Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers
Suspect arrested and/or charged; trial pending or no trial information.
Name Unknown.
Died: March 3, 2016.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Daegu, South Korea.
Disability: Intellectual disability, physical disability.
Details:
This 11-year-old girl’s mother is charged with having strangled her to death.
Case status:
Her mother, charged with murder.
Source:
Mother on trial for killing disabled daughter
“양육 힘들어”…11세 장애 딸 목졸라 살해한 30대母(종합)
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Name: Henry Mokoshoni; also called “Hari” or “Harry Mockshon”.
Died: February 26, 2016.
Age at death: 9.
Cause of death: Unspecified homicide.
Location: Mpakati, Machinga District, Malawi.
Disability: Albinism.
Details:
When Henry’s uncle took him from his mother’s house, that was the last time he was seen alive. It’s unknown how Henry died because only his head was ever found.
He leaves behind a twin brother named Harrison, who also has albinism, and a mother and stepfather who still mourn his death.
Case status:
Elias Chatha (Uncle), charged with murder.
Source:
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Killed for their bones
Name: Demond Hudson Jr.
Died: February 16, 2016.
Age at death: 6 months.
Cause of death: Head injury, trauma, pneumonia.
Location: Des Moines, Washington, USA.
Disability: Hydrocephalus.
Details:
Desmond’s hydrocephalus went untreated even though his head was obviously bigger than it should have been. When he died, he had broken bones and head injuries and was malnourished.
Case status:
Demond Hudson (Father), charged with second-degree murder; incarcerated as of 2/17/2023.
BJ Silipa (Mother), charged with second-degree murder.
Source:
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Name: Carolyn Marie Taurino.
Died: February 10, 2016.
Age at death: 57.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Kershaw, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Amputee, wheelchair user.
Details:
Carolyn’s son is accused of shooting her to death.
Case status:
Robert Allen Hypes (Son), charged with murder.
Source:
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Name: Ameri M. Martin.
Died: January 30, 2016.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Cottage Hills, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Brain injury from shaken baby syndrome.
Details:
Ameri’s family allegedly left him in the bathtub alone, even though they knew he could not sit up on his own. He drowned.
Case status:
Triston T. Boyd, charged with endangering the life or health of a child.
Elegria J. Smith, charged with endangering the life or health of a child.
Vanda D. Gates-Ross (Grandmother), charged with endangering the life or health of a child.
Source:
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Name: Phillip Ray Maynard.
Died: January 14, 2016.
Age at death: 71.
Cause of death: Starvation, dehydration, untended bedsores.
Location: Forest Park, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; mobility impaired.
Details:
Phillip’s wife allegedly did not care for him; she often left him for two or three days at a time, even though he could not get out of bed on his own. Weakened by starvation, dehydration, and untreated bedsores, Phillip died.
Case status:
Cheryl Maynard (Wife), charged with elder neglect.
Source:
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Name: Sophia Rose Mahaffey.
Died: January 5, 2016.
Age at death: 19 months.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Cottonwood Heights, Utah, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy due to prematurity.
Details:
Sophia was allegedly beaten to death by her mother’s boyfriend.
Case status:
Jake Don Jensen (Mother’s boyfriend), charged with child abuse and child abuse homicide.
Source:
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Name: Yasuko Uechi.
Died: December 18, 2015.
Age at death: 82.
Cause of death: Suffocation.
Location: Kihocho, Japan.
Disability: Unspecified physical disability.
Details:
For some time, Yasuko had been asking her son to buy her a powered wheelchair; eventually she bought one for herself. Yasuko’s son allegedly suffocated her because he was angry she had bought a wheelchair he said he couldn’t afford.
Case status:
Norio Uechi; arrested for murder.
Source:
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Name: Ms. Lin (Surname; given name unknown).
Died: November 10, 2015.
Age at death: 50.
Cause of death: Burns.
Location: Daya District, Taichung, Taiwan.
Disability: Paralysis due to stroke.
Details:
After she had a stroke, Ms. Lin depended on her daughter to care for her. Complaining that her no one else in her family helped her care for her mother, Ms. Lin’s daughter allegedly took her out to a remote part of the city, doused her with gasoline, set her on fire, and pushed her into a drain. Ms. Lin burned alive.
Case status:
Her daughter, surnamed Lin; charged with murder.
Source:
Daughter detained after mother burned to death
Woman detained for burning mother, throwing her in river
Name: Johnny Richards.
Died: November 8, 2015.
Age at death: 63.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Disability: Amputee; wheelchair user.
Details:
Johnny’s daughter allegedly stabbed him to death.
Case status:
Shevelle Richards (Daughter), charged with aggravated murder.
Source:
Police: Homicide victim’s daughter charged with aggravated murder