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Jasbir and Kamaljit Kaur

No Photo Name: Jasbir Kaur.
Age at death: 81.
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden.

Name: Kamaljit Kaur.
Age at death: 55.
Disability: Down syndrome.

Died: February 7, 2022.
Cause of death: Laceration/Blood loss.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Details:
Jasbir and Kamaljit were found dead at their home after their Jasbir’s husband, Kamaljit’s father, reportedly called a family member and told her that he had killed them, that he did not want to “see their pain”. The family member called police, who made the arrest.

Case Status:
Purushottam Singh Gandhok (Husband), arrested and charged with murder.

Sources:
A 90-year-old Purshottam Singh Gandhok justifies the killing of his wife and daughter
A 90-year-old murderer getting better in Arthur Road jail
Ex-Army Man Slits Throats Of Bedridden Wife, Daughter In Mumbai
Wanted To End My Life: Senior Who Killed Wife And Daughter | Mumbai News – Times of India
Mumbai: 89-year-old ex-Army man slits throats of ailing wife, daughter
Mumbai: Fed up of their health issues, 89-year-old man kills wife, mentally unwell daughter
‘I killed them both, was not able to do all the household chores’

Jason Wilke

No Photo Name: Jason Wilke.
Died: February 1, 2022.
Age at death: 34.
Cause of death: Sepsis; bedsores.
Location: Michigan City, Indiana, USA.
Disability: Mental disability; mobility impaired.

Details:
Jason was brought to the hospital in terrible condition, with multiple untreated and badly contaminated pressure sores. He died several days later in the hospital from sepsis; his mother was arrested.

Case Status:
Mary Lee Wilke (Mother), charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death.

Sources:
Elderly woman charged with neglect in death of disabled son
Jason M. Wilke Obituary
Mom Charged in Death of Bedridden Son
Elderly woman faces neglect charge after disabled son dies

Brenda Raines

No Photo Name: Brenda Raines.
Died: January 29, 2022.
Age at death: 53.
Cause of death: Starvation.
Location: Odessa, Texas, USA.
Disability: Down syndrome.

Details:
Brenda’s family allegedly left her alone for days at a time without feeding her or keeping her clean. She was found dead, severely underweight, having died from starvation.

Case Status:
Christine Raines Claros (Sister, caregiver), charged with murder and injury to a disabled person.
Justin Raines (Family member, caregiver), pleaded guilty to injury to a disabled person, sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication and 600 hours of community service.
Elvira Luera (Family member, caregiver), pleaded guilty to injury to a disabled person, sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication and 600 hours of community service.

Sources:
Disabled woman’s death leads to guilty plea
Texas trio indicted in starvation death of woman with Down Syndrome, now charged with murder
3 arrested in January death of woman with Down Syndrome
3 suspected in starvation death of Odessan
3 arrested for their involvement in January death of woman with Down Syndrome

Mandy Noe

No Photo Name: Mandy Noe.
Died: January 21, 2022.
Age at death: 38.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Jolly Springs, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Mandy’s uncle was in jail after a domestic dispute when her aunt called the police and reported Mandy missing. Shortly after that, police say, her uncle admitted to killing her, and her aunt led them to the place where they had buried her. The county sheriff told reporters that Mandy’s uncle had decided he “couldn’t handle her anymore” because of her disability.

Case Status:
Christopher Thompson (Uncle), charged with 2nd degree murder and tampering with evidence.
Jessica Thompson (Aunt), charged with accessory after the fact to 2nd degree murder, tampering with evidence, and filing a false report.

Sources:
Tennessee Man Allegedly Confesses To Killing Intellectually Disabled Niece With Wife’s Help
Weakley County couple charged with murder after family member’s body discovered on property

Ashton and Ethan Yap

Flowers left at a green railing in front of a shallow canal. There are three bouquets of yellow flowers and a line of white roses. Name: Ashton Yap Kai Shern.
Name: Ethan Yap E Chern.

Died: January 21, 2022.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Singapore.
Disability: ADHD, autism.

Details:
Ashton and Ethan were twin brothers whose bodies were found in a canal near a playground. Their father was arrested on suspicion of having killed them.

Case Status:
Xavier Yap Jung Houn (Father), convicted of 2 counts of culpable homicide, sentenced to 14 years.

Sources:
Father gets 14 years in jail for killing autistic twin sons
Greenridge Cres killings: Father of twin boys to plead guilty to culpable homicide not amounting to murder
Man, 49, to plead guilty to culpable homicide for strangling twin sons, 11, in Upper Bukit Timah
Death of Upper Bukit Timah twins: Father to plead guilty to culpable homicide
Dad Accused of Killing His 2 Sons at Greenridge Playground Has Murder Charges Reduced to Culpable Homicide
Dad accused of strangling Singapore twin sons no longer facing the death penalty | Coconuts
Man who allegedly strangled twin sons gets murder charges reduced to culpable homicide » Borneo Bulletin Online
Twins found dead in Upper Bukit Timah canal: Father handed second murder charge
Autism Memorial: Ashton and Ethan Yap
Twins found dead in Upper Bukit Timah canal: Father accused of murder hires new lawyers
More Details Have Emerged About the Murder of the 2 Greenridge Crescent Boys
Greenridge Crescent boys’ deaths: 48-year-old father faces second murder charge
Twins found dead: SG Enable urges stressed caregivers of children with special needs to seek help | The Straits Times
Bodies of 11-year-old twins found in canal near Upper Bukit Timah playground | The Straits Times
Caregivers of children with special needs ‘may face burnout or feel emotionally burdened’: SG Enable
Father arrested after twin boys found dead in Upper Bukit Timah canal, to be charged with murder | The Straits Times
Twin Boys With Special Needs Found Dead In Canal, Father Charged With Murder
9 New Facts About the Twin Boys Murder Found in Upper Bukit Timah Canal

Robin Grogan

No Photo Name: Robin Grogan.
Died: January 17, 2022.
Age at death: 58.
Cause of death: Malnutrition, neglect, pneumonia.
Location: Cocoa, Florida, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; epilepsy.

Details:
When police were called to Robin’s home for a welfare check, they found her in poor condition, lying on the floor of her filthy home. She was taken to the hospital, but died after twelve days because of severe bedsores, infection, and malnutrition.

Case Status:
Robert Bradford (Boyfriend), charged with manslaughter of an elderly or disabled person.

Sources:
Cocoa man accused of causing partner’s death by neglect charged with manslaughter
Cocoa man charged with manslaughter for 2022 death of disabled wife under his care
Cocoa husband charged in death of ailing wife found in ‘dirty’ home, police say

Paramjeet Singh

No Photo Name: Paramjeet Singh.
Died: January 9, 2022.
Age at death: 30.
Cause of death: Beaten.
Location: Bharat Nagar, Delhi, India.
Disability: Quadriplegic after injury in traffic accident.

Details:
Paramjeet’s family came home to find him injured and brought him to the hospital, but it was too late, and he died. They told police that Paramjeet’s father had come home drunk and beaten him with a wooden rod.

Case Status:
Ajmer Singh (Father), charged with murder.

Sources:
Paralysed man beaten to death by drunk father in Delhi
Delhi: 30-year-old paralysed man beaten to death by father

Alene Schrader

Name: Alene V. “Tudi” Schrader.
Died: January 8, 2022.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis.
Location: Wasau, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Diabetes, heart disease.

Details:
In the last days of her life, paramedics were called to Tudi’s home five times, and reported that her granddaughter refused to let them check her vitals. After she died of diabetic ketoacidosis and her granddaughter’s Facebook posts were found to include claims that she had been reducing her grandmother’s insulin and instead giving her vitamins that she had been selling, her granddaughter was arrested.

Tudi and her husband played Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus every Christmas.

Case Status:
Kandise Sheahen (AKA Kandise Sporer), granddaughter, charged with negligently subjecting an individual at risk to abuse causing death.

Sources:
Wausau nurse charged in grandmother’s death – Wausau Pilot & Review
Woman charged with failing to manage grandmother’s diabetes resulting in death

Ranjeev Kumar

No Photo Name: Ranjeev Kumar.
Died: January 6, 2022.
Age at death: 48.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Volivoli, Rakiraki, Fiji.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Ranjeev’s brother-in-law killed Ranjeev, his sister Ragni Narayan, and her son Ravinesh Deo, before killing himself. Police say he was out on bail after being charged with rape. Ranjeev’s niece, a Year 6 student, managed to hide and survive the attack.

Case Status:
David Narayan (Brother-in-law), deceased.

Sources:
Police interview a few people about alleged Rakiraki homicide
Family devastated after alleged homicide case in Volivoli
FIJI: Murders, Suicides, Rape Charge At The House Of Horrors
Investigation into alleged homicide continues
Alleged family murder-suicide
Family in shock over alleged homicide

5-month-old girl

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: December 27, 2021.
Age at death: 5 months.
Cause of death: Acute kidney failure.
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Disability: Ventral septal defect.

Details:
This 5-month-old girl was left alone at home by her mother for two days with no one to care for her, even though her heart defect meant it was extremely important to keep her fed and give her medicine. When her mother returned, the baby girl had died from kidney failure.

Case Status:
Ms. Yang (Mother), convicted of abandonment resulting in death, sentenced to 7 years 6 months.

Sources:
Mother’s appeal rejected
Supreme Court upholds 7.5-year sentence given to mother of dead infant
Jail term extended for mother who abandoned child – Taipei Times
Mother receives 7.5 year sentence for death of infant left home alone