death: 43.
Cause of death: Assault w/ weapons.
Location: Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
Disability: Deaf.

Details:
When this man was found murdered, police interviewed witnesses and analyzed CCTV footage and concluded that his partner had tried to enter the house, found the door locked with the deaf man asleep, and tried to force it open. When the victim woke, angry, his partner allegedly murdered him with an axe and a steel rod.

He was the supervisor of custodial services at a local cemetery.

Case Status:
His partner is charged with murder.

Sources:
Man held for murder of gay partner who was deaf

12-year-old boy

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: November 27, 2024.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Bugang-myeon, Sejong City, South Korea.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
This 12-year-old boy’s mother took her son out of school, drove to an isolated rural road, and allegedly strangled him. Two hours later, she called the police, explaining that she had killed someone, and was arrested. Police say she told them she decided to kill him because “life was too hard.”

Case Status:
His mother is on trial for murder. The prosecution is seeking an 8-year sentence.

Sources:
disabled-children-in-south-korea-face-higher-risk-of-homicide-data – The Korea Times
A woman in her 40s who killed her son due to hardships was arrested by police.
Prosecutors have asked for eight years in prison for a biological mother in her 40s who was in court.. – MK
‘생활고’로 초등학생 아들 숨지게 한 40대 엄마
김제서 아들 살해한 40대 여성 체포

Gael

No PhotoName: Gael (Surname unknown).
Died: November 17, 2024.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Unspecified abuse and neglect.
Location: Sete Lagoas, Brazil.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
When Gael died, his mother called a funeral director to remove the body; but when the funeral home sent an employee, they saw the condition of Gael’s body and called police. He was lying in a damp room, on a dirty mattress; he had injuries on his body, was very malnourished and dirty, and had rotten teeth.

Case Status:
Gael’s mother and stepfather were arrested on suspicion of murder.

Sources:
Tragic Death of Child with Cerebral Palsy Reveals Shocking Signs of Violence
​Criança com paralisia cerebral é encontrada morta e mãe e padrasto são presos em Sete Lagoas
Criança com paralisia cerebral é morta em MG; casal é preso por suspeita de maus-tratos
Casal é preso após criança com paralisia cerebral morrer com sinais de maus-tratos e desnutrição
Criança com paralisia morta em casa vivia em situação ‘lamentável’, diz tia