Name: Shain D’Onofrio.
Died: February 24, 2018 (Body found).
Age at death: 24.
Cause of death: Long-term neglect.
Location: Plains Township, Pennsylvania, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, autism.
Details:
Shain’s bones were found in a burning shed, and his mother was the prime suspect in his death; however, it took five years of investigation to determine that Shain had died from long-term neglect.
Case Status:
Linasheri D’Onofrio (Mother), charged with neglect of a care-dependent person and reckless burning or exploding.
Sources:
Prosecutors seek to add murder charge against mother in disabled son’s death
Woman charged for death of disabled son
Woman charged in death of disabled son found in burning shed
Plains shed body was male; disabled man, mom, focus of questions
Autism Memorial: Shain D’Onofrio