Relationship: Partner – Page 3 – Disability Day of Mourning

Binita Haflongbar

No Photo Name: Binita Haflongbar.
Died: March 29, 2023.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Died in arson fire.
Location: Dima Hasao district, Assam, India.
Disability: Chronic illness.

Details:
Binita died in a fire allegedly set by her husband. She was unable to leave her bed to escape the house because of her disability.

Case Status:
Joycharan Langthasa (Husband), arrested.

Sources:
Assam woman burnt to death, husband arrested | Nagaland Post
Assam: Wife killed as man sets house on fire in Dima Hasao

Jenny Baxter

Name: Jenny Baxter.
Died: March 14, 2023.
Age at death: 45.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Vidor, Texas, USA.
Disability: Wheelchair user due to aneurysm.

Details:
Jenny’s body was found wrapped in plastic in her home. Her boyfriend, who had allegedly been sending texts from her phone to convince her family she was still alive, was arrested on suspicion of having killed her.

Jenny was an animal lover who, according to friends, “always gave giant hugs, squeezing every bit of love she could into each one.”

Case Status:
Russell Kinney (Boyfriend), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 20-40 years in prison.

Read more at: https://www.orangeleader.com/2024/08/19/live-in-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-to-killing-jenny-baxter-gets-40-years-sentence/.

Sources:
‘It’s just extremely sad’: Family friend remembers woman found murdered, wrapped in plastic in mobile home near Vidor
UPDATE – Man arrested for murder of Jenny Baxter, daughter of Gordon Baxter

Sarah Albone

Name: Sarah Albone.
Died: February 25, 2023.
Age at death: 38.
Cause of death: Head injury, airway obstruction.
Location: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, UK.
Disability: Multiple sclerosis.

Details:
Sarah’s partner violently killed her and dumped her body in a trash bin; then he convinced her family she was still alive by claiming she was in a hospital for treatment and faking text messages. Even before the murder, he was known to be an abusive and controlling partner.

Case Status:
Matthew Waddell (Partner), convicted of murder, sentenced to a minimum of 32 years.

Sources:
Biggleswade murder trial hears man hid partner’s body in suitcase
Biggleswade: Matthew Waddell guilty of body-in-suitcase murder
Judge calls for Bedfordshire Police to review handling of domestic homicide case

Edna Berry

No Photo Name: Edna Berry.
Died: February 21, 2023.
Age at death: 80.
Cause of death: Bludgeoned with hammer and chisel.
Location: Clacton, Essex, England, UK.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
When Edna kicked and scratched her husband, he lost his temper and attacked her with a hammer and chisel, causing major head injuries. He called emergency services and confessed to the crime. He was arrested; she died at the hospital.

Case Status:
John Berry (Husband), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 10 years to life.

Sources:
Husband, 85, used hammer and chisel to murder wife with Alzheimer’s

Yoshiko Gano

Name: Yoshiko Gano.
Died: February 6, 2023.
Age at death: 78.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Kapolei (Makakilo), Hawaii, USA.
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease.

Details:
Yoshiko was shot by her husband in a murder-suicide.

She liked spending time with her grandchildren and posting photos of food, both home-cooked and from restaurants, on social media.

Case Status:
Alan Gano (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Neighbors remember elderly Makakilo couple involved in possible murder-suicide
Incident | Gun Violence Archive
Husband and wife identified in Makakilo murder-suicide case

Mary Fischer

No Photo Name: Mary Fischer.
Died: January 13, 2023.
Age at death: 72.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Disability: Chronic illness.

Details:
Mary’s husband called emergency services, saying he had killed her and was going to kill himself. Responders who entered Mary’s home found her and her husband both dead.

Case Status:
Paul Fischer (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Las Vegas couple found dead in Death Valley following allege murder-suicide
Elderly couple from Las Vegas found dead in Death Valley National Park

Walid

No Photo Name: Walid (Surname unknown).
Died: Unspecified; announcement made January 10, 2023.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Bludgeoned.
Location: Gargarish, Tripoli, Libya.
Disability: Developmental disability

Details:
Walid was living in an institution for people with disabilities two months before he was married to his wife. Some time after that, he was dead. Police released a video in which they interviewed his wife, who first blamed Walid’s death on a home invasion, but then admitted that he collapsed and died after she beat him with a metal broom handle for breaking some coffee cups.

Case Status:
His wife (Arrested).

Sources:
Libya: Woman beats her husband to death for breaking coffee cups
سيدة تقتل زوجها من ذوى الإعاقة لكسره فنجانين قهوة | موقع نساعد
جريمة تروع ليبيا.. سيدة تقتل زوجها لسبب غير متوقع
بسبب تكسيره فنجانين للقهوة.. سيدة ليبية تتخلص من زوجها | المصري اليوم
وزارة الداخلية – ليبيا
جبروت امرأة ضربت زوجها حتى الموت: مبيسمعش الكلام – المصريون

Barbara Reader

No Photo Name: Barbara P. Reader.
Died: December 10, 2022.
Age at death: 83.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA.
Disability: Dementia.

Details:
Barbara’s husband shot her in a murder-suicide.

Case Status:
Peter L. Reader (Husband), deceased.

Sources:
Elderly Couple Found Shot Dead Inside Home: Police
Elderly couple found shot dead inside home: police
A couple found shot dead in the Beaumont-Wilshire borough have been “joined at the waist”, neighbors say – Washington News
Elderly couple found shot dead in Beaumont-Wilshire were ‘joined at the hip,’ neighbor says
Police: Elderly couple found dead in NE Portland home died in murder-suicide

Sandra Brown

No Photo Name: Sandra Brown.
Died: December 8, 2022.
Age at death: 69.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Huddersfield, England, UK.
Disability: Chronic illness, wheelchair user.

Details:
Sandra was found dead at home; her husband was charged with murder.

Sandra loved gardening. As a member of the Neighborhood Watch, she used to keep her street clean by picking up litter.

Case Status:
Michael Brown (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Neighbour’s tribute to Huddersfield woman as husband faces murder charge
Huddersfield pensioner charged with murdering his wife

Shivamma

No Photo Name: Shivamma.
Died: December 4, 2022.
Age at death: 50.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Disability: Stroke; paralysis.

Details:
Shivamma was drowned in the flooded basement of the under construction apartment building she lived in with her husband and two children. Police arrested her husband on suspicion of killing her because he had been caring for her since her stroke and had grown tired of it.

Case Status:
Shankarappa (Husband), charged with murder.

Sources:
Security guard arrested for killing bedridden wife in Bengaluru
80-yr-old woman’s body found stuffed inside cupboard in K’taka: Cops