Baby Boy

No PhotoName Unknown.
Died: December 21, 2018.
Age at death: 29 days.
Cause of death: Asphyxiation.
Location: Neelasandra, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Disability: Unknown congenital defect.

Details:
This little boy was born one of a pair of twins. He was weak at birth and had to spend ten days in the hospital after birth, and needed continued medical attention after he came home.

With the baby’s mother feeding his twin in another room and his father out buying medicine, the baby’s grandmother allegedly strangled and smothered the baby to death.

Case status:
Vijayalakshmi (Grandmother), arrested.

Source:
Days after month-old infant found dead in Bengaluru, grandmom arrested for murder
Grandmother held for infant’s murder

Yulia Nezhikhovskaya

No PhotoName: Yulia Nezhikhovskaya.
Died: December 17, 2018.
Age at death: 32.
Cause of death: Drug and alcohol poisoning.
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Quadriplegic; cerebral palsy.

Details:
Yulia’s mother called emergency services to report that her daughter was not breathing. Yulia died; toxicology results showed she had been poisoned with a combination of Valium, sleeping pills, muscle relaxants, and alcohol.

Case status:
Yelena Nezhikhovskaya (Mother), charged with third-degree murder and drug delivery resulting in death.

Source:
Woman accused of killing quadriplegic daughter can be released on house arrest, judge rules
Philadelphia woman accused of killing adult quadriplegic daughter
Philadelphia mother charged in murder of quadriplegic daughter
Mother Charged With Killing 32-Year-Old Quadriplegic Daughter At Home
Philadelphia woman charged with killing quadriplegic daughter inside home

Steven Hinrichsen

Photo of Steven Hinrichsen, an older man with light skin and gray streaks in his dark hair, his face lined with wrinkles; his expression is neutral.Name: Steven Hinrichsen
Died: December 15, 2018.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Stabbing.
Location: Morphett Vale, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Disability: Used wheelchair and walking frame after surgery.

Details:
Steven was found stabbed to death, with high levels of prescription pain medication in his body sufficient to sedate him and render him helpless. It is believed Steven’s wife, her boyfriend, and a friend thought Steven was “an inconvenience” and planned to kill him. Text messages show that Steven was assaulted by his wife’s boyfriend multiple times before his murder.

Case Status:
Tanya Hinrichsen (Wife), found guilty of murder, sentenced to 22 years to life; conviction set aside and retrial ordered.
Gavin Scott Skinner (Wife’s boyfriend), found guilty of murder, sentenced to 24 years to life.
Robert John Thrupp (Friend), found guilty of manslaughter, sentenced to at least 7 years.

Source:
SA woman granted retrial over alleged involvement in husband’s murder
Love triangle murder details revealed as wife and lover jailed for killing wheelchair-bound husband
Wife and lover jailed for two decades over stabbing murder of husband
Trio jailed over love-triangle killing
Daughter’s ‘shock and sadness’ at learning of father’s murder while she was giving birth
Hinrichsen, Skinner, Thrupp murder trial: ‘Desperate’ lovers allegedly conspired to kill husband
Three charged over murder of grandfather
Murder victim stabbed to death by wife’s lover and smashed photo left on his body, court told
Court hears there’s a lack of evidence in Steven Hinrichsen murder trial
Jury finds woman and alleged lover guilty of murdering Steven Hinrichsen at Morphett Vale

Rebecca Ballenger

No PhotoName: Rebecca Ballenger.
Died: December 11, 2018.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Clinton, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Stroke.

Details:
Rebecca’s husband allegedly went to the nursing home where she was staying after her stroke and shot her multiple times.

Case status:
Thomas Ballenger (Husband), charged with murder.

Source:
Police have arrested an elderly man in connection with death at Clinton nursing home.
“She didn’t want to live like this”: Bond denied for elderly man accused of killing ill wife of 40 years in nursing home
The quiet acceptance of ‘mercy killings’ in the US: Even in states where euthanasia is illegal, courts are often turning a blind eye
Elderly Mississippi man murders wife who had stroke, police say

Michael Keene

Photo of a middle-aged man with a lined, stubbly face and short brown hair.Name: Michael Keene.
Died: November 30, 2018.
Age at death: 51.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; work-related injury.

Details:
Michael was stabbed to death and his body stashed in a container for some days before he was found.

He was a retired construction worker who had lived in Florida, and was known for helping people put up storm shutters before hurricanes.

Case status:
Jessica Keene (Daughter), charged with first-degree murder.
Quahzier Bouie (Daughter’s boyfriend), charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence.

Source:
Man rejects plea deal in Windsor Locks murder case
Daughter charged with Windsor Locks man’s murder
Windsor Locks woman, seven-months pregnant, said fatal stabbing of father was self-defense – Hartford Courant
New details emerge in alleged Windsor Locks murder

Kyoko and Hiroki Naito

No PhotoName: Kyoko Naito.
Age at death: 69.
Disability: Diabetes, mobility impaired.

Name: Hiroki Naito.
Age at death: 36.
Disability: Mental illness/hikikomori.

Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Ono, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
Died: November 26, 2018.

Details:
Kyoko’s husband allegedly killed her and her son Hiroki by strangling them with a necktie.

Case status:
Hisaki Naito (Husband/Father), arrested.

Source:
Man arrested for killing bedridden wife, ‘hikikomori’ son
Gifu: Man strangles bedridden wife and shut-in son
Autism Memorial: Hiroki Naito

Irma Reese

Photo of an older woman with very short gray hair, dark skin, and white shirt, photographed outdoors.Name: Irma Jean Reese.
Died: October 18, 2018.
Age at death: 84.
Cause of death: Carbon monoxide poisoning.
Location: Bailey, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.

Details:
Irma died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a house fire allegedly set by her son, who knew that she used a wheelchair and couldn’t get out of the house on her own.

Case status:
Michael Reese (Son), charged with capital murder and arson.

Source:
Son charged with capital murder, arson in fatal fire
Mississippi man charged with setting fire, killing mother
Bailey man charged with arson, murder in mother’s death

You Su Kim

No PhotoName: You Su Kim.
Died: October 9, 2018.
Age at death: 74.
Cause of death: Decapitation.
Location: Chemor, Perak, Malaysia.
Disability: Paralysis.

Details:
Mr. You scolded his son for getting high on meth in their house. His son allegedly responded by killing him and dismembering his body.

He was father to four children.

Case status:
You Poh Khoon (Son), charged with murder.

Source:
Son who allegedly chopped up dad charged with murder
Man arrested after disabled father found beheaded, dismembered
Son kills disabled father, chops body into 6 pieces in Malaysia
Man allegedly kills disabled father and dumps decapitated body into septic tank
Cops arrest man after disabled dad found dismembered in Chemor
Son arrested on suspicion of killing and chopping up dad’s body

Shuji Sanada

No PhotoName: Shuji Sanada.
Died: October 7, 2018.
Age at death: 49.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified physical disability; bedbound.

Details:
Mr. Sanada’s mother allegedly strangled him as he slept.

Case status:
Kayoko Sanada (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.

Source:
73-year-old woman arrested for killing disabled 49-year-old son

Shobha Kulkarni

No PhotoName: Shobha Kulkarni.
Died: October 6, 2018.
Age at death: 75.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Blind.

Details:
Shobha’s niece demanded that she make breakfast. When Shobha wouldn’t do it, her niece allegedly stabbed her 15 times, killing her.

Case status:
Swapna Kulkarni (Niece), charged with murder.

Source:
Mumbai: Shocking! Thane woman allegedly stabs blind aunt ’15 times’ to death over refusing to cook breakfast; case registered
Woman arrested for killing her blind aunt in their flat
Thane Woman Stabs Blind Aunt 15 Times for Refusing to Make Breakfast
Woman held for killing her elderly aunt