Relationship: Parent – Page 32 – Disability Day of Mourning

Olivia Cart

Photo of Olivia Cart, a little girl with blonde hair in bangs, very pale skin and brown eyes. She is pursing her lips and puffing her cheeks. The photo is taken from very close in, and is overexposed. Name: Olivia Cart.
Died: October 6, 2017.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Culloden, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified special needs.

Details:
Olivia was shot to death by her mother in a murder-suicide. Her older brother, who also had special needs, was shot but survived; as of October 21, 2017, he was hospitalized with severe injuries.

Case status:
Leah Cart (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Mom, kids ID’d after murder-suicide in Culloden
Mother hopes murder-suicide is ‘wake-up call’ for West Virginia
Boy recovering 2 weeks after sister, mom killed

Nicole Beilman

Name: Nicole Ann Beilman.
Died: October 4, 2017.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Fairport, New York, USA.
Disability: Rett syndrome.

Details:
Nicole was shot by her father in a murder-suicide.

She volunteered for Meals on Wheels and enjoyed watching the birds that came to a bird feeder outside her window.

Case status:
John Beilman (Father), deceased.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Nicole Beilman
Police: Fairport father killed daughter with disabilities, turned gun on himself
Police: Father killed daughter with disabilities, then himself
Police: Fairport man killed disabled daughter, self
FBI searched Fairport home before murder-suicide
UPDATE: Fairport Police say father kills daughter in wheelchair, self
When caregivers kill: Beilman murder-suicide has no easy answers

Julia Whitmore

Name: Julia Whitmore.
Died: September 29, 2017.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Strangled.
Location: Town of Empire, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user requiring pervasive support.

Details:
Julia was strangled by her father in a murder-suicide.

Case status:
Mark Whitmore (Father), deceased.

Source:
Fond du Lac County father, daughter deaths ruled murder-suicide
No Motive In FDL County Murder Suicide

Antonio Di Stasio

Photo of Antonio di Stasio, a young boy with brown skin and very short brown hair. He is smiling at the camera, and wearing a black jacket with bright yellow stripes. Name: Antonio Di Stasio.
Died: September 28, 2017.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Murder.
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Neighbors remember Antonio as a little boy who made a racket when he jumped up and down. He had a pet guinea pig.

One day the neighbors heard the little boy saying, “‘Please mommy. OK, mommy. I ain’t going to do it no more.'” Antonio’s mother tied him up with belts, put him in the bathtub, doused him in cooking oil, and set him on fire. The fire endangered the other residents of his apartment complex. Antonio’s pet guinea pig was found dead nearby.

Case status:
Amelia Di Stasio (Mother), charged with first-degree intentional homicide, found mentally unfit for trial, committed for life.

Source:
Woman charged with killing 4-year-old son to spend life in mental institution
Autism Memorial: Antonio Di Stasio
“I’ve been crying all night:” Family and neighbors mourn death of 4-year-old found dead in home
For funeral expenses and the burial organized by Ralph Di Stasio
Police ID child found dead, partially burned in home on Milwaukee’s south side
Milwaukee police identify boy, 4, found partially burned in homicide case
Source: Mom arrested after 4-year-old son found dead, partially burned
Mother faces life in prison after 4-year-old with autism bound with 7 belts, set on fire in bathtub
Wisconsin Mom Amelia Di Stasio Faces Life In Prison For Allegedly Lighting 4-Year-Old Autistic Son On Fire
Mom charged in son’s arson death ordered to mental treatment

Jesus Hibbard

Photo of Jesus Hibbard, a boy in a wheelchair. He has light-tan skin and black hair cut short in a buzz cut. He looks somewhat confused. One of his hands is up in front of his face. He is wearing a safety belt over his blue collared shirt. Name: Jesus Hibbard.
Died: September 22, 2017.
Age at death: 16.
Cause of death: Neglect.
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
When Jesus was found dead on his couch, police decided to investigate because he was much thinner than he should have been, even for a boy with CP, and police were concerned that he had been neglected. During the investigation, it was revealed that he had been denied medical care and not taken to doctors’ appointments, and not fed enough.

Jesus enjoyed listening to music, was a great clapper and loved hugs.

Case status:
Lindsie Danielle Trinidad (Mother), convicted of manslaughter with a four year suspended sentence.
Victor Eduardo Trinidad (Stepfather), convicted of child negligence, with a one year sentence with credit for time served.

Source:
Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of teen with cerebral palsy
Mother, stepfather charged with child neglect after death of 16-year-old with cerebral palsy
Police investigating ‘suspicious death’ of teen with cerebral palsy
Disabled teen dies, parents charged
Obituary for Jesus Alexano Hibbard

Kayden McGuinness

Name: Kayden McGuinness.
Died: September 17, 2017.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK.
Disability: Autism (Suspected).

Details:
Kayden’s mother had left Kayden in the care of her partner while she went to visit her friends. The man abused Kayden, hitting him in the head repeatedly; Kayden died of a massive head injury.

Kayden’s mother remembers him as “just a wee boy who loved playing and loved life.” He was being evaluated for autism when he died.

Case status:
Liam Whoriskey (Mother’s fiance), convicted of manslaughter and cruelty to a child, sentenced to 15 years, half in prison and half in the community.

Source:
NI Court of Appeal: Applicant’s domestic violence convictions relevant to the death of three-year-old boy
Autism Memorial: Kayden McGuinness
The tragic death of toddler Kayden McGuinness
Liam Whoriskey jailed for killing toddler
Liam Whoriskey jailed over death of little Kayden McGuinness (3) in Derry flat
Man jailed over death of three-year-old in his care
Man jailed for 15 years after three-year-old boy died following severe ‘battering’

Chatiya Wongthong

No Photo Name: 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

Sarthak and Varad

Photo of Sarthak and Varad, twin boys. They have black hair and light-brown skin, and are wearing collared shirts, one green and one blue. The boy in the green shirt is holding up two fingers in a "V" sign. Name: Varad.
Name: Sarthak.

Age at death: 7.
Died: September 9, 2017.
Cause of death: Strangled or poisoned.
Location: Kalwa, Thane, India.
Disability: Developmental disability.

Details:
Twin brothers Varad and Sarthak were killed–either poisoned or strangled–by their mother, who then committed suicide.

They took dance lessons and attended a special school.

Case status:
Archana Kadam (Mother), deceased.

Source:
Mumbai woman battling depression strangles mentally challenged sons, hangs herself
Kalwa Murders and Suicide: ‘Mother was frustrated at mentally challenged twins’ condition’, says Police

Summer Peace

Name: Summer Peace.
Died: September 9, 2017.
Age at death: 5 months.
Cause of death: Abusive head trauma.
Location: Dudley, England, UK.
Disability: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

Details:
Summer died because she was shaken by her father, something that she was especially vulnerable to because of her hypermobility. At the time she died, she was also suffering from untreated pneumonia.

Case status:
Philip Peace (Father), convicted of murder, sentence to life with a minimum of 14 years.

Source:
Dudley father who shook baby daughter to death jailed for life for her murder
Life sentence for Dudley man who murdered baby daughter
Dad Philip Peace is accused of shaking baby daughter to death
Dudley baby death trial told of girl’s ‘traumatic injury’
Father could have caused brain injuries to girl in panic after she collapsed, trial told
Man on trial over baby daughter’s death

Kaylie Lis-Lalande

Name: Kaylie Lis-Lalande.
Died: September 4, 2017.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Starvation/dehydration.
Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Kaylie’s mother neglected her, leaving her care and that of Kaylie’s little brother to her 12-year-old sibling. Kaylie was often left alone in the apartment for hours, and her mother canceled appointments with the children’s aid worker who was supposed to visit.

Summer came and Kaylie was home from school, and her mother refused all the resources she had access to. Kaylie lost weight rapidly. On the day Kaylie died, her mother left her body at a babysitter’s house, not realizing Kaylie had already died of the complications of starvation and dehydration, weighing 31 pounds.

Kaylie liked to ride the swings at the park. Her grandmother always got her a birthday cake and she loved the light from the candles. Her grandmother called her “our little butterfly”.

Case status:
Meredith Lis (Mother), pleaded guilty to failure to provide the necessities of life, sentenced to time served plus one day in jail.

Source:
HUNTER: Disabled girl’s death shrouded in shades of grey
Mom who starved disabled daughter gets a day in jail
Oakville woman who allowed 9-year-old daughter to starve to death sentenced to time served
‘Starved to death’: Oakville mother facing jail time after daughter, 9, dies of malnutrition
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