Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Suspect arrested and/or charged; trial pending or no trial information.
Name: Chiaki Kino.
Died: March 20, 2017.
Age at death: 36.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Disability: Mentally disabled.
Details:
Chiaki was found strangled to death. Police say her mother admitted to killing her because she was tired of looking after her.
Case status:
Keiko Kino (Mother), arrested on suspicion of murder.
Source:
61-year-old mother arrested over death of mentally disabled daughter
Name: Maria L. Stiles.
Died: March 6, 2017.
Age at death: 90.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Godfrey, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Disabled elder.
Details:
Maria was left in a tarp hammock in filthy surroundings; she died of infected bedsores. She had been discharged back to her son by a nursing home that suspected she was being neglected.
Case status:
Larry D. Parker (Son), charged with abuse or neglect of an elder resulting in death.
Source:
Suit alleges nursing home’s negligence caused patient’s death
Suit: Woman found with infected sores in rigged tarp hammock went ignored, son faces criminal charges
Name: Prakash Singh.
Age at death: 56.
Disability: Stroke-related.
Name: Shoba Singh, also referred to as Shoba Hariparsad.
Age at death: 50.
Disability: Unspecified.
Died: February 28, 2017.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury.
Location: Phoenix, South Africa.
Details:
Prakash and Shoba Singh were allegedly hacked to death with a bush knife by their son. Reportedly, he was angry that his mother wanted to send him to a drug rehabilitation center.
Case status:
Shanveer Singh (Son), charged with murder.
Source:
Decomposing bodies: son in dock for murders
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UPDATE: Phoenix man appears in court for parents’ alleged murder
Phoenix Parents Hacked To Death By Son
Name: Sanaa Cunningham.
Died: February 12, 2017.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Sepsis.
Location: Goodyear, Arizona, USA.
Disability: Autism, schizophrenia, other mental and physical health problems.
Details:
Sanaa’s father and stepmother allegedly kept her restrained, locked her in a small room, starved her, and forced her to do heavy physical work. She was brought to an urgent care center with severe bruises and scratches. A deep cut on her foot had become infected, and had gone untreated for so long that Sanaa died of sepsis.
Case status:
Germayne Cunningham (Father), charged with first-degree murder and child abuse.
Lisa Cunningham (Stepmother), charged with first-degree murder and child abuse.
Source:
Mum could be first Australian woman to face death row in US
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Name: Theresa Marie Irene Smothers.
Died: December 31, 2016.
Age at death: 87.
Cause of death: Neglect, malnutrition, dehydration.
Location: Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA.
Disability: Dementia.
Details:
When a hospice worker visited Theresa for the first time, she saw obvious signs of neglect and called for an ambulance. Theresa was taken to the hospital with starvation, dehydration, and infected bedsores; two days later, she died. She weighed 71 pounds; she had been fed just one packet of applesauce per day.
Case status:
Judy Smothers (Daughter), charged with second-degree murder and elder abuse.
Source:
Elderly Woman Dies from Extreme Neglect, But It’s Her Daughter’s Excuse That Tops Everything…
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Poplar Bluff woman pleads not guilty to murder after her mother died of malnourishment
Name: Danny Fernandez.
Died: December 11, 2016.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Springfield, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.
Details:
Danny’s stepdaughter brought him to the emergency room, claiming he had fallen out of his wheelchair. However, when the injuries were examined, she was arrested and charged with aggravated assault. When Danny died in the ICU a few days later, she was charged with murder.
Case status:
Christina Mathews (Stepdaughter), charged with first-degree murder.
Source:
Obituary for Danny Fernandez at Ruby Funeral Services & Chapel, Inc.
Springfield woman facing multiple first-degree murder charges
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Danny Fernandez’s Obituary
Name: Devendra Prasad Misra.
Died: November 18, 2016.
Age at death: 27.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Madhapur, Hyderabad, India.
Disability: A “serious mental disorder”.
Details:
Devendra’s brothers reportedly beat him to death because they believed he was demon-possessed. Another brother was also attacked, but rescued by neighbors and taken to the hospital.
Devendra worked as a security guard at at MNC, an IT company in Hyderabad.
Case status:
Birendra Prasad Misra (Brother), charged with murder.
Mahendra Prasad Misra (Brother), charged with murder.
Source:
Hyderabad: Superstition led to man’s murder
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Cops yet to find out cause of fight among siblings
Fight among siblings: Cops yet to find out cause of fight among siblings
Name: Tevaun Williamson.
Died: November 16, 2016.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma, dehydration, malnutrition.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Tevaun was found unresponsive in his home by first responders and declared dead at the hospital. His mother and her boyfriend were arrested on suspicion of having beaten and starved him.
Case status:
Michelle Williamson (Mother), convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated child neglect; sentenced to 17 years.
Daryl Lee (Mother’s boyfriend), charged with first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated child neglect.
Source:
Couple charged with murder in autistic 7-year-old’s death
Parents Charged in Boy’s Beating Death in Tennessee
Couple Indicted For Murder In Death Of Woman’s 7-Year-Old Son
Mother, boyfriend indicted in 2016 beating death of 7-year-old
Name: Patricia Diane Swink.
Died: November 2, 2016.
Age at death: 66.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Hickory, North Carolina, USA.
Disability: Unspecified disability; vision impairment.
Details:
Patricia was killed by her niece and her niece’s son, who then proceeded to steal her car.
Case status:
Micky Lee Swink (Niece’s son), pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, sentenced to life without parole.
Tina Louise Swink (Niece), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and car theft, sentenced to 18 to 22 years in prison.
Richard Lee Deal, charged with accessory after the fact.
Source:
Hildebran woman to spend at least 18 years in prison for Halloween murder of her aunt
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Name: Mohamad Roshamnudin Abdullah.
Died: October 19, 2016.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Traumatic injury to the chest.
Location: Mersing, Malaysia.
Disability: Mentally disabled.
Details:
When Mohamad’s mother brought him to the hospital, she claimed that the boy had fallen in the bathroom. But Mohamad was dead, with cigarette burns on his skin. Police arrested his mother, stepfather, and step-uncle, whom they suspect of torturing him to death.
Case status:
Roshimah Abdullah (mother), charged with murder.
Mohd Sapawi Ab Talib (stepfather), charged with murder.
Shukur Ab Talib (Step-uncle), charged with murder.
Source:
Woman charged with murder of her own mentally-ill son
Grandfather Felt Uneasy Every Time He Visited Disabled Grandson
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