Rebecca Cotten – Disability Day of Mourning

Photo of Rebecca Cotten, a very thin young woman. She is leaning forward toward another woman standing in front of her, so that her face is not visible. Name: Rebecca Cotten.
Died: May 29, 2014.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Fatal abuse and neglect.
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy.

Details:
Rebecca was abused and starved by her mother. She died weighing 40 pounds.

Perpetrator: Jennifer Cotten (Mother); charged with abuse and aggravated assault.

Source: Abused woman who weighed 40 pounds dies