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Tyrael McFall

Name: Tyrael Emory Alexander McFall.
Died: November 8, 2014.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Codeine poisoning.
Location: Austell, Georgia, USA.
Disability: TBI from previous abuse; blind.

Details:
Tyrael was disabled because his birth father beat him. After his birth father was imprisoned, his mother remarried.

His mother and stepfather poisoned him with an overdose of codeine through his feeding tube. They also used his social security number to sign up for credit cards, and cashed in on the little boy’s life insurance policy, which they had bought without telling the company about his disability.

Case status:
Erica White (Mother), convicted of murder and fraud, sentenced to life plus 83 years.
Michael Schullerman (Stepfather), charged with murder; pleaded guilty to fraud, sentenced to 30 years.

Source:
Cobb mom charged with murder in 2-year-old’s overdose death
New details emerge in poisoning death of 2-year-old disabled Cobb boy
MCFALL, Tyrael Emory Alexander
Gruesome details emerge after couple poisons disabled toddler boy to death, then opens credit cards in his name: DA
New details emerge in poisoning death of 2-year-old disabled Cobb boy
Cobb mom charged with murder in 2-year-old’s overdose death
Trial begins for Acworth mother accused of killing toddler son
Murder trial starts for Cobb mom who allegedly poisoned 2-year-old son
Parents Allegedly Poisoned Disabled Boy To Death, Took Out Credit Cards In Son’s Name
Cobb mom who allegedly killed disabled 2-year-old son will not testify
Both sides argue case of Cobb mom who allegedly killed disabled son
Jury deliberating fate of mom accused in toddler’s codeine death
This mom stole her 2-year-old son’s identity — after poisoning him, prosecutors say
Jury deliberates to decide fate of ‘poisoning for profit’ mom, accused of putting codeine in disabled toddler’s feeding tube
‘Poisoning for profit’ mom found guilty of killing disabled toddler, taking credit cards out in his name
Georgia Mom Found Guilty Of Killing 2-Year-Old Disabled Son
Austell mother convicted of killing her 2-year-old disabled child
Mother Found Guilty of Killing Disabled 2-Year-old Son, Using His Identity to Get Credit Cards
Cobb mom found guilty of murdering her 2-year-old disabled son
Mother accused of killing son, using his identity for credit cards found guilty
Cobb mom gets max sentence for fatally poisoning her disabled son
Mother Who Poisoned Disabled Son Gets Life Sentence
‘Codeine killer’ mom gets life in prison for poisoning blind disabled toddler boy, then maxing out credit cards in his name
Cobb mom gets max sentence for fatally poisoning her disabled son

London McCabe

School photo of London McCabe, a little boy with fair skin, wearing a teddy-bear hat and an argyle sweater, smiling for the camera. Name: London McCabe.
Died: November 3, 2014.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Seal Rock, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
London’s mother threw him off a bridge to his death. She tried to cover up the premeditated murder as the act of an insane woman who “snapped” because her son had autism and her husband had MS, but her Internet history revealed that she had been researching how to plead insanity and how to get away with murder for some time.

London liked big hats and playing with his iPad.

Case status:
Jillian McCabe (Mother), convicted of murder; sentenced to 25 years to life.

Source:
Autism Memorial: London McCabe
‘Everyone will hate me’: Mother sentenced to life for throwing autistic son off bridge

Esihle Mosoeu

No Photo Name: Esihle Xoliswa Mosoeu.
Died: October 31, 2014.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Pomeroy, South Africa.
Disability: “Disabled child who could not sit or stand on her own”.

Details:
Esihle’s mother strangled her because she didn’t have enough money to feed her. She was receiving child grant money for her Esihle, but she used the money to transport her to a hospital for treatment, instead of to buy food.

Case status:
(Mother); pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 5 years, suspended for 5 years.

Source:
Child murder ‘was an act of despair’

Mr. Zhang

Photo of a young Asian boy with tan skin and black hair, wearing a sports jersey, his hands to his neck, looking puzzled. Name: Zhang (First name unknown).
Died: September 13, 2014.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Fall injury.
Location: Singapore.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
This 7-year-old boy was found dead on the ground outside a high-rise apartment building after being pushed out the 9th-story window by his mother.

Case status:
Koh Sook Hoon (Mother); pleaded guilty to culpable homicide, sentenced to 5 years.

Source:
Woman who threw her son from 9th storey flat jailed 5 years
Autism Memorial: Zhang (7-year-old male)
Seven-year-old boy found dead at the foot of a Tampines HDB block; police investigating
Mother of boy found dead at Tampines to face murder charge
Mother of seven-year-old boy found dead in Tampines arrested for alleged murder
Singaporean mother charged with killing autistic 7-year-old son
Mentally-ill mother gets five years’ jail for death of son
Jailed for pushing autistic son out of window

Kim and Fletcher Hunt

Sepia-tone portrait photo of a woman and three children, a boy and two girls. They are smiling at the camera.

Name: Kim Hunt.
Died: September 9, 2014.
Age at death: 41.
Disability: Traumatic brain injury (from car accident), causing hemiplegia and personality changes.

Name: Fletcher Hunt.
Age at death: 10.
Disability: ADHD.

Died: September 9, 2014.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Lockhart, New South Wales, Australia.

Other victims: Mia (8 years) and Phoebe (6 years).

Details:
Kim’s husband shot her and her three children before committing suicide.

Before her car accident, Kim had been an intensive-care nurse. Now unable to do the physical work of nursing, Kim was planning to return to work as a nursing administrator instead.

Fletcher liked Australian rules football and riding his motorbike.

Case status:
Geoff Hunt (Husband, father), deceased.

Source:
‘He may have simply just snapped’: Disability worker breaks down as she describes Kim Hunt’s violent rages after a car crash left her with brain injuries before her husband shot his family dead
Hunt family inquest findings

Raashanai Coley

Photo of a girl with light-brown skin, brown curly hair, and a wide smile; she is wearing a black hat with a floppy brim. Name: Raashanai Coley.
Died: September 6, 2014.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Internal injuries.
Location: Waukegan, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Speech delay, possibly autism.

Details:
Raashanai was beaten and starved by her mother; she died of injuries from a beating, left untreated for three days.

Case status:
Nicholette Lawrence (Mother), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 43 years in prison.

Source:
Judge to Waukegan woman who killed daughter: ‘How can humans do this?’
Prosecutors ask for life sentence in Waukegan girl’s beating death
System failed to avert battered child’s slaying
Find A Grave: Raashanai J. Coley (2003 – 2014)
Homeschooling’s Invisible Children: Raashanai Coley
Raashanai Coley in Oregon speech therapy
Autism Memorial: Raashanai Coley
How Murder Victims With Disabilities Get Blamed For Their Own Deaths

Joan, Francis, and Mary Stack

No Photo
Name: Joan Stack.
Age at death: 82.
Disability: Terminal cancer, arthritis.

Name: Mary Stack.
Age at death: 57.
Disability: Autism.

Name: Francis “Frankie” Stack Jr.
Age at death: 48.
Disability: Autism; sciatica.

Died: August 30, 2014.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Details:
Joan Stack and her children, Mary and Francis Jr., were shot by her husband, their father, in a murder-suicide.

Joan Stack was a deeply religious Catholic homemaker known for keeping the house tidy and making dinner every night.

Frankie and Mary lived in group homes. Frankie was non-verbal, but Mary could say a few words.

Mary was a fan of action movies, and liked to look at magazines, especially magazines with photos of babies in them.

Case status:
Francis Stack Sr (Father, husband), deceased.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Mary Stack and Francis Stack Jr.
Four Dead In Elmhurst Murder-Suicide
Disabled children killed in Elmhurst murder-suicide
Elmhurst couple in murder-suicide were doting parents: neighbors
Four Bodies in Elmhurst

4-year-old boy

No Photo Name Unknown.
Died: August 25, 2014 (Body found).
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Arkhangelsk, Russia.
Disability: Paraplegia.

Details:
This four-year-old boy died when his drunken parents allegedly stuffed him into the freezer and left him there.

Case status:
Karp and Uliana Ulyanov (Parents), charged with murder.

Source:
Murder Charges for Couple who ‘Forgot they Put Disabled 4-Year-old Son in Fridge’

Isaac Robitille

Photo of Isaac Robitille, a young boy with fair skin and shaggy brown hair. His facial features are atypical, with a small, flat nose. He is sitting tilted back in a power chair outdoors, eyes closed, with the sun on his face. Name: Isaac Robitille.
Died: August 22, 2014.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Alcohol poisoning.
Location: Hardwick, Vermont, USA.
Disability: Holoprosencephaly.

Details:
Isaac was killed by his mother and her boyfriend; they put so much alcohol into his feeding tube (some news stories say it was an IV) that he died of alcohol poisoning.

Case status:
Melissa Robitille (Mother), charged with second-degree murder, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, sentenced to 4 years, sentence reduced to 3 1/2 years.
Walter Richter III (Mother’s boyfriend), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to 3 years in prison with credit for 1 1/2 years time served.

Source:
Hardwick mom convicted in disabled son’s death gets reduced sentence
Woman convicted in disabled child’s death appeals again
Vt. woman convicted in disabled son’s death appeals again
Vermont mom, boyfriend kill disabled 13-year-old by putting alcohol in IV: cops
Man Sentenced After Killing Boy With Vodka
Vermont Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter for Pouring Vodka in Disabled Child’s Feeding Tube
Mother who put vodka in disabled son’s feeding tube leading to his death gets appeal rejected in court

Nancy Fitzmaurice

Photo of a young girl with fair skin and auburn hair, wearing a pink shirt and smiling; she is leaning against a white silk pillow. Name: Nancy Fitzmaurice .
Died: August 21, 2014.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Dehydration.
Location: London, UK.
Disability: Hydrocephalus, epilepsy, neurological disorders.

Details:
Nancy’s mother fought for a court order to have fluids withdrawn from her disabled daughter; Nancy died of dehydration.

Case status:
Charlotte Fitzmaurice (Mother); no charges.

Source:
‘My daughter is no longer my daughter… the light from her eyes is now gone’: Mother tells of heartbreak behind the hardest decision any parent could make – to let her disabled child die