Scarlett Chen

Photo of an Asian toddler with tan skin and short black hair, smiling, and wearing a white silk blouse.Name: Scarlett Chen, also called Jia Jia.
Died: July 12, 2004.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Drowning.
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
After Scarlett’s mother was told by a doctor that Scarlett’s autism could not be surgically cured, she drowned Scarlett in the bathtub.

Case status:
Xuan “Linda” Peng (Mother); pled guilty to manslaughter; served five years in prison.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Scarlett Chen
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