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Wade Denton

No PhotoName: Wade Denton.
Died: November 19, 2017 (Body found, died several months previously).
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Blind, diabetic.

Details:
Wade’s estranged wife had promised to make sure he had food and water in the trailer where he lived after she moved out. Instead, she left him alone there with his two dogs, without food or running water, and without a phone to call for help, and spent his Social Security checks. Wade’s body was found months later alongside the bodies of the dogs. His cause of death is undetermined, but due to neglect.

Case status:
Jennifer Denton (Estranged wife), pleaded guilty to neglect and animal cruelty, sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Source:
Woman convicted of leaving husband and dogs to die sentenced in Payne County
Woman arrested after diabetic, visually impaired husband found dead
Stillwater woman arrested after husband’s body found decaying in mobile home
Stillwater woman arrested after husband’s decaying body discovered inside mobile home
Stillwater woman arrested in discovery of decaying body
Woman accused of abandoning disabled husband who died
Woman Whose Disabled Husband & Dogs Died Charged with Neglect

Carol Croucher

No PhotoName: Carol Croucher.
Died: November 10, 2017.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; “bedridden and in hospice care”.

Details:
Carol’s son beat her to death with her own oxygen tank because she “wouldn’t stop crying”.

Case status:
Joseph Wayland Wood (Son), convicted of murder, sentenced to 5 years.

Source:
DA: Alabama man beat mother to death with oxygen tank when she ‘wouldn’t stop crying’
Son brutally beat his mother to death with an oxygen tank because ‘she wouldn’t stop crying’: Prosecutor
ADA: Man beat bedridden mother to death with her own oxygen tank

63-year-old man and 83-year-old woman

No PhotoName Unknown, male.
Died: November 9, 2017.
Age at death: 63.
Disability: Intellectual disability, cerebral palsy.

Name Unknown, female.
Died: November 10, 2017.
Age at death: 83.
Disability: Dementia, wheelchair user.

Cause of death: Smoke inhalation and burns.
Location: Kangasala, Finland.

Details:
This 83-year-old woman and her 63-year-old son died when their house was set on fire by a relative.

The son was known by neighbors as a kind, helpful man who could often be seen taking walks around the neighborhood.

Case status:
Lilya Carmen Lilith Lehtonen (Granddaughter of the 83-year-old woman, niece of the 63-year-old man), convicted of murder and destruction of property, sentenced to life.

Source:
Tällaisesta rikoksesta Linna-sarjan Lilja vangittiin elinkautiseen – palossa kuolivat isoäiti ja kehitysvammainen setä
Kangasalan murhapoltosta tuomittu muutti kertomustaan hovioikeudessa – oikeus ei uskonut tarinaa, tuomio säilyy elinkautisena
Woman charged in double arson murder
Poliisi julkaisi kuvan autosta – epäilee liittyvän Kangasalla kuolemaan johtaneeseen tulipaloon
MURHA.INFO • katso viestiketjua – Kangasalan tulipaloa tutkitaan kahtena murhana
Uutta tietoa Kangasalan epäillyistä murhista: Vangittu nainen on palossa kuolleiden sukulainen – ”Erittäin raaka ja julma tekotapa”
Kangasalan rajussa palossa menehtyivät äiti ja poika – naapurin Sinikka: ”He olivat mukavia ihmisiä”
Uutta tietoa Kangasalan kaksoismurhasta: Uhrien nuori sukulaisnainen vangittu epäiltynä
Äiti ja poika kuolivat, naapurusto järkyttyi Kangasalan epäillystä murhapoltosta: ”Hän oli erittäin topakka nainen”
Kahdesta murhasta epäilty nainen purki turhautumistaan Youtube-kanavallaan ja kertoi avoimesti mielenterveysongelmistaan
Kangasalan tulipalossa kuolivat äiti ja poika – Talon omistaja oli hetkellisesti muualla: ”Ei voida tietää, mikä epäillyn tarkoitus oli”
30-vuotiaalle naiselle syyte kahdesta murhasta – äiti ja poika kuolivat rajussa tulipalossa Kangasalla

Mason Blum

No PhotoName: Mason Blum.
Died: November 1, 2017.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Mobility impaired, nonverbal.

Details:
Mason’s mother put him in the bathtub with the water running, and left him there while she got high. He drowned.

Case status:
Michelle Wallace (Mother), pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 5-10 years.

Source:
Slate Belt mom admits she was on drugs, allowed 2-year-old special needs child to drown in tub.
Drugged mom pleads guilty in drowning death of disabled 2-year-old
Baby died of drowning and Slate Belt case labeled homicide
Toddler’s death in mother’s bath tub a homicide, coroner rules
Police charge Pen Argyl mom with manslaughter; toddler found in tub
Slate Belt woman charged in her disabled 2-year-old’s death in tub
Autopsy complete in death of 2-year-old Pen Argyl boy
Slate Belt mom admits she was on drugs, allowed 2-year-old special needs child to drown in tub.

Masako Kumada

No PhotoName: Masako Kumada.
Died: October 16, 2017.
Age at death: 61.
Cause of death: Throat cut.
Location: Otawara City, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified chronic illness.

Details:
Ms. Kumada’s husband allegedly slit her throat with a knife because he was “worried about their future as a married couple”.

Case status:
Masao Kumada (Husband), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
Tochigi man stabs bedridden wife to death

William Dubois

No PhotoName: William Dubois.
Died: October 14, 2017.
Age at death: 91.
Cause of death: Blunt force trauma.
Location: Sun City West, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
When William died from blunt-force trauma, he had twenty-six broken ribs in different stages of healing. His daughter was arrested on suspicion of beating him to death.

William was a retired accountant who had served in the US Navy during World War II. He lived to see ten great-grandchildren born.

Case status:
Susan Marcinko (Daughter), charged with manslaughter.

Source:
MCSO: Woman arrested in connection to death of her father in Sun City after fight
Find a Grave: William Melvin DuBois
Woman says 91-year-old father attacked her; his autopsy shows 26 broken ribs
Woman arrested in death of 91-year-old father at Sun City West home
Maricopa County Woman Charged In Father’s Death
Daughter charged with the murder of nonagenarian father claims he made sexual advances towards her

Yuk-Kwai Liu

No PhotoName: Yuk-Kwai Liu.
Died: October 8, 2017.
Age at death: 77.
Cause of death: Knife wounds.
Location: Kwai Chung, Hong Kong.
Disability: Chronic illness (heart and kidney disease; arthritis), wheelchair user.

Details:
Ms. Liu’s son decided it was “too tough” to take care of her, so he allegedly stabbed her to death.

Case status:
Mr. Lee (Son), charged with murder.

Source:
Woman, 77, found dead at home after son jumps from window
Suicide bid of son fails as mom found hacked dead
Man, 34, arrested in killing of ill mother

Richard Dubuc

No PhotoName: Richard Dubuc.
Died: October 5, 2017.
Age at death: 62.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Richard’s brother repeatedly slammed him against the wall, causing a fatal head injury.

Case status:
Robert Dubuc (Brother), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, received a suspended sentence, three years probation, and 240 hours of community service.

Source:
Montreal police arrest 64-year-old man in fatal beating of his brother
Caregiver who killed Alzheimer’s-stricken brother avoids prison

Jane Sergeant

No PhotoName: Jane Sergeant.
Died: October 4, 2017.
Age at death: 67.
Cause of death: Poisoning.
Location: Pwllmeyric, Wales, UK.
Disability: Parkinson’s disease, dementia.

Details:
Jane’s husband took her out of the nursing home where she lived and poisoned her with prescription medication; then he killed himself.

Case status:
Richard Sergeant (Husband), deceased.

Source:
Heartbroken man ‘killed dementia-stricken wife before committing suicide’
‘Devoted’ OAP couple found dead together at home after husband visited elderly wife in nursing home every day with bunch of flowers
Husband and wife found dead at their home near Chepstow
Husband smothers sick wife to death because ‘he could not see her suffer’
Man smothers wife suffering from dementia before hanging himself
‘Devoted’ husband, 71, smothered his sick wife to death

Chatiya Wongthong

No PhotoName: Chatiya Wongthong.
Died: September 11, 2017.
Age at death: 15.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Bangkok, Thailand.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Chatiya was allegedly strangled by her mother.

Case status:
Yolawadee Suasermsiri (Mother), arrested.

Source:
Mum admits killing autistic daughter, attempts suicide
Mother who strangled to death autistic daughter is psychiatric hospital patient
Mother confesses to police: ‘I strangled to death my autistic daughter’
Mother confesses to police: ‘I strangled my autistic daughter’
Mom Says She Strangled Autistic Daughter Out of Desperation