2019

#County, Gracelyn
(Died January 1, 2019, Age 37)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Compression asphyxia)
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Westside Habilitation Center staff
Source: Sister of woman who died in Alexandria group home’s care demands answers

!Mussard, Clifford
(Died January 1, 2019, Age 88)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Died from kidney disease; not provided with medical care for 3 months after arrival in prison)
Location: Bridgend, Wales, UK
Disability: Kidney disease, heart disease, diabetes
Perpetrator: HMP Parc staff
Source: Parc Prison inmate didn’t get seen by a doctor for three months and ended up dying

Robins, Craig
(Died 2019, Age 27)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, beaten)
Location: Hednesford, Staffordshire, England, UK
Disability: Paralyzed after car accident
Perpetrator: Gavin Brown, Kyle Neil Smith, James Milligan, Bernie Peter Smith (WS12 Gang)
Source: Four men charged 14 years after disabled man was stabbed and assaulted

Tucker, Diana
(Died January 1, 2019, Age 73)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Evansville, Kentucky, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Brooke Cameron
Source: Name of woman in wheelchair killed in Evansville hit & run released

#Harris, Larry
(Died January 2, 2019, Age 69)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Disability: Unspecified; elder nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Willie Clemons (Roommate at The Estates of Spanish Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation)
Source: North County nursing home resident charged in roommate’s beating death

Payne, Frederick
(Died January 3, 2019, Age 73)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Allowed to refuse food and water despite being incompetent to do so)
Location: Harlow, Essex, England, UK
Disability: Anorexia, depression, anxiety, possible dementia, achalasia
Perpetrator: Princess Alexandria Hospital staff
Source: Man starved to death in hospital after refusing food and drink, inquest hears

*Wilkerson, Zha-Nae
(Died January 3, 2019, Age 9)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Neglect likely)
Location: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Michelle Rothgeb (Adoptive mother)
Source: Guardian arrested in death of Warwick girl

Houck, Virginia
(Died January 4, 2019, Age 97)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Died in arson-caused fire)
Location: Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Drew Rose
Source: Death Penalty Sought in Slayings of Woman, 97, and Adult Son

+Lincoln, Sara Elizabeth
(Died January 4, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Denied autism assessment)
Location: Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Disability: Likely autism, anxiety
Perpetrator: NHS
Source: Richmond: Mother thought daughter had autism two years before death

#Rosslee, Shirley
(Died January 5, 2019, Age 87)
Cause of death: Neglect (Denied needed supplements; falls, causing rapidly worsening health and eventual death)
Location: Parow, Cape Town, South Africa
Disability: Frail elder; anemia, thyroid condition, nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Serendipity Home for the Aged staff
Source: Another death ‘due to neglect’ at former horror old age home

#Sugaya, Itsuko
(Died January 5, 2019, Age 89)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Elder nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Yuki Tamura (Nursing home staff)
Source: Care worker arrested over murder of 89-year-old nursing home resident

!Gladen, Andre
(Died January 6, 2019, Age 36)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, legally blind
Perpetrator: Consider Vosu (Police)
Source: Andre Gladen’s Family Met With Chief Outlaw and Mayor Wheeler. They Still Have Questions.

Burnell, Erma
(Died January 7, 2019, Age 92)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Creswell, Oregon, USA
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Unnamed 12-year-old boy
Source: Neighbors suspect murder in 92-year-old Creswell woman’s death

!Lowery, Jameek
(Died January 7, 2019, Age 27)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Beaten, denied water, broken bones found on autopsy; Jameek reported that police were trying to kill him; police claim natural causes)
Location: Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Mental health crisis
Perpetrator: Police
Source: ‘I’m just paranoid’: Man dies in hospital days after recording frantic visit to police

+Young, Xavion
(Died January 7, 2019, Age 7)
Cause of death: Accidental (Wandering/drowning; mother’s repeated request for a better lock was refused by apartment management; Xavion left the apartment and drowned in a nearby pond)
Location: Texas City, Texas, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Costa Mariposa Apartments management
Source: Mom was concerned over door locks before son’s drowning in Texas City

(Unknown), (Male)
(Died January 8, 2019, Age 41)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Ravensmeade, Cape Town, South Africa
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Unnamed known gang member
Source: Disabled man shot dead in Cape Town

!Gonzalez, Krysten
(Died January 8, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Hanged self; inadequate mental health care)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: PTSD, depression
Perpetrator: Oklahoma County Jail staff
Source: Oklahoma’s jail mortality rate ranks second in nation

*Moore, Willie
(Died January 8, 2019, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Chivalery Alexander Moore (Son)
Source: Man shot by deputy during Durham standoff charged in father’s death

*Gupta, Sudesh
(Died January 9, 2019, Age 67)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Disability: Paralysis
Perpetrator: Subash Kumari (Wife)
Source: Elderly woman strangulates bedridden husband to death: Police

+#Quinn, Shannon
(Died January 9, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Neglect (Inadequate supervision while in suicidal crisis; died by suicide-strangulation)
Location: Tipton, England, UK
Disability: Mental illness, autism
Perpetrator: Oak House staff
Source: ‘My daughter would be alive today if only she’d received the right care’

*Rusnack, George
(Died January 9, 2019, Age 73)
Cause of death: Neglect (Infected pressure sores, lack of care, stroke)
Location: Collier County, Florida, USA
Disability: Dementia, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Ronald Everwine and Jennifer Everwine (Family friends)
Source: CCSO: Caretaker couple charged in January death of bedridden Golden Gate Estates man

(Unknown), (Male)
(Died January 11, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled, burned)
Location: Gran Canaria, Spain
Disability: Double leg amputee
Perpetrator: A 43-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman
Source: Irish woman arrested in connection with murder of wheelchair-bound man in Gran Canaria

*Lynch, Deborah
(Died January 11, 2019, Age 62)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Kehinde Afolayan (Housemate)
Source: South Milwaukee woman was fatally stabbed 116 times in her wheelchair, complaint says

*Burdett, Julie
(Died January 15, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis; pressure sores)
Location: Leicester, England, UK
Disability: “A disease similar to multiple sclerosis”; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Ralph Burdett (Father) and Philip Burdett (Brother)
Source: Julie Burdett: Woman left to die ‘surrounded by filth’ after her father and brother failed to care for her, court told

#Prince, Janet
(Died January 15, 2019, Age 80)
Cause of death: Neglect (Fatal pressure sores)
Location: Nottingham, England, UK
Disability: Double leg amputee, stroke
Perpetrator: Queen’s Medical Centre
Source: Hospital’s ‘gross failings’ led to pressure sores death

Walshe, Christy
(Died January 15, 2019, Age 40)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Southend-on-Sea, England, UK
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Michael Strudwick
Source: Man appears in court on Southend shooting murder charge

Rodger, Vivian
(Died January 17, 2019, Age 55)
Cause of death: Negligence (Died in accidental fire; inadequate fire department response led to 90-minute delay)
Location: Mill Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Source: Fire truck ‘drove past’ woman trapped in burning home

Davis, Mark Daniel
(Died January 18, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Centennial, Colorado, USA
Disability: Arthritis, used cane
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: ‘Senseless’ Murder: Investigators Say Disabled Father Of 6 Was Ambushed

*Scharnick, Chester Rubin “Chet”
(Died January 18, 2019, Age 84)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Fresno, California, USA
Disability: Blind in one eye
Perpetrator: Katreeva Woolf (Stepdaughter)
Source: 84-year-old man murdered at Fresno home was well-known painter with big heart

Bridges, Seven Charles Thomas
(Died January 19, 2019, Age 10)
Cause of death: Suicide (After long-term bullying)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Disability: Congenital condition requiring colostomy
Perpetrator: Students at Kerrick Elementary School
Source: 10-year-old boy bullied over colostomy bag kills himself: cops

*Dry, Elvis
(Died January 20, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Killed, body burned)
Location: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Amputee; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Denise Lynn Grass (Live-in caregiver)
Source: Cherokee County deputies seek suspect in killing of amputee

#Hotte, Hélène Rowley
(Died January 20, 2019, Age 93)
Cause of death: Negligence (Exited the building when an alarm sounded; door locked behind her; died of hypothermia)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Disability: Hard of hearing, frail elder
Perpetrator: Lux Gouverneur seniors’ residence
Source: Gilles Duceppe’s mother, 93, found dead of hypothermia outside Montreal seniors’ residence

*Arias, Anita
(Died January 21, 2019, Age 87)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation, dehydration)
Location: Melbourne, Florida, USA
Disability: Dementia, diabetes
Perpetrator: Allen Arias (Grandson)
Source: Melbourne man charged after grandmother’s death

#Rowe, Kenneth John “KJ”
(Died January 21, 2019, Age 22)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition, poor hygiene, skull fracture)
Location: Hancock, Michigan, USA
Disability: Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Perpetrator: Atlantic House staff
Source: Group Home Death Probe: Police case still open in Dollar Bay man’s death

#Avant, William
(Died January 22, 2019, Age 36)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Suffocated)
Location: Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Klinefelter syndrome, anxiety, depression
Perpetrator: G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital staff
Source: Psychiatric Patient Suffocated to Death Underneath Staff Dogpile, Coroner Finds

Malao, Emason
(Died January 22, 2019, Age 74)
Cause of death: Homicide (Axe)
Location: Sinazongwe, Zambia
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: A blind couple axed to death in Sinazongwe

Malao, Naomi
(Died January 22, 2019, Age 69)
Cause of death: Homicide (Axe)
Location: Sinazongwe, Zambia
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: A blind couple axed to death in Sinazongwe

!McMillon, John
(Died January 22, 2019, Age 67)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Beating/Restraint)
Location: Comstock, New York, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Great Meadow Correctional Facility staff
Source: Officials Called It a Heart Attack. Inmates Saw a Bloody Beating.

#Rutledge, Carolyn Irene
(Died January 22, 2019, Age 69)
Cause of death: Homicide (Fell during assault; died of head injuries)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: A fellow resident at The Fairmont Skilled Nursing Center
Source: Homicide At OKC Nursing Home Under Investigation

*McManness, Sharon
(Died January 23, 2019, Age 75)
Cause of death: Abuse (Abuse-related)
Location: Olanthe, Kansas, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Raymond McManness (Son)
Source: New Kansas elder abuse law used to charge son with Olathe mom’s murder

+Moore, Kevin Hugh
(Died January 23, 2019, Age 55)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Autism spectrum disorder, anxiety, depression
Perpetrator: Chris Adrean Collins, Damian Roger Verwey, Rebecka Ellen Williard, Cassandra Lynn Reynolds
Source: Talented, troubled and tragic: Inside the unexplained death of a former Greensboro Symphony musician

Banatao, Jose
(Died January 24, 2019, Age 49)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Tuguegarao, Philippines
Disability: Amputee
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Amputee beaten to death in Tuguegarao

*Cannon, Alexa
(Died January 24, 2019, Age 20)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Radford, Virginia, USA
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Luisa Ines Tudela Harris Cutting
Source: ‘Her death hit us all very hard’; Alexa Cannon remembered for putting others above herself

*Johnson, Debra Lynn
(Died January 24, 2019, Age 69)
Cause of death: Neglect or assisted suicide (Unknown; taken out of her nursing home, given meth; died at home, consent claimed)
Location: Searles, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Diabetes, mental illness, heart disease
Perpetrator: Duane Arden Johnson (Husband)
Source: Man says his wife wanted a meth party before her death

*Featherstone, Donna
(Died January 25, 2019, Age 78)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis from neglect and untended bedsores)
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Mackey Featherstone (Son)
Source: Police: Pleasant Grove man arrested after leaving mother in deplorable conditions

#Hoffman, Veronica
(Died January 26, 2019, Age 75)
Cause of death: Negligence (Wandering/hypothermia; door alarms turned off or inaudible, nonfunctional cameras)
Location: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Bethesda Gardens staff
Source: Police: Door alarms not audible at center where woman died

*Theriot, Keith
(Died January 26, 2019, Age 50)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Shooting)
Location: Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Unspecified; disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Dakota Theriot (Son)
Source: Louisiana murder suspect caught at grandma’s Virginia home

!Tuttle, Dennis Wayne
(Died January 28, 2019, Age 59)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: Injuries from an accident, seizures; disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Gerald Goines (Police)
Source: Pecan Park raid

*Stimmell, Tina Marie
(Died January 29, 2019, Age 56)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Mohave Valley, Arizona, USA
Disability: Kidney failure
Perpetrator: James Manker (Husband)
Source: 13-year prison sentence ordered in claimed mercy killing

+Bermeo, Isaiah
(Died January 30, 2019, Age 11)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Irven F. Jacobs Jr.
Source: Update: Boy, 11, dies after hit-and-run on US 101, suspect arrested

*Liggins, Mercury
(Died December 30, 2019, Age 63)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified; disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Her son
Source: Fiance of veteran found stabbed to death with cousin Monday says victim’s son is person of interest

!Tun, Sai Aik
(Died January 30, 2019, Age 34)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar
Disability: A “mental disorder”
Perpetrator: Village headmen and local militia in Kaung Houng village
Source: Mentally Disabled Man Murdered In Northern Shan State

*Winchester, Heidi Anne
(Died January 30, 2019, Age 50)
Cause of death: Homicide (sharp-force trauma)
Location: Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
Disability: Terminal cancer
Perpetrator: Michael Winchester (Husband)
Source: Police: Oregon man admits to killing wife, who had terminal cancer

*Kneifl, Julie A.
(Died January 31, 2019, Age 72)
Cause of death: Homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Harvey Kneifl (Husband)
Source: Charges: Former bus aide killed wife to ‘help her get to heaven’

#S, Nicholas
(Died February 2019 (Article published), Age 25)
Cause of death: Neglect (Hypothermia; insufficiently heated lodgings; found with bruises on his body)
Location: Trebunje, Serbia
Disability: Unknown; resident of institution for adults with special needs
Perpetrator: Srdjan Anicic (Director of Home for the Disabled)
Source: Смена директора Дома код Блаца након смрти штићеника

*Li, Chun
(Died February 4, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Homicide (Arson; died in house fire)
Location: Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China
Disability: Polio; intellectual disability, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Liantang Zhu (Husband)
Source: Chinese man, 69, married disabled woman, 35, for burial ritual. Then he burned her to death

Byrne, Kevin
(Died February 5, 2019, Age 45)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Disability: Leg amputee
Perpetrator: Leslie Fraser
Source: Life sentence for career criminal who murdered ‘defenceless’ disabled dad in Fife after the pair fell out

Gunkel, Robert
(Died February 5, 2019, Age 87)
Cause of death: Neglect (Infected pressure sores)
Location: Moorestown, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired due to brain damage from surery to remove a brain cyst
Perpetrator: PowerBack Rehabilitation staff
Source: Who takes care of mom and dad in the nursing home? In N.J., the answer can be scary.

*Reyes, Valerie
(Died February 5, 2019 (Body found; missing January 30, 2019), Age 24)
Cause of death: Homicide (Found stuffed into suitcase)
Location: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Depression, anxiety
Perpetrator: Javier Enrique Da Silva Rojas (Ex-boyfriend)
Source: New York woman, 24, ID’d as dead female bound and stuffed into red suitcase found in wealthy Connecticut town

*Bagwell, Theresa
(Died February 6, 2019, Age 58)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Disability: Terminal brain cancer
Perpetrator: Bruce Bagwell
Source: Lakewood man found guilty in killing of wife, who had terminal brain cancer

Harris, Fredrick O’Neal
(Died February 6, 2019, Age 63)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unknown type; body dumped)
Location: Lipscomb, Alabama, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired; used scooter
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Disabled vet’s body found wrapped in garbage bags

!Wells, Casey
(Died February 6, 2019, Age 40)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Taser used; stopped breathing while restrained)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Disability: ADHD, probable mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Report describes fatal police encounter with a naked man performing yoga poses in Phoenix street

*Marinovich, Noeleen Ann
(Died February 7, 2019, Age 59)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled, bludgeoned)
Location: Oratia, North Island, New Zealand
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Martin Marinovich (Son)
Source: Son who strangled mother and hit her with a hammer 12 times guilty of murder

*Scott, Evelyn
(Died February 7, 2019, Age 77)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Murray, Kentucky, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Todd Scott (Caregiver’s boyfriend)
Source: 2 women found dead in Murray, KY, suspect facing murder charges

!Northington, Eleanor
(Died February 8, 2019, Age 43)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Unarmed)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Disability: Paranoid schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police and bystanders
Source: Police explain circumstances surrounding death of woman handcuffed at church

Peyton, Rodney
(Died February 11, 2019, Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, legally blind, developmental delay
Perpetrator: Michael Culp
Source: Newark stabbing victim’s brother: There are no winners in this

Willard, Dakota “Ko”
(Died February 11, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Lenoir City, Tennessee, USA
Disability: ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: David Miles
Source: Murder victim’s mother: “It was just a matter of time”

!Clark, Mario
(Died February 14, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Suffocated; beaten by police)
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Mario Clark’s death ruled a homicide; family says ‘they already knew’

#Conner, Ronald
(Died February 14, 2019, Age 40)
Cause of death: Neglect (Accidental medication overdose; left alone with medication despite inability to judge correct dosage)
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Perinatal brain injury
Perpetrator: Beverly Webb (Unlicensed personal care home owner)
Source: Augusta personal care home operator charged with murder

!Wilson, Michael
(Died February 14, 2019, Age 32)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Denied medication for congenital heart defect; died of heart condition)
Location: San Diego, California, USA
Disability: Congenital heart defect, pacemaker
Perpetrator: San Diego Central Jail
Source: Jail deaths are routinely investigated, but public findings are hard to come by

Wyatt, Alan
(Died February 14, 2019, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury; arson)
Location: Gillingham, England, UK
Disability: Leg amputee, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Michael Bryant-McMurchie
Source: Irishman Michael Bryant-McMurchie charged with arson murder of disabled pensioner Alan Wyatt

Brohi, Shireen
(Died February 16, 2019, Age 22)
Cause of death: Homicide (Torture/murder, home invasion)
Location: Sawan Khaskheli, Sindh Province, Pakistan
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Rehman Shaikh
Source: Amidst loud screams, a deaf and mute’s stifled cry lingers on

*Collins, Donald
(Died February 16, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis)
Location: Harford Township, Michigan, USA
Disability: Unspecified; vulnerable adult
Perpetrator: Frances Collins (Housemate, unrelated)
Source: Harford Township caretaker charged with murder after man dies from sepsis

*Fitzgerald, Mary E.
(Died February 17, 2019, Age 85)
Cause of death: Neglect (Neglected; denied pain medication while dying)
Location: Rutland City, New York, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Marie E. Fitzgerald (Daughter), Christopher Preedom (Grandson), and Dermot J. Hanna (Nurse)
Source: Woman and son may face homicide charge for grandmother’s death

*Dien, Munier
(Died February 18, 2019, Age 40)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Toufique Dien (Brother, also schizophrenic)
Source: Mom pleads for release of ill son who allegedly murdered brother

!Espejo, Delmar
(Died February 18, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed)
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired due to congenital foot deformity
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Heartbreak, tears: Family of a man shot at the Capitol raises questions over his death

Pepito, Maristel
(Died February 18, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Denied medical treatment; given insufficient food; died from pneumonia)
Location: Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
Disability: Lupus
Perpetrator: Her employers
Source: Death of Filipino helper whose chronic illness could have been treated with medication puts focus back on conditions for domestic workers in Hong Kong

Randall-Saldivar, George
(Died February 18, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Torture/murder)
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Disability: Previous diagnosis; Special needs child; behavioral issues; grew out of diagnosis
Perpetrator: Angel Anderson and Gerald Rowe
Source: 2 arrested in torture death of man

Carver, Helen
(Died February 21, 2019, Age 83)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Owls Head, Maine, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Sarah Richards (Acquaintance)
Source: Suspect held without bail in beating death of 83-year-old Owls Head woman

#Tang, Chye
(Died February 21, 2019, Age 71)
Cause of death: Homicide (Pushed to the ground during fight)
Location: Singapore
Disability: Frail elder
Perpetrator: Yong Kok Kwong (Roommate at Bukit Batok Home for the Aged)
Source: Spat over fan switch at aged home led to death of 71-year-old man

*“Child ML”, (Female)
(Died February 24, 2019, Age 7)
Cause of death: Negligence (Pneumonia, codeine overdose)
Location: Australind, Western Australia, Australia
Disability: Cerebral palsy/spastic quadriplegia, epilepsy
Perpetrator: Ms. A (Mother)
Source: Inquest into the Death of Child ML (Name Subject to Suppression Order)

Suryana, Nayana
(Died February 24, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangulation)
Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Disability: Depression, diabetes
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Nayana Surya death: Friends suspect murder as female director’s autopsy reveals internal injuries caused by kick to abdomen

#(Unknown), (Female)
(Died February 27, 2019, Age 64)
Cause of death: Negligence or abuse (Fed cleaning vinegar instead of laxative solution; died from inflammation of GI tract)
Location: Spokane, Washington, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Aacres Spokane employees
Source: A disabled woman died from drinking vinegar given to her by an Aacres Spokane employee, but the state won’t name who’s responsible

*Edmundson, Mia
(Died February 27, 2019, Age 9)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Not taken to the doctor or given necessary antibiotics; died of sepsis)
Location: Avon Park, Florida, USA
Disability: Congenital heart disease; no spleen
Perpetrator: Elizabeth Danielle Markley (Mother)
Source: Disabled girl died ‘because mother couldn’t be bothered to collect live-saving prescriptions’

#Wilson, Marion K.
(Died February 27, 2019, Age 64)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Fed cleaning vinegar instead of colostomy prep solution)
Location: Spokane, Washington, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: A caregiver from Aacres Washington
Source: Criminal Investigation Underway After Developmentally Disabled Woman Dies From Vinegar Treatment

#(Unknown), (8 nursing home residents)
(Died January 2017-February 2019, Age Elder)
Cause of death: Homicide (Poisoned)
Location: Offida, Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Disability: Elder nursing home residents
Perpetrator: Leopoldo Wick (Serial killer, employed at RSA di Offida)
Source: Nurse suspected of killing 8 elderly patients in Italian rest home arrested

Correia, Jassy
(Died February 28, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangulation, blunt trauma)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Louis D. Coleman III
Source: New video shows moment Jassy Correia met man accused of kidnapping, killing her

Frith, JaMichael
(Died February 28, 2019, Age 14)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Disability: ADHD
Perpetrator: Latrell Alexis
Source: Youth gets 10-year sentence in killing of 14-year-old in Hollygrove

Vanmeter, Elizabeth Marie
(Died February 28, 2019, Age 21)
Cause of death: Homicide (Serial murder; shot)
Location: Mendota, Virginia, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: James Wright
Source: A victim’s sister speaks out: ‘The carnival came to town and my sister got murdered’

#Christopher, Joann
(Died March 2, 2019, Age 71)
Cause of death: Neglect (Died of cancer and neglect; starvation/malnutrition, bedsores)
Location: Mt. Morris, Michigan, USA
Disability: Cancer
Perpetrator: Vamerolyn Chapman and Mary Chapman (Caregivers, adult foster home)
Source: Caregivers get probation for role in death of woman in unlicensed Mt. Morris Township foster home

Forbes, Jimmie
(Died March 2, 2019, Age 65)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed; robbery)
Location: Flora, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Frederick Edwards Jr.
Source: Flora resident found guilty of murder after stabbing disabled, wheelchair bound man to death

*Suzukawa, Kiyoshi
(Died March 2, 2019, Age 81)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Ibaraki, Osaka Province, Japan
Disability: Unspecified; disabled elder
Perpetrator: Koji Suzukawa (Son)
Source: 46-year-old man kills bedridden father, then tries to kill himself

#Swink, Timothy
(Died March 2, 2019, Age 60)
Cause of death: Neglect (Epidural abscess, osteomyelitis)
Location: Buffalo, New York, USA
Disability: Huntington’s disease
Perpetrator: Emerald South Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center staff
Source: Family shocked by father’s cause of death

Ntozini, Janet
(Died March 3, 2019, Age 18)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Disability: None; died protecting a disabled boy
Perpetrator: Unnamed 23-year-old man
Source: ‘She had a very bright future ahead’ – hero pupil stabbed to death in Cape Town while protecting disabled boy

!Scott, Roy Anthony
(Died March 3, 2019, Age 65)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Excited delirium, methamphetamine intoxication)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Disability: Paranoid schizophrenia, heart disease
Perpetrator: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police
Source: Las Vegas man’s in-custody death ruled an accident

Gadd, Christopher
(Died March 4, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Run over by car)
Location: Pontllanfraith, Wales, UK
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Timothy Higgins
Source: Farmer allegedly murdered in supermarket car park after row over space

Dean, Jason
(Died March 5, 2019, Age 43)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Eston, England, UK
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Andrew Timney
Source: Updates: Brain bleed of Jason Dean consistent with a ‘sustained blunt force head injury’

#“P”, (Female)
(Died March 6, 2019, Age 63)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis due to infected pressure ulcers)
Location: Reading, England, UK
Disability: Multiple sclerosis, scoliosis
Perpetrator: Royal Berkshire Hospital staff
Source: Woman died after care providers failed to move medical equipment

#(Four elders), (Unknown)
(Died Unknown; reported March 7, 2019, Age Elder)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Died after having their money stolen; cause of death unknown; neglect or murder likely)
Location: Chiclana dela Frontera, Cadiz, Spain
Disability: Frail elder
Perpetrator: Estrella and Markus (Couple who ran “nursing home” as a scheme to steal from the elderly)
Source: Spain ex-pat HORROR: Pair arrested accused of killing OAPs’ and stealing life savings

Burchard, Thomas
(Died March 7, 2019, Age 71)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Disability: Early-stage Alzheimer’s
Perpetrator: Kelsey Turner, Diana Nicole Pena, and Jon Logan Kennison
Source: Warrant: Murdered doctor funded Playboy model’s Vegas lifestyle, was found in her trunk

*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died March 10, 2019, Age 5)
Cause of death: Abuse (Abuse-related)
Location: Kwadela, Davel, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Bheki Hlophe and Sibongile Shongwe (Parents)
Source: They were arrested for the death of their five-year-old daughter at their home in Kwadela, Davel on 10 March

!Smith, Anthony Carl
(Died March 10, 2019, Age 55)
Cause of death: Medical neglect/Abuse (Unspecified)
Location: Angie, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Diabetes, heart disease
Perpetrator: Five guards at Rayburn Correctional Center
Source: Five Louisiana prison guards fired after inmate’s death; use of force, lack of medical treatment cited

Anderson, Dawn
(Died March 11, 2019, Age 53)
Cause of death: Suicide/medical neglect (Refused dialysis for kidney failure because she could not get opiate medication for her chronic pain)
Location: Portage, Indiana, USA
Disability: Type I diabetes, kidney failure, leg amputee, chronic pain
Perpetrator: Her doctors
Source: Portage woman’s family says she died because she couldn’t get painkillers

#Glatt, David
(Died March 11, 2019, Age 88)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pneumonia secondary to pressure ulcer)
Location: Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, England, UK
Disability: Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Heathers Nursing Home
Source: Former GP with pressure sore dies amid family’s concerns over hospital

!Lancaster, Jonathan
(Died March 11, 2019, Age 38)
Cause of death: Neglect (Denied mental health treatment; delusions led to self-neglect and starvation)
Location: Munsing, Michigan, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression
Perpetrator: Alger Correctional Facility staff
Source: Michigan prison staff ignored inmate who lost 51 pounds weeks before death, lawsuit says

Best, Maria Inez
(Died March 13, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Disability: Developmental disability, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: William Elliott
Source: Theodore Decker: Mother hopes to fill cracks that contributed to her daughter’s death

*Soeda, Kazuno
(Died March 13, 2019, Age 6)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Itabashi Ward, Tokyo Province, Japan
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Mitsue Soeda (Mother)
Source: 6-year-old girl strangled to death by mother

*Williams, Ronald
(Died March 14, 2019, Age 49)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Morrisdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Kimberly Sue Williams (Wife)
Source: Physician, financial advisor testify on second day of Williams murder trial

Franklin, Aaron
(Died May 15, 2019, Age 79)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pressure ulcers, infections, malnutrition/dehydration, sepsis)
Location: Waco, Texas, USA
Disability: Elder nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Woodland Springs Nursing Center, Lakeshore Village Healthcare Center, Crestview Health Care Residence, and Westview Manor and Rehabilitation Center staff
Source: Family alleges wrongful death in suit against Waco nursing homes

Husna, Ahmed
(Died March 15, 2019, Age 44)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Shot; terrorist attack)
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Disability: None; died trying to rescue disabled husband
Perpetrator: Brenton Tarrant
Source: Man whose wife was killed in NZ terror attack says he forgives gunman, as death toll rises to 50

!Johnstone, Dwayne
(Died March 15, 2019, Age 43)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Corrective Services Officers Strike Over Upgrading of Charges Against Colleague

*Jones, Harry Frank
(Died March 15, 2019, Age 66)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Disability: Mobility impaired, heart disease
Perpetrator: Dale Topalinski (Roommate)
Source: Frail senior was beaten to death in northwest Calgary motel, prosecutor tells manslaughter trial

*(n/a), Harish
(Died March 16, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Poisoned)
Location: Doddathoguru, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Radhamma (Mother)
Source: Woman poisons disabled sons, takes her own life

*(n/a), Santosh
(Died March 16, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Poisoned)
Location: Doddathoguru, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Radhamma (Mother)
Source: Woman poisons disabled sons, takes her own life

*Ellis, Ashlyn Rayanne
(Died March 17, 2019, Age 14)
Cause of death: Neglect (Left locked into a makeshift crib while mother left home; died in house fire)
Location: St. James, Missouri, USA
Disability: Physical disability, nonspeaking
Perpetrator: Tracy Ellis (Mother)
Source: Mother charged with daughter’s murder after Maries County fire

Devine, Cecelia
(Died March 18, 2019 (Body found, missing September 5, 2018), Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: North Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: ‘Beautiful, unique talent and character’: Tributes flow for suspected murder victim Cecilia Devine

*Gibbons, Ja’hir
(Died March 18, 2019, Age 2)
Cause of death: Abuse (Abuse-related)
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Disability: Unspecified; received speech and developmental therapy
Perpetrator: Dejon Waters (Mother’s boyfriend)
Source: Boy, 5, found covered in bruises in same apartment 2-year-old died from child abuse

Gilkey, Odell
(Died March 20, 2019, Age 66)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Homeless hit-and-run victim’s death in Little Rock prompts mental-health discussion

Markham, David
(Died March 20, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Parents desperate for answers in adult son’s hit-and-run death in Phoenix

+Osagie, Osaze
(Died March 20, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Armed with knife)
Location: State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Police
Source: No Charges Filed In Death Of Man With Autism Shot By Police In State College

*P, Kashaiah
(Died March 20, 2019, Age 40)
Cause of death: Homicide (Drugged with alcohol; strangled)
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Disability: Physical disability
Perpetrator: P Nagalaxmi (Wife) and K Saidulu (Wife’s boyfriend)
Source: Physically handicapped killed by wife, paramour

!Talbot, Carl Robert
(Died March 21, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Unresponsive after restraint and pepper spray)
Location: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: New Haven Correctional Center staff
Source: Inmate who died after restraint was back in jail for 2 days before incident; family says pepper-spray also used

*Dunbavand, Janette
(Died March 22, 2019, Age 81)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Northchurch, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: John Dunbavand (Husband)
Source: Burglars break into home of dead couple less than three days after ‘murder suicide’

Donkor, Abena Adumaba
(Died Unspecified; newspaper article dated March 25, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Entered hospital bleeding profusely; staff ignored her and let her bleed to death)
Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Manhyia Hospital staff
Source: Disabled woman bleeds to death without help at Manyhia hospital

Downey, Marie
(Died March 25, 2019, Age 36)
Cause of death: Neglect (Left unattended; fatal seizure)
Location: Cork, Ireland
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Cork University Maternity Hospital staff
Source: Three nurses were caring for 31 patients at time of mother’s death in hospital

*Fogel, Rebecca
(Died March 26, 2019, Age 22)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Andrew Fogel (Father)
Source: Doctor, daughter with special needs die in apparent murder-suicide at Hard Rock casino

#Barrett, Michael
(Died March 27, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Neglect (No diet plan established for Prader-Willi chronic hunger; died from heart attack due to rapid weight gain and deterioration of health.)
Location: Harrow, London, England, UK
Disability: Prader Willi syndrome
Perpetrator: Gayton House staff
Source: Disabled man, 25, died weighing 32.5 stone after Harrow care home fed him chicken nuggets and pizza

Downey, Darragh
(Died March 27, 2019, Age 4 days)
Cause of death: Neglect (Epileptic mother left unattended; died when she had a fatal seizure while holding him)
Location: Cork, Ireland
Disability: None; child of mother with epilepsy
Perpetrator: Cork University Maternity Hospital staff
Source: Three nurses were caring for 31 patients at time of mother’s death in hospital

Heatherly, Hubert
(Died March 27, 2019, Age 79)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Shannon Michael Bradley
Source: Navy veteran in wheelchair found beaten to death

*Heywood, Barbara
(Died March 27, 2019, Age 80)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Disability: Frail elder; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Arthur Heywood (Husband)
Source: Harrowing 999 call of old man admitting stabbing frail wife to death heard by court

!Ambler, Javier
(Died March 28, 2019, Age 40)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Informed police of inability to breathe and congestive heart failure; died while restrained)
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Disability: Congestive heart failure
Perpetrator: Police
Source: US police show cancelled after George Floyd death

*Kakadiya, Vivek
(Died March 28, 2019, Age 22)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Khijaria village, Visavadar taluka, Junagadh district, Gujarat, India
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Daya Kakadiya (sister-in-law)
Source: Gujarat: Woman held for killing brother-in-law with learning disability

*+Koets, Sam
(Died March 28, 2019, Age 16)
Cause of death: Neglect/Abuse (Drowned while tied up and unsupervised near pool)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Timothy Koets (Father)
Source: Father charged with manslaughter in son’s death

McNeley, Kyle
(Died March 28, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run; drunk driver)
Location: Long Beach, California, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user after stroke
Perpetrator: Jesus Jorge Arias
Source: Suspect charged with DUI, child abuse in crash that killed man in wheelchair

*Willis, Kylee
(Died March 29, 2019, Age 4)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Adam Hughes (Mother’s boyfriend)
Source: Girl, 4, with Down Syndrome ‘is beaten to death by her mother’s boyfriend after she interrupted him’

Adams, Lesha
(Died March 30, 2019, Age 54)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: None; died from hit-and-run while trying to help wheelchair user cross the street
Perpetrator: Unidentified 20-year-old female
Source: Mom killed in front of her kids while helping man in wheelchair cross road

*Everett, Linnie Maude
(Died March 30, 2019, Age 80)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Morton, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Bedridden, chronic illness
Perpetrator: Thomas G. Everett (Husband)
Source: Names released after man kills wife, attempts suicide

Perez, Jesus “Jesse”
(Died March 30, 2019, Age 63)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unidentified 20-year-old female
Source: ‘They were both givers’: Good Samaritan’s effort to help man in wheelchair ends in tragedy

*Young, Tika
(Died March 30, 2019, Age 37)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Blue Ridge, Arizona, USA
Disability: Chronic back pain, arthritis
Perpetrator: Patrick Nagel (Housemate)
Source: Blue Ridge man pleads not guilty to first-degree murder

!Kenny, Stacy “Patrick”
(Died March 31, 2019, Age 33)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed)
Location: Springfield, Oregon, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Richard Lewis (Police)
Source: Family Of Police Shooting Victim Sues Springfield For Wrongful Death

#(Unknown), (Male)
(Died Spring 2019, Age 60s)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Thromboembolism after 70 hours in restraints)
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder, COPD
Perpetrator: Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center
Source: Report: Augusta VA hospital restraints led to patient’s death

*Meadows, Paula
(Died April 2, 2019, Age 83)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Tony Meadows (Husband)
Source: Former Concorde captain and wife found dead in Duchess of Cambridge’s home village

!Bulthouse, Paul
(Died April 4, 2019, Age 39)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Status epilepticus, untreated, from alcohol withdrawal; found dead in a detox cell)
Location: Muskegon County, Michigan, USA
Disability: Heart disease, alcoholism
Perpetrator: Muskegon County Jail staff
Source: Jail inmate’s cause of death released by Muskegon County Sheriff

*+Webb, Jaden
(Died April 4, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Dorothy Flood (Grandmother)
Source: Twin Boys With Autism Fatally Shot by Arizona Grandmother, Who Tried to Kill Herself: Court Docs

*+Webb, Jorden
(Died April 4, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Dorothy Flood (Grandmother)
Source: Twin Boys With Autism Fatally Shot by Arizona Grandmother, Who Tried to Kill Herself: Court Docs

#Casey, Patrick “Wacker”
(Died April 5, 2019, Age 41)
Cause of death: Negligence (Choked; given marshamllow despite pureed food diet prescription)
Location: London, England, UK
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Priory Devon House staff
Source: Patient at Priory Devon House choked to death on a marshmallow

*+Dubois-Gilbeau, Sarah
(Died April 5, 2019, Age 5)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Brandon Reynolds (Father)
Source: Father charged in 5-year-old girl’s death

#Kurosawa, Kihachiro
(Died April 5, 2019, Age 82)
Cause of death: Abuse (Fatal beating)
Location: Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo Province, Japan
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Tomoki Nemoto (Nursing home employee)
Source: Ex-worker at nursing home arrested for allegedly killing resident

Pressley, Gary Steven
(Died April 5, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Denied pain medication for chronic pain)
Location: Dublin, Georgia, USA
Disability: Chronic pain after broken hip and back injury in accident
Perpetrator: Carl Vinson VA Medical Center staff
Source: Mother files lawsuit against U.S. after son’s death by suicide in Dublin VA parking lot

#(Unknown), (Male)
(Died April 6, 2019, Age 12)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Seshego, Limpopo, South Africa
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Roommates, ages 14 and 16, at Grace and Hope Special School
Source: Two minors (15) arrested for allegedly murdering special needs learner (12) in Seshego

*(Unknown), (Male)
(Died April 6, 2019, Age 70s)
Cause of death: Homicide (Wrist cut)
Location: Lysekil, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden
Disability: Dementia, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: His wife
Source: Hovrätten skärper straff för ”barmhärtighetsmord” i Lysekil

+Hewitt, Siân
(Died April 6, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Delayed treatment for pulmonary embolism)
Location: Eaglestone, England, UK
Disability: Asperger syndrome, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Staff at Willow Ward, Campbell Centre
Source: Woman, 25, with Asperger’s dies following multiple failures at Milton Keynes mental healthcare unit, court hears

#Ramirez, Diane
(Died April 6, 2019, Age 16)
Cause of death: Neglect (Choked on bile; poor care)
Location: Murrieta, California, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Michelle Morris Small Family Home staff
Source: ‘Care home staff let disabled girl on feeding tube choke to death on her own bile’

*Naidoo, Dhunalutchmee
(Died April 8, 2019, Age 69)
Cause of death: Homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Durban, South Africa
Disability: “an unknown disease”; bedbound
Perpetrator: Dickson Naidoo (Husband)
Source: Why I slit my bedridden wife’s throat

Orsette, Albert
(Died April 8, 2019, Age 83)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Independence Township, Michigan, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Oakland County man in wheelchair, 83, dies after hit-and-run outside nursing home

Pannoni, James
(Died April 8, 2019, Age 63)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Hubert, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Unspecified; disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Sandra Wagner
Source: Deputies release more information on murder after woman captured in Alabama

Desnoyers, Daniel
(Died April 9, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Suicide/neglect (Denied access to medication for depression because he was $20 short on a health care bill; drowned himself)
Location: Saratoga County, New York, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Fidelis Care (Health care provider)
Source: A Man Died Because He Didn’t Have $20—And US Health Care Is to Blame

*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died April 10, 2019, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Puerto Rico, Mogan, Spain
Disability: Physical disability
Perpetrator: Lars E.A. (Partner)
Source: Swedish man faces up to 29 years, on trail, suspected of killing his partner in Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria

*Jacobs, Alexandra
(Died April 10, 2019, Age 77)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Orono, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Dementia; wheelchair user due to unsuccessful hip replacement
Perpetrator: Irwin Jacobs (Husband)
Source: Prominent businesman Irwin Jacobs shot wife, then himself, medical examiner confirms

!Celestin, Jean Samuel
(Died April 11, 2019, Age 33)
Cause of death: Taser-related (Died in police custody; taser used, cause unknown)
Location: Ocoee, Florida, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety
Perpetrator: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety
Source: Man who died after Ocoee officers used Taser had history of mental illness, records show

!(Unknown), (Male)
(Died April 12, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Denied medical care; cardiac arrest in jail)
Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Disability: Diabetes
Perpetrator: Santa Barbara Jail staff
Source: Grand Jury Investigates Four Santa Barbara Jail Deaths

Clark, Leonid
(Died April 12, 2019 (Body found); missing January 13, 2019, Age 26)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Homicide)
Location: Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Death of missing Yellow Springs man being investigated as homicide

*Ihrig, Stephen
(Died April 12, 2019, Age 77)
Cause of death: Neglect (Dehydration, malnutrition, pneumonia)
Location: Martinsville, Virginia, USA
Disability: Unspecified; incapacitated adult
Perpetrator: Jeffrey Louis Ihrig (Son) and Crystal Rae Painter
Source: Martinsville couple sentenced in father’s death

*Ávila, Martina
(Died April 13, 2019, Age 6)
Cause of death: Homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Puerto Madryn, Argentina
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Manuel Ávila (Father)
Source: “I wanted the two of us to leave, but I had no luck”: the aberrant confession of the man who killed his 6-year-old daughter with a disability

Irby, Lawrence “Doug”
(Died April 13, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Gloversville, New York, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Tayler Bates
Source: Fonda woman indicted in hit-and-run death of Gloversville man in wheelchair

Mitchell, Simon
(Died April 13, 2019, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Chaguanas, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Disability: Congenital deformity, stroke, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Disabled man among four killed

*Flood, Patrick
(Died April 14, 2019, Age 94)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Oylgate, Wexford, Ireland
Disability: Congestive heart failure
Perpetrator: Julie Flood (Daughter)
Source: Woman found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity remanded to Central Mental Hospital

Henson, Daniel
(Died April 14, 2019, Age 71)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Disability: Paralyzed; bedbound
Perpetrator: Fellow patient at St. Augustine Health and Rehabilitation Center
Source: Veteran dies after fight at nursing home

*Ballenger, Robbie
(Died April 15, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pneumonia secondary to starvation)
Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, epilepsy
Perpetrator: Geneen Romalia Ballenger (Grandmother)
Source: DA: Fayetteville grandma faces 2 years max after child starved to death

Kaiser, Allen
(Died April 15, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run, vehicular manslaughter)
Location: Highland, California, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Desiree Shante Every
Source: Perris woman who fatally struck man in wheelchair in Highland pleads guilty

Reddy, Dheenadayalan
(Died April 16, 2019, Age 52)
Cause of death: Homicide (Assault; brain damage, ruptured intestine)
Location: Chatsworth, Durban, South Africa
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Gershom Levi Perumal
Source: Karate instructor killed at a Chatsworth hotel after bust up

!Graves, Julius
(Died April 17, 2019, Age 43)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Taser/Restraint)
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Disability: Paranoid schizophrenia
Perpetrator: St. Louis police
Source: St. Louis Death Shows Police-Mental Illness Issues

!Ule, Jack
(Died April 18, 2019, Age 63)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated heart failure)
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Bexar County Jail staff
Source: ‘Discriminated to death’: Family of man who died while being held on misdemeanor charge files lawsuit

#Bowman, Dora
(Died April 19, 2019, Age 100)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Disability: Dementia, heart disease
Perpetrator: Caregiver at Starlight Homes
Source: Wrongful death lawsuit against assisted care home owned by Andreen McDonald stalled in court

Dozier, Steven Alton
(Died April 19, 2019, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Cottonwood, Alabama, USA
Disability: Quadriplegia
Perpetrator: William Darrell Monk (Neighbor)
Source: Limited information known about Cottonwood homicide

!Neil, Haile Eden
(Died April 20, 2019, Age 26)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Hanged self; denied mental health care in jail)
Location: Colusa, California, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, borderline schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Colusa County Jail staff, Sheriff Joe Garofalo
Source: Family files lawsuit against jail, county over woman’s death

#McKinlay, Jessie
(Died April 21, 2019, Age 91)
Cause of death: Homicide (Fight with fellow resident)
Location: Freckleton, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Fellow resident at Old Vicarage
Source: Elderly woman with dementia died two months after alleged assault at Freckleton care home

#Bagget, John
(Died April 22, 2019, Age Elder)
Cause of death: Homicide (Punched, kicked)
Location: Wayne, Michigan, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, mild intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Darian Smith-Blackmon (Fellow patient at Woods Care Home)
Source: He’s an accused killer and mentally ill — and Michigan can’t find a place for him

!al-Adam, Munir
(Died April 23, 2019, Age 27)
Cause of death: Execution (Forced confession; executed for treason or participating in anti-government protest without due process)
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Disability: Partially deafblind
Perpetrator: Saudi Arabian government
Source: Court documents: Saudi Arabia executed 37 men; some claimed their confessions were faked

*Freund, Andrew “AJ”
(Died April 24, 2019, Age 5)
Cause of death: Abuse (Blunt-force head trauma)
Location: Woodstock, Illinois, USA
Disability: Oppositional defiant disorder (Undiagnosed; claimed by killer)
Perpetrator: JoAnn Cunningham (Mother) and Andrew Freund Sr. (Father)
Source: A cell phone video led to father’s confession in the killing of 5-year-old AJ Freund, police say

Roberts, Meuric
(Died April 24, 2019, Age 55)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed; argument over money)
Location: Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified severe disability
Perpetrator: Simon Lewis
Source: Luton man jailed for stabbing disabled 55-year-old to death

Brooks, Marcus
(Died April 25, 2019, Age 39)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Man in wheelchair shot to death outside his home in South Memphis

*+Flores, Duke Josehyah
(Died April 25, 2019 (Missing), Age 6)
Cause of death: Missing, presumed dead (Mother and aunt arrested for murder)
Location: Apple Valley, California, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Jakee Raquel Contreras (Mother) and Jennifer Rachel Contreras (Aunt)
Source: Apple Valley: Mother, aunt arrested for murder of missing 6-year-old boy, authorities say

+Crockett, Joel
(Died April 26, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Suicide (Hanged self; after long-term bullying)
Location: Liverpool, England, UK
Disability: Asperger syndrome, learning difficulties
Perpetrator: One or more other gamers on Xbox servers
Source: ‘My son was bullied to death’… mum says teenager took his own life after being tormented through his Xbox over naked pictures

Barton, Julie
(Died April 27, 2019, Age 54)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Inadequately treated sepsis)
Location: Lovely Lane, Warrington, England, UK
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Warrington Hospital
Source: Hospital neglect contributed to patient’s death inquest told

#Romero, Arnold
(Died April 27, 2019, Age 57)
Cause of death: Homicide (Scalded)
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Unspecified; elder nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Marcus Ladedrick Jermaine Casson
Source: Alexandria man’s charges upgrade to second-degree murder after victim dies from burn injuries

Ditto, Ruby
(Died April 28, 2019, Age 91)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blow to the head)
Location: Wichita Falls, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified; required handicap parking permit
Perpetrator: Byron Jack Rickard (Neighbor)
Source: Police release details of elderly lady’s murder

+#Fleurrey, Scott
(Died April 28, 2019, Age 55)
Cause of death: Negligence (Drowning)
Location: Morrisville, Virginia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Caregiver employed by Upper Valley Services
Source: After 2 years, family of autistic man who died in state-contracted care still awaits answers

Pollnitz, Omari
(Died April 28, 2019, Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user due to injury from previous shooting
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Man In Wheelchair Shot And Killed In West Birmingham

*R., Heidi
(Died April 28, 2019, Age 49)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Turnhout, Belgium
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Inge R. (sister) and Daisy V.M (Sister’s girlfriend)
Source: Inge R. (50) aangehouden voor moord op gehandicapte zus: gewurgd voor ze ‘verdronk’

*Griffiths, Lauren
(Died April 29, 2019, Age 21)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Disability: Dissociative disorder
Perpetrator: Madog Rowlands (Fiance)
Source: Fun-loving murder victim had been strangled before by her killer fiance

!Lewis, Isaiah
(Died April 29, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Naked, unarmed)
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Mental health crisis
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Naked Teen Fatally Shot by Police Amid Mental Health Episode

#Peck, Peggy
(Died April 30, 2019, Age 58)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Not treated for fall; died of osteomyelitis of two fractured vertebrae)
Location: Hawarden, Iowa, USA
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Hillcrest Health Care Services
Source: Woman’s estate sues Hawarden nursing home for negligence

*Smith, T’Kia
(Died April 30, 2019, Age 16)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Denied medication and medical care)
Location: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Dasie Green (Grandmother) and Kynika Green (Mother)
Source: OCSO: Handicapped teen dies from “medical neglect”, Mother, Grandmother arrested

*Thombleson, Gwendolyn
(Died May 1, 2019, Age 66)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: San Souci, Florida, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Thomas Thombleson (Husband)
Source: Florida man kills dementia-suffering wife of 47 years in ‘mercy-killing’ before turning gun on himself

Calkins, Matthew
(Died May 5, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot, dismembered)
Location: Gardner, Kansas, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Colton Stock
Source: Missouri man charged with killing, dismembering a Kansas man

*+La, Binh
(Died May 5, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition, denied needed medication)
Location: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Dat V. La (Father)
Source: East Hartford man charged with manslaughter, cruelty in autistic son’s death

Pitham, Daniel
(Died May 6, 2019, Age 33)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Bedworth, Warwickshire, England, UK
Disability: Arm amputee after car crash
Perpetrator: John Allison and Scott Warner
Source: Carpet fitter and friend killed disabled man and hid body in rug for days, court hears

*Larsen, Freya
(Died May 7, 2019, Age 27)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Provo, Utah, USA
Disability: Boyfriend claimed she had schizophrenia and DID
Perpetrator: Michael Taylor Robinson (Boyfriend)
Source: Murder suspect tried to contact witnesses to get their stories straight, police say

!Lozano, Johnny
(Died May 7, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Died from heart condition which went untreated while in jail)
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Disability: a “heart condition”
Perpetrator: Santa Clara County Jail staff
Source: Santa Clara County jails sued over inmate deaths

Feldner, Robert
(Died May 8, 2019, Age 74)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head trauma, stab to abdomen)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Michael Kalif Harris (Neighbor)
Source: Neighbor charged with beating and stabbing disabled veteran to death, then setting fire

Metts, Keonte
(Died May 8, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten, stabbed)
Location: Decatur, Illinois, USA
Disability: Visually impaired, hearing impaired
Perpetrator: Devon Jamal Jackson
Source: Vigil held for man beaten, stabbed to death inside apartment

!Smith, Ryan Matthew
(Died May 8, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Holding knife)
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
Disability: Depression, mental healthcrisis
Perpetrator: Ryan Beecroft and Chris Myers (Seattle Police)
Source: Parents still want answers about son’s shooting death by Seattle Police

#LaPointe, John
(Died May 9, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Neglect (Hyperthermia; left in hot van)
Location: Seminole, Florida, USA
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Joshua Russell (Crossroads of Pinellas group home staff)
Source: Deputies: Caregiver Using Drugs When Patient with Disabilities in His Care Died

#Olivas, Lawrence
(Died May 9, 2019, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: Bakersfield, California, USA
Disability: Blind, dementia
Perpetrator: Paul Lujan (Roommate at Betty’s Home)
Source: Man accused of fatally beating roommate with prosthetic leg pleads no contest to murder charge

(Unknown), (Male)
(Died May 10, 2019, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Three men arrested
Source: Deaf man beaten to death, allegedly by individual he used to disturb

#Abraham, Thomas
(Died May 10, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed (perpetrator ruled incompetent))
Location: Gloucester, England, UK
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Tobias Haley (Fellow resident in supported living)
Source: Man with schizophrenia sentenced to hospital order after killing fellow patient Thomas Abraham

+Brock, Kaylee
(Died May 10, 2019, Age 26)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma)
Location: Holt, Michigan, USA
Disability: PDD-NOS
Perpetrator: Kiernan Brown
Source: Man who murdered two Lansing-area women, with plans to kill more, sentenced to prison

*Johnstone, Annalise
(Died May 10, 2019, Age 22)
Cause of death: Homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Jordan Johnstone (Acquitted) and Angela Newlands (Acquitted)
Source: Who was witch monument murder victim Annalise Johnstone? We speak to her friends and family

*Long, Mavis
(Died May 10, 2019, Age 77)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Pennant, Ceredigion, Wales, UK
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Frank Long (Husband)
Source: Ceredigion man Frank Long jailed for strangling wife after row

Sanchez, Ronald
(Died May 11, 2019, Age 43)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Appalachian Trail, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Disability: Depression, PTSD
Perpetrator: James Jordan
Source: Army veteran killed on Appalachian Trail used outdoors to cope with PTSD

Hill, Christina
(Died May 13, 2019, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Raped, strangled, beaten)
Location: Modesto, California, USA
Disability: Unspecified muscular disorder
Perpetrator: Joseph Chapman
Source: Jury delivers verdict in Modesto sexual assault, murder case

Stryker, Steven
(Died May 13, 2019, Age 75)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Guardian ordered feeding tube to be capped and filed a DNR against Steven’s wishes; choked and was not resuscitated)
Location: Tampa, Florida, USA
Disability: Chronic illness, breathing/swallowing difficulty requiring temporary feeding tube to prevent choking
Perpetrator: Rebecca Fierle (Court-appointed guardian)
Source: Judge removes professional guardian from nearly 100 cases for alleged violations

!Turner, Pamela
(Died May 13, 2019, Age 44)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed; grabbed police officer’s taser)
Location: Baytown, Texas, USA
Disability: Paranoid schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Juan Delacruz (Baytown police)
Source: Police knew Texas woman killed by officer after stun-gun struggle was schizophrenic, stepdaughter says

Akter, Abdullah
(Died May 15, 2019, Age 2)
Cause of death: Homicide (Found in pond)
Location: Basila village, Naldanga upazila, Natore, Bangladesh
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Mysterious death of mother, disabled son in Natore

*Mwathi, aka Wavinya, aka Kavinya, Esther Wavinya
(Died May 15, 2019, Age 37)
Cause of death: Homicide (Rape/murder)
Location: Machakos, Kenya
Disability: Unspecified; used crutches
Perpetrator: Eunice Wambua, Danson Wambua, David Wambua and Sam Mwangangi
Source: Police probe bizarre rape, murder of disabled woman in Machakos

+#Brinker, Rohn Jaeson
(Died May 17, 2019, Age 46)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Terrytown, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Terell Nix (Caretaker)
Source: Autistic Terrytown man fatally beaten, betrayed by those he trusted, family says

#(Unknown), (Female)
(Died May 18, 2019, Age 92)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled, hit in the head)
Location: Chézy-sur-Marne, France
Disability: Unspecified; retirement home resident
Perpetrator: Her 102-year-old neighbor
Source: Woman of 102 suspected of care home murder in France

*Clark, Penny Laine
(Died May 20, 2019, Age 45)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma)
Location: Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Epilepsy, mental illness
Perpetrator: Gary Wayne Wallace (Boyfriend)
Source: “His face was black and blue.” Coast murder trial testimony reveals history of domestic abuse

*May, Steven
(Died May 20, 2019, Age 50)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Deepdale, Preston, England, UK
Disability: Epilepsy, COPD, alcoholism
Perpetrator: Darren Taylor (Lodger)
Source: MURDER INVESTIGATION: Neighbours are ‘shocked and saddened’ over death of 50-year-old man

*Urtula, Alexander
(Died May 20, 2019, Age 22)
Cause of death: Suicide/Abuse (Urged to commit suicide by his fiance; jumped from building)
Location: Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Inyoung You (Fiance)
Source: Former Boston College student charged in suicide death of boyfriend, echoing Michelle Carter case

!Vasquez, Carlos Gregorio Hernandez
(Died May 20, 2019, Age 16)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated influenza, pneumonia, sepsis)
Location: Weslaco, Texas, USA
Disability: Unnamed immune system disorder
Perpetrator: Border Patrol staff
Source: Guatemalan boy who died in federal custody was on the floor for hours before anyone found him, video shows

+#Aprem, Merna
(Died May 23, 2019, Age 20)
Cause of death: Neglect (Drowned in bath after seizure)
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Autism, epilepsy
Perpetrator: Afford group home staff
Source: Mum wants answers after daughter dies in bath at Sydney group care facility

*Pierce, Melissa
(Died May 24, 2019, Age 47)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition/dehydration)
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired, mentally disabled
Perpetrator: Family caregivers
Source: Death of disabled Chesterfield woman has been ruled a case of neglect and homicide

Herron, Courtney
(Died May 25, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Henry Richard Hammond
Source: Psychiatric probe for accused Vic murderer

#Reed, Benjamin
(Died May 27, 2019, Age 38)
Cause of death: Abuse (Burned in a hot bath)
Location: Boise, Idaho, USA
Disability: Huntington’s disease
Perpetrator: Omar Hamadi (Home health worker from A Caring Hand)
Source: Police investigating death of disabled man burned from bath

*Uzue, Sachio
(Died May 30, 2019, Age 86)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, bludgeoned)
Location: Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Toshio Uzue (Husband)
Source: 69-year-old man arrested for killing 86-year-old wife who had dementia

*JayNesahkluah, Zayden
(Died May 31, 2019, Age 2)
Cause of death: Homicide (Methadone poisoning)
Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Disability: Possible developmental disability
Perpetrator: Kimberly Compass (Mother)
Source: 2-Year-Old Overdoses After Consuming Enough Methadone To Kill Adult As Mother Charged With Murder

Meyer, Alicia
(Died May 31, 2019, Age 33)
Cause of death: Negligence (Drowned; driver went through barricades and into floodwater, then abandoned car, leaving Alicia behind)
Location: Chariton County, Missouri, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: James Pleasant (Driver)
Source: Lawsuit filed against man charged with manslaughter in disabled woman’s death

!Sarey, Jesse
(Died May 31, 2019, Age 26)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Auburn, Washington, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Jeffrey Nelson (Police)
Source: JUDGED BY XII (Episode 4): Foster mom wants accountability in Auburn cop’s upcoming murder trial

*+Kumazawa, Eiichiro
(Died June 1, 2019, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Tokyo Province, Japan
Disability: Developmental disability, hikikomori
Perpetrator: Hideaki Kumazawa (Father
Source: 8-year jail term sought for ex-top bureaucrat for murdering son

!Leon, Johana Medina
(Died June 1, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Chest pains untreated despite numerous requests)
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Disability: HIV+
Perpetrator: ICE El Paso
Source: Another Trans Migrant Woman Has Died After Weeks in ICE Custody—Experts Warn Others May Follow

Pothoven, Noa
(Died June 2, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Suicide (Starvation/dehydration, after being rejected for euthanasia but given no assistance)
Location: Arnhem, Netherlands
Disability: Anorexia, depression
Perpetrator: n/a; Levenseinde
Source: Dutch girl was not ‘legally euthanised’ and died at home

Johnson, John
(Died June 2, 2019, Age 60)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Evansville, Indiana, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Charlotte Ann Zell
Source: Coroner’s Office identifies man in wheelchair killed after being hit by vehicle

#Stanton, Arthur
(Died June 2, 2019, Age 65)
Cause of death: Homicide (Complications of hip fracture)
Location: Durngate, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Fellow resident at Moorside Nursing Home
Source: Devoted husband died after fellow resident pushed him in early morning argument

*Valdez, Valerie
(Died June 3, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide (Poisoned with cough medicine)
Location: Rockdale, Texas, USA
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Frances Valdez (Mother)
Source: Rockdale mother charged in disabled daughter’s death

Hoffman, Cynthia “CeeCee”
(Died June 4, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Denali Brehmer, Caleb Leyland, Kayden McIntosh, and two others
Source: What happened to CeeCee? A daughter’s disappearance, her murder, and a father’s quest for answers

#Rankin, Joyce
(Died June 4, 2019, Age 90)
Cause of death: Negligence (Lack of observation despite extreme fall risk; died from fall)
Location: Fordingbridge, England, UK
Disability: Frail elder; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Fordingbridge Care Home
Source: Woman at ‘high risk’ of falls died after tripping and hitting her head on first day at care home

+Lilley, Sharon
(Died June 6, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Inadequate response to severe symptoms)
Location: Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Disability: Asperger syndrome
Perpetrator: Timaru Hospital staff
Source: Father of woman who died in Timaru Hospital says daughter deserved better

*Crews, Betty
(Died June 7, 2019, Age 72)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Harriman, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Disabled elder
Perpetrator: Christopher Kennedy and Evelyn Kennedy (Daughter)
Source: Caretakers charged in starvation death of Roane County woman

!Polanco, Layleen
(Died June 7, 2019, Age 27)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Found dead in cell)
Location: New York, New York, USA
Disability: Epilepsy,chronic illness
Perpetrator: Rikers Island staff
Source: How New York’s Criminal Justice System Killed a Transgender Woman at Rikers Island

*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died June 10, 2019, Age 7 months)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Infected burns from branding used as alternative medicine)
Location: Banaskantha, Gujarat, India
Disability: Congenital heart defect
Perpetrator: Her parents and a local tantrik
Source: Hours after release from hospital, baby branded with hot iron dies

!Mpinda, Sipho
(Died June 10, 2019, Age 22)
Cause of death: Homicide (Police beating)
Location: Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Lingelethu West police
Source: Khayelitsha family, residents blame cops for mentally handicapped man’s death

*Shaver, Alma
(Died June 10, 2019, Age 80)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Brick Township, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Richard Shaver (Husband)
Source: Sweethearts Forever. Then Came Alzheimer’s, Murder and Suicide.

+#Martin, Brooke
(Died June 11, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Suicide (Inadequate supervision in mental health unit; suicide)
Location: Milton Keynes, England, UK
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: n/a; Chadwick Lodge staff
Source: ‘I thought she’d be safe’: a life lost to suicide in a place meant for recovery

*Melchert, Wilma
(Died June 12, 2019, Age 85)
Cause of death: Homicide (Morphine poisoning)
Location: Gillespie, Illinois, USA
Disability: Frail elder
Perpetrator: Amy Melchert (Daughter)
Source: Wood River nurse charged with killing mother-in-law in hospice

!Eisenhauer, Michael Dale
(Died June 13, 2019, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Attacked by cellmate; placed with violent cellmate despite protective custody order)
Location: Mexico, Missouri, USA
Disability: Physically and mentally disabled
Perpetrator: Ryan Wade Blair and staff at Audrain County Jail
Source: County pays $5M for jail death

+!French, Kenneth
(Died June 14, 2019, Age 32)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed)
Location: Corona, California, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability, autistic traits, nonverbal, schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Salvador Sanchez (LAPD officer)
Source: Young Man With Intellectual Disability, Shot and Killed at Costco by Off-Duty LAPD Officer

!Barlow-Austin, Holly
(Died June 17, 2019, Age 46)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated meningitis, sepsis)
Location: Texarkana, Texas, USA
Disability: HIV-positive, unnamed serious health conditions
Perpetrator: Bi-State Jail staff
Source: Private Jail Company Sued over Texas Woman’s Death

!Morsi, Mohamed
(Died June 17, 2019, Age 67)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Medical neglect)
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Disability: Diabetes
Perpetrator: Police/jail/authorities
Source: Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s death stirs memories of onetime democracy hopes

Richardson, Valerie
(Died June 17, 2019, Age 49)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Throat cut)
Location: Elie, Fife, Scotland, UK
Disability: Cancer survivor; mobility impaired (used walker)
Perpetrator: Ross Thom
Source: DJ brutally slashed throat of disabled mum-of-two in Fife bloodbath

*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died June 19, 2019, Age 91)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Shevchenko, Isilkulsky district, Omsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia
Disability: Blind; frail elder
Perpetrator: Ivan L. (Son)
Source: A resident of Omsk region beat to death a blind 91-year-old mother

*Hageness, Brian Paul
(Died June 19, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Elizabeth Hageness (Wife)
Source: Wife changes plea, sentenced to 10 years in husband’s death after mistrial declared

Saffery, Graham
(Died June 19, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Prescribed a dangerous combination of drugs; died from overdose)
Location: Bedford, England, UK
Disability: Chronic pain from car acccident, depression
Perpetrator: Various doctors
Source: ‘Shambles’ over Graham Saffery’s prescription drug death

Smyth, Paul
(Died June 19, 2019, Age 50)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Disability: Agoraphobia
Perpetrator: James Holmes and James McVeigh
Source: Murdered drug dealer led lonely life due to agoraphobia, funeral told

(Unknown), Chef
(Died June 20, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Neglect (Died of illness because he was unable to go to the doctor because his landlord would not fix a broken elevator)
Location: Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Davey Condominiums
Source: Death of Bridgeport resident blamed on broken elevator

*Conger, Darlene
(Died June 20, 2019, Age 67)
Cause of death: Neglect (Neglect)
Location: Zanesville, Ohio, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Dustin Burr and Sheila Allberry (Live-in caregivers)
Source: Two charged in death of elderly Zanesville woman living in ‘deplorable conditions’

Ballabh, Hari Valab
(Died June 22, 2019, Age 52)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Dwarka, Delhi, India
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Unsolved; possibly a housemate
Source: Couple found stabbed to death at Dwarka residence

*(n/a), Shabhana
(Died June 23, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Narol, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Abdul Razak Shaikh (Husband)
Source: Man murders disabled wife

Aziz, Badrul Hisham Ngah
(Died June 23, 2019, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Kampung Gajah, Perak, Malaysia
Disability: A “deformed left leg”
Perpetrator: Unnamed suspect; his lover’s husband
Source: Disabled widower beaten to death in fit of jealousy

!Richards, Daniel
(Died June 24, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Asphyxia)
Location: Glen Waverley, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Disability: Delusional disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: ‘He can’t breathe’: The troubled life and tragic death of Danny Richards

Willis, Cedric
(Died June 24, 2019, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Man Wrongfully Jailed For 12 Years Was Murdered Two Blocks From His Home

*Wooding, Desmond
(Died June 24, 2019, Age 80)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Droitwich, Worcestershire, England, UK
Disability: Mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Disabled pensioner, 80, is stabbed to death in his own home as cops launch murder probe

!Anderson, Jake
(Died June 25, 2019, Age 24)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Alcoholic ketoacidosis)
Location: Peterlee, England, UK
Disability: Schizophrenia, personality disorder, anxiety
Perpetrator: Peterlee Police Station staff
Source: Peterlee police failed in death of mentally ill man in cell

Massey, Makayla, aka Deaija Lopez
(Died June 25, 2019, Age 18)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Coachella, California, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, personality disorder
Perpetrator: Alexis Daniel and Maury Duarte
Source: Family of valley murder victim speaks out

!Rose, Joseph
(Died June 25, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Suicide (Medical neglect; untreated schizophrenia; hung self)
Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Disability: Schizoprenia
Perpetrator: Santa Barbara Jail staff
Source: Grand Jury Investigates Four Santa Barbara Jail Deaths

Lavigne, Joseph
(Died June 26, 2019, Age 24)
Cause of death: Neglect (Medical crisis ignored by van driver)
Location: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Unspecified disability
Perpetrator: George Wise (Van driver)
Source: Quincy man indicted in connection to the death of Norwell man with disability

O’Loughlin, Peter
(Died June 26, 2019, Age 50)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Islington, London, England, UK
Disability: Stroke; used walking stick
Perpetrator: Wayne Packer
Source: Disabled man battered to death in street during drunken rage

#Simmons, Jean Chavous
(Died June 26, 2019, Age 85)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition, dehydration, sepsis due to neglected urinary catheter)
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Arthritis, hypothyroidism, hip replacement, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Windermere Health and Rehabilitation staff
Source: Giving gruesome details, family sues Augusta nursing home over death

#Harnett, Christie
(Died June 27, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Suicide/Abuse (Mistreated while hospitalized; committed suicide)
Location: Middlesbrough, England, UK
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: West Lane Hospital staff
Source: Middlesbrough mental health death: Christie Harnett ‘let down’

Chacon, Albeiro Ruiz
(Died June 28, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten; while defending mother from a robbery)
Location: El Palmar, Confines, Santander, Colombia
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Unsolved; three robbers wanted
Source: Un joven con Síndrome de Down es asesinado por defender a su madre

(Unknown), Omari
(Died June 29, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: DEADLY CANADA DAY WEEKEND: Man in wheelchair among two killed in west end triple shooting

#Chen, (Unknown)
(Died June 29, 2019, Age 80)
Cause of death: Neglect (Choked; food not cut up, no medical staff present to resuscitate)
Location: Pudong, Shanghai Municipality, China
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Nursing home staff and owner Huang
Source: Family wins compensation after nursing home choking death

Featherstone, Ker
(Died June 29, 2019, Age 21)
Cause of death: Neglect/Suicide (Suicide after benefits cut and invasive evaluation)
Location: Salford, England, UK
Disability: Anxiety, depression
Perpetrator: DWP
Source: DWP’s ‘excruciating PIP assessment torture’ helped cause my son’s suicide, says disabled mum

*+Kunkel, Kayla
(Died June 29, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Neglect (Neglect)
Location: Chenango, New York, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Renee Kunkel and Edward Kunkel
Source: Woman with autism dies, 2 indicted for ‘inadequate guardianship’

+Ross, Daniel
(Died June 29, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Suicide/Negligence (Not informed of autism diagnosis; committed suicide)
Location: Hartlepool, Durham, England, UK
Disability: Autism, mental illness
Perpetrator: Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Trust
Source: Teenager took his own life at hotel while awaiting autism diagnosis

Teape, Christopher
(Died June 29, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Toronto, British Columbia, Canada
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolveed
Source: Christopher Teape, 25, identified as victim of targeted triple shooting in Toronto

#Nedreau, Lee R.
(Died June 30, 2019, Age 45)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Calumit Township, Indiana, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Daniel R. Allison (Roommate’s boyfriend)
Source: Homicide victim remembered by sister after being stabbed to death in his Calumet Township home

Mulcahy, Joan
(Died July 1, 2019, Age 82)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Addison, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Elderly woman found dead in her wheelchair outside apartment was killed, Addison police say

#Ebrahim, Sadick
(Died July 3, 2019, Age 52)
Cause of death: Neglect (No hygiene care; neglected wound infection led to amputation)
Location: Chatsworth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: RK Khan Hospital staff
Source: Disabled man’s family sue after death in hospital where he had maggots in mouth

+H.B., (Unknown)
(Died July 3, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Asthma misdiagnosed as “panic attack”; died from untreated asthma)
Location: Ulverstone, Tasmania, Australia
Disability: Autism, asthma
Perpetrator: North West Regional Hospital staff
Source: Eight-year-old boy died in Tasmanian hospital after chronic asthma was misdiagnosed as panic attack, coroner finds

*+Tomlin, Noah
(Died July 3, 2019, Age 2)
Cause of death: Abuse (Blunt head trauma, battered child syndrome)
Location: Hampton, Virginia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Julia Tomlin (Mother)
Source: Mom pleads guilty to murdering two-year-old son who has autism

*(n/a), Kushal
(Died July 4, 2019, Age 2)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten to death during “exorcism”)
Location: Aswal, Hunsur taluk, Karnataka, India
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Parimala and Shashikumar (Parents)
Source: Kid beaten to death by parents in exorcism

#Lewis, LeCarvin DeKevin
(Died July 4, 2019, Age 41)
Cause of death: Natural/Neglect (Left unsupervised despite need for one-on-one aide; found dead behind his supported living center 5 days later)
Location: Denton, Texas, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Denton State Supported Living Center staff
Source: Missing Denton man with intellectual disabilities found dead at one of state’s largest supported living center

+Marshall, Kevin
(Died July 4, 2019, Age 20)
Cause of death: Homicide (Run down with car)
Location: Newton County, Georgia, USA
Disability: ADHD, developmental disability
Perpetrator: Joshua Anderson
Source: Sheriff: Suspect intentionally ran over, killed special needs man

*Mayer, Heather
(Died July 4, 2019, Age 33)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Asphyxia)
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Anxiety disorder
Perpetrator: Ruled suicide; doubts remain
Source: Why police didn’t take Heather Mayer’s case seriously until now

Ousey, Erick Marshall
(Died July 5, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Pacheco, California, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Taylor Aaron goode
Source: Murder Conviction in Stabbing Death of Disabled Pacheco Man

*(n/a), Ashamati
(Died July 6, 2019, Age 75)
Cause of death: Homicide (Burned alive)
Location: Balangir, Odisha, India
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Santosh Kharsel (Son)
Source: Man burns bedridden mother to death

*Behera, Goutam
(Died July 6, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation, after being thrown out of the house by his stepmother)
Location: Sargimunda, Balangir, Odisha, India
Disability: Mobility impaired
Perpetrator: His stepmother; lack of government support
Source: State apathy caused a differently abled teen to starve to death in Odisha

Gonzalez, Obed
(Died July 6, 2019, Age 46)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Kissimmee, Florida, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Terry Morales Aheran
Source: Family told about death of loved one weeks after Kissimmee hit-and-run crash

Stoute, Rupert Patrick
(Died July 6, 2019, Age 43)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, beaten; while protecting a disabled woman)
Location: Inch Marlow, Christ Church, Barbados
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Kemar Greene
Source: Differently-abled community shook by fatal attack on deaf man

*(n/a), Syamala
(Died July 7, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Homicide (Killed with a sickle)
Location: Pedha Kothapalli, Nagarkurnool, Telangana, India
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Her father
Source: Man hacks disabled daughter to death at Nagarkurnool

*+Ase, Ari
(Died July 7, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide-suicide (Gassed with carbon monoxide)
Location: Syracuse, New York, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Crystal Savage (Mother)
Source: DA: Mom in murder-suicide was in “utter despair”, kids were “high maintenance” for her

*+Ase, Mya
(Died July 7, 2019, Age 7)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide-suicide (Gassed with carbon monoxide)
Location: Syracuse, New York, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Crystal Savage (Mother)
Source: Mom lights a charcoal grill in trunk of a rental car to kill herself, three children: Report

*Otsuka, Kiyoko
(Died July 7, 2019, Age 96)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Fumiko Otsuka (Daughter-in-law)
Source: Aichi: Woman, 70, suspected of killing bedridden mother-in-law

*+Savage, John
(Died July 7, 2019, Age 3)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide-suicide (Gassed with carbon monoxide)
Location: Syracuse, New York, USA
Disability: Autism (Claimed by mother)
Perpetrator: Crystal Savage (Mother)
Source: Syracuse mother’s trail of hardship ends with murder-suicide

(Unknown), (Female)
(Died July 8, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Whipped to death as “therapy”)
Location: Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Chang Honghang (Owner of counseling center) and counseling center staff
Source: Inner Mongolia Woman Whipped to Death During ‘Group Counseling’

Small, Larry
(Died July 8, 2019, Age 77)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Holiday, Florida, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unnamed 90-year-old male person of interest
Source: Troopers identify 90-year-old as person of interest in fatal Holiday hit-and-run crash

Dlamini, Sinegugu
(Died July 9, 2019, Age 13)
Cause of death: Homicide (Rape/murder likely)
Location: Jika Joe, Pietermauritzburg, South Africa
Disability: Unspecified; nonspeaking
Perpetrator: A neighbor
Source: Mother discovers child’s body in a pile of garbage

*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died July 11, 2019, Age Elder)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Her husband
Source: Police Investigating Murder-Suicide at Chippewa Co. Assisted Living Facility

*Lambert, Vincent
(Died July 11, 2019, Age 42)
Cause of death: Involuntary euthanasia (Feeding tube removed at family request)
Location: Paris, France
Disability: PVS
Perpetrator: Rachel Lambert (Wife)
Source: Quadriplegic Frenchman Dies, but Life-support Debate Alive in Europe

*Venables, Brenda
(Died July 12, 2019 (Body found; died May 3 or 4, 1982), Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Kempsey, England, UK
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: David Venables (Husband)
Source: Farmer convicted of wife’s murder 40 years after hiding her body in septic tank

*Virgo, Doreen
(Died July 12, 2019, Age 89)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Costessey, Norfolk, England, UK
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Mick Virgo (Husband)
Source: Jury sworn in for case of man accused of killing woman at care home

Devins, Bianca
(Died July 13, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Utica, New York, USA
Disability: Borderline personality disorder
Perpetrator: Brandon A. Clark
Source: Bianca Devins murder: I saw the Internet world’s heart and evil, mother reveals (exclusive)

!Hall, Miles
(Died July 16, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Carrying gardening tool; nonhostile)
Location: Walnut Creek, California, USA
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Cops didn’t have to kill mentally ill Bay Area man, lawsuit says

Sweep, Troy R.
(Died July 16, 2019, Age 52)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Spooner, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Stroke, mobility impaired, communicated in writing
Perpetrator: Joseph Rogers
Source: Murder charges levied against Rogers

#Thielen, Bev
(Died July 16, 2019, Age 79)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Injuries of unknown origin; likely a fall while unsupervised, covered up by staff)
Location: Park Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Heritage Living Center staff
Source: Nursing home being investigated for negligence

!Bosco, Nino
(Died July 17, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Negligence (Choked on a sandwich; mentally incompetent and had a history of recent ingestion of non-food items; imprisoned rather than hospitalized)
Location: Petaluma, California, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Sonoma County Jail staff
Source: Questions surround death of mentally ill county jail inmate

!Hall, Savion
(Died July 19, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated asthma attack leading to hypoxic brain damage)
Location: Midland, Texas, USA
Disability: Asthma
Perpetrator: Midland County Jail staff
Source: When Asthma in Jail Becomes a Death Sentence

*Arnett, Marjorie
(Died July 20, 2019, Age 83)
Cause of death: Homicide-suicide (Stabbed)
Location: South Whittier, California, USA
Disability: Dementia, wheelchair user; frail elder
Perpetrator: Robert Arnett
Source: 89-Year-Old Man Believed to Have Fatally Stabbed Wife, Wounded Self in South Whittier: Officials

*Camerota, Gail
(Died July 20, 2019, Age 79)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Louis M. Camerota (Husband)
Source: 82-Year-Old Man, 79-Year-Old Wife Killed In Murder-Suicide At Wilmington Nursing Home Facility Identified, Police Say

*+Castillo, Lukas
(Died July 20, 2019, Age 6)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Carl Bookout (Stepfather)
Source: Stepfather faces homicide charge in death of 6-year-old boy with autism who ‘fell down the stairs’

Siraj, Mohammed
(Died July 20, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten by a mob who suspected him of being a kidnapper because he was a stranger)
Location: Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Mob violence
Source: Spate of lynchings over child abduction rumours jolts Bangladesh

!Al-Athal, Ahmed
(Died July 21, 2019, Age 16)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Autopsies showed bruises, malnutrition)
Location: Qamishli, Syria
Disability: Leg amputee
Perpetrator: Syrian Democratic Forces
Source: Syria: Families in northeast say sons tortured to death in SDF prisons

!Ho, Duy Linh
(Died July 21, 2019, Age 41)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Coroner to examine death of father shot by police during sword standoff

#Terry, Anita
(Died July 23, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Neglect or homicide (Trach tube lodged down her throat, suction turned off; suffocated)
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Unspecified; group home resident
Perpetrator: Olidia Home Care Facility
Source: Brooklyn Center Care Facility Investigated for Patient Death

#Ben Baruch, Efraim
(Died July 26, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Haifa, Israel
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Mohammad Khateeb (staff caregiver)
Source: Disabled man dies after allegedly being beaten by caregiver

Nichols, Alan
(Died July 26, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Suicide/systemic failure (Approved for euthanasia despite probable lack of sound mind/depression and no terminal illness)
Location: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Disability: Deaf, depression
Perpetrator: Chilliwack General Hospital staff
Source: Family says B.C. man with history of depression wasn’t fit for assisted death

Villeneuve, Marshall John
(Died July 26, 2019, Age 64)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Joseph Hanright
Source: Fatal stabbing: Concord housing tenants say they feel unsafe

*Mhlanga, Sbusiso Quin
(Died July 28, 2019; missing November 20, 2014, Age Elder)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: His brother
Source: Brother arrested for killing his sibling

+Salazar, Keyla
(Died July 28, 2019, Age 13)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Mass shooting)
Location: Gilroy, California, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Santino William Legan (terrorist)
Source: Remembering Keyla, 13, the bullied girl with autism, gunned down at Gilroy Garlic Festival

#Grover, Ethel Perbix
(Died July 30, 2019, Age 97)
Cause of death: Neglect (Left unsupervised, leading to fatal fall)
Location: Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Employee at Emerald Crest by Augustana Care
Source: State death report: Minnetonka memory care resident fell while staffer was asleep

!Martin, Lane Christopher
(Died July 30, 2019, Age 30-Jan)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Holding a hatchet, which he dropped and ran away; shot after running)
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Disability: Mental illness, likely bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Gary Doran (Portland police)
Source: Cristi Martin learned of her son’s death on what would have been his 32nd birthday

Kim, Dong-jin
(Died July 31, 2019, Age 5-Jan)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Found dead along with mother Han Sung-ok in home, starvation suspected; unable to find child care)
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: She Fled Famine in North Korea, Then Died Poor in a Prosperous Land

Thelwell, Steve “Cheeta”
(Died July 31, 2019, Age 45)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Negril, Westmoreland, Jamaica
Disability: Wheelchair user, due to previous gunshot wound
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Disabled businessman murdered

Vasquez, Manuel Barrera
(Died July 31, 2019, Age 18-Mar)
Cause of death: Homicide (Hacked to death)
Location: Roaring Creek, Cayo District, Belize
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Police: Blind man locked in home and hacked to death

!Brooks, Margarita “Maggie”
(Died August 1, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Arlington, Texas, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Ravinder Singh (Police officer)
Source: Arlington Police Went to Conduct a Welfare Check. It Ended Fatally.

!Chommany, Viengxay
(Died August 4, 2019, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Tasered, hit in head; “excited delirium”)
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Family of man who died after being Tasered by police in 2019 sue police, alleging excessive force

*+Lawson, Malachi
(Died August 4, 2019, Age 4)
Cause of death: Abuse (Burned with hot water)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Alicia Lawson (Mother) and Shatika Lawson (Mother’s partner)
Source: Missing Baltimore 4-Year-Old Found Dead in a Dumpster: Police

DHD, (Male)
(Died August 5, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Hanged)
Location: Bogor, Java, Indonesia
Disability: Deafblind
Perpetrator: Rudi Hermawan (Father)
Source: Putus Asa Dintinggal Istri, Seorang Bapak di Bogor Ajak Anaknya yang Berusia 8 Tahun Gantung Diri

#O’Connell, Patricia
(Died August 5, 2019, Age 70)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pressure sores, infection)
Location: Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Frail elder, diabetes, depression, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Brinton Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Source: $19 million awarded in Glen Mills nursing home negligence case

*Pangalangan, Cristina
(Died August 5, 2019, Age 13)
Cause of death: Homicide (Deliberately left in hot car)
Location: Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Developmental disability, wheelchair user.
Perpetrator: Rita Pangalangan (Mother) and Larry King
Source: Man, woman charged with murder in Colleton County after girl’s death in hot car

*(Unknown), (Unknown)
(Died August 6, 2019, Age 60s)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shot)
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Their spouse
Source: 2 Dead In Murder-Suicide At Sacramento-Area Elderly Care Facility

!Aldaoud, Jimmy
(Died August 6, 2019, Age 41)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Deported to Iraq despite having never lived there; unable to acquire diabetes treatment, died from diabetes)
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Disability: Diabetes, schizophrenia
Perpetrator: ICE
Source: Michigan man who had never been to Iraq was deported there. He couldn’t get insulin and died.

Tagert, Sean
(Died August 6, 2019, Age 40)
Cause of death: Suicide/systemic failure (Not approved funding for needed health care, forcing separation from family. Funding approved for euthanasia)
Location: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
Disability: ALS
Perpetrator: n/a; Vancouver Coastal Health
Source: Canadian Health Care Refused to Pay for Disabled Father’s Care, but Happily Paid for His Assisted Suicide

#Wilcox, Watson R.
(Died August 6, 2019, Age 89)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt force head injury)
Location: Youngstown, Ohio, USA
Disability: Dementia, COPD, heart disease
Perpetrator: Horace A. Landers (Fellow nursing home resident at Windsor House Guardian Healthcare Center
Source: City man, 83, indicted as death ruling is changed

*Whitney-Jones, Patricia Ann
(Died August 7, 2019, Age 76)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Ferndale, Washington, USA
Disability: Unspecified health conditions
Perpetrator: Brian S. Jones (Husband)
Source: Couple dead in apparent murder-suicide left notes saying they couldn’t afford medical care, police say

(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 8, 2019, Age 87)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Rugby, Warwickshire, England, UK
Disability: Unknown; resident of care home
Perpetrator: Unnamed 84-year-old man
Source: 87-year-old woman killed in suspected murder at care home near Rugby

!Johnson, Mark
(Died August 9, 2019, Age 62)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Holding pellet gun)
Location: Montpelier, Vermont, USA
Disability: Mental illness (likely)
Perpetrator: Police
Source: State Police: Man, 62, shot and killed by Montpelier police had pellet gun

*Morales, Jovany Isaiah
(Died August 9, 2019, Age 6 months)
Cause of death: Homicide (Left in hot car)
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Respiratory issues
Perpetrator: Chantae Cabrera (Mother)
Source: Cause of death for child found in vehicle in August revealed

#Sharif, Nadia
(Died August 9, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Suicide/Abuse (Mistreated while hospitalized; committed suicide)
Location: Middlesbrough, England, UK
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: West Lane Hospital staff
Source: West Lane Hospital in Middlesbrough to be closed

!Clinton, Daryl
(Died August 10, 2019, Age 56)
Cause of death: Neglect (Blunt force trauma to cervical spine; delay in medical treatment)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Amputee, diabetes
Perpetrator: Oklahoma County Detention Center
Source: ‘Slowly bleeding’: Family wants answers years after brother’s jail-related death

Vargas, Eitel
(Died August 10, 2019, Age 74)
Cause of death: Homicide (Fight with fellow resident)
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Unspecified; elder nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Fellow resident at Crown Heights Center for Nursing
Source: Elderly man’s death at Brooklyn nursing home declared a homicide: medical examiner

*Villa, Victor
(Died August 10, 2019, Age 75)
Cause of death: Homicide (Scalded, stabbed)
Location: Oceanside, California, USA
Disability: Stroke, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Alcira Villa (Wife)
Source: Oceanside woman, 78, accused of murder in disabled husband’s death

!Din (also Maung), Kyaw Naing
(Died August 11, 2019, Age 54)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: No charges recommended against police who fatally shot B.C. man with schizophrenia

!Ingle, David
(Died August 13, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed)
Location: Joplin, Missouri, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Christopher Grant Meador (Police)
Source: Death of unarmed, mentally ill man raises questions

Lapper, Parys
(Died August 13, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice/Accidental or suicide (Drug overdose after being refused mental health care because of his drug addiction; depression may have been partly caused by bullying over his mother’s disability)
Location: Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
Disability: Anxiety, depression, ADHD
Perpetrator: Sussex Partnership NHS
Source: Alison Lapper’s ‘bullied’ son, 19, died after he was refused mental health treatment unless he tackled his drug abuse

#McClain, Fannie
(Died August 13, 2019, Age 85)
Cause of death: Accidental/Negligence (Head injury from fall; misreported by aide)
Location: Cedar Grove, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Monique Beaucejour (Nursing assistant at Waterview Center)
Source: Bloomfield nursing assistant charged in death of Cedar Grove nursing home patient

+Williams, Kedar
(Died August 13, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Negligence (Choked; diet plan ignored)
Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: William T. Dwyer school staff
Source: Mom: Dwyer student choked to death despite my warnings

Torres, Hector Justino
(Died August 14, 2019, Age 71)
Cause of death: Homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Pensacola, Florida, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Donald Gene Barbee (Roommate)
Source: Escambia County man sentenced for slitting roommate’s throat, dumping his body

Jatav, Rattiran
(Died August 15, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Suicide (Poisoned himself due to despair when police refused to investigate the death of his son to mob violence)
Location: Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, India
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Local police
Source: Rajasthan: Heartbroken by police inaction over son’s murder, blind man commits suicide

*Murray, Sheila June
(Died August 15, 2019, Age 68)
Cause of death: Abuse/Neglect (Abuse and neglect, details unknown)
Location: Johnson City, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Michael Murray (Son), Karen Murray (Daughter)
Source: Tennessee Sister and Brother Charged with First-Degree Murder in the Death of Their Disabled Mother

*Schneider, Adam
(Died August 15, 2019, Age 39)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation, bedsores)
Location: Richmond, Indiana, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Henry Lee Andrus III (Brother)
Source: Brother charged with neglect in death of 39-year-old man with cerebral palsy

Majola, Mthembeni
(Died August 16, 2019, Age 39)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Wheelchair-bound slain councillor described as a man with a ‘heart of gold’

*Mayfield, Vanessa
(Died August 17, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified “major head trauma”)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified, likely developmental disability or mental illness
Perpetrator: Jared Seavey (Fiance)
Source: Suspect in homeless woman’s murder was fiance who claimed to be ‘out of town,’ friend says

#DeMerchant, Paul
(Died August 19, 2019, Age 91)
Cause of death: Homicide (Assault by fellow resident; complications from broken hip)
Location: Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Fellow resident at Victoria Glen Manor
Source: Family seeks accountability in father’s death after assault in N.B. nursing home

#Johnson, Todd
(Died August 20, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis secondary to bedsores and pneumonia)
Location: Pensacola, Florida, USA
Disability: Down syndrome, dementia
Perpetrator: Southern Oaks nursing home staff
Source: Todd Johnson

*Nguyen, Amy
(Died August 20, 2019, Age 14)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Ontario, California, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Linda Nguyen (Mother)
Source: LA-area mother left note detailing plan to kill her children, arrested in their death

+Curtis, Roy
(Died August 21, 2019, Age 28)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Hanging; Ignored by social services despite needed support)
Location: Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Disability: Autism, depression
Perpetrator: Milton Keynes Council
Source: Grieving parents of autistic man, 28, whose decomposed body was found in cupboard up to 9 months after his death slam council

!Breinholt, Michael Chad
(Died August 23, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed, handcuffed)
Location: West Valley City, Utah, USA
Disability: Mental illness; suicidal crisis
Perpetrator: West Valley City Police Sgt. Tyler Longman
Source: Shocking moment cop fatally shoots ‘suicidal’ addict in the head after telling him ‘you’re about to die, my friend’

(Unknown), Martin
(Died August 24, 2019, Age 32)
Cause of death: Homicide (Accused of child molestation; vigilante killing)
Location: Assen, Netherlands
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Five men
Source: Deaf man dies on playground after parent’s child sex abuse claim

Corral, Maya
(Died August 24, 2019, Age 18)
Cause of death: Suicide/Abuse (Hanged self after long-term bullying)
Location: Tucson, Arizona, USA
Disability: Spinal cord injury, paraplegic
Perpetrator: Online contacts
Source: Mom says teen daughter was “bullied to death”

!Grant, David
(Died August 24, 2019, Age 49)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Shot while unarmed; died from complications of quadriplegia)
Location: Fruitland, Idaho, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Ben Branham, Duane Higley, and J. D. Huff (Fruitland City Police)
Source: He said Fruitland police shot him during a mental break. He has died from his injuries

Jones, Ann
(Died August 24, 2019, Age 69)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Small bowel obstruction misdiagnosed as “food phobia”)
Location: Llandudno, Wales, UK
Disability: Cancer
Perpetrator: Ysbyty Glan Clwyd and Llandudno General Hospital
Source: Grandmother died after being misdiagnosed with ‘food phobia’

*Bahadoor, Polly Kunti “Mama”
(Died August 25, 2019, Age 83)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Charlieville, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
Disability: Arthritis; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: An 18-year-old relative
Source: ‘Quiet’ granny’s murder stuns family

Whitaker, Grant David
(Died August 26, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned with a rock after argument)
Location: Humboldt County, California, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Mavrick William Fisher (Friend)
Source: Suspect in Illinois man’s murder arraigned; DA seeks to keep case in Lake County

#Fisher, Norman
(Died August 27, 2019, Age 62)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated diabetes)
Location: Biddeford, Maine, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability, diabetes
Perpetrator: Residential and Community Support Services, DHHS
Source: After losing contract, service provider blames DHHS for client’s death

!Wilder, Wallace
(Died August 28, 2019, Age 62)
Cause of death: Police Shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Gordo, Alabama, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: ‘His life mattered’: Family, NAACP seek answers after Alabama man is killed by police

*Leitch, Deborah
(Died August 29, 2019, Age 24)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation)
Location: South Shore, Blackpool, England, UK
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Elaine Clarke and Robert bruce
Source: Two charged with manslaughter over Blackpool death of emaciated and neglected 24-year-old

+!McClain, Elijah
(Died August 30, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Death in restraint; chokehold, sedated with ketamine)
Location: Aurora, Colorado, USA
Disability: Sickle-cell anemia, social anxiety
Perpetrator: Aurora Police Department
Source: What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain

!Ayubi, Salahuddin
(Died August 31, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Death in custody (After torture)
Location: Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Police tortured my disabled son to death, says Salahuddin’s father

+!Dimock-Heisler, Kobe
(Died August 31, 2019, Age 21)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Police
Source: ‘My son should be alive’: Parents, advocates make case for police accountability as Minnesota Senate takes up changes

*Walsh, Barbara
(Died August 31, 2019, Age 85)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis, pressure sores, bone fractures)
Location: Clinton Township, Michigan, USA
Disability: Disabled elder
Perpetrator: Ann Marie Walsh (Daughter)
Source: Experts disagree on what contributed to death of eldelry Clinton Township woman

*Lewis, Janet
(Died September 1, 2019, Age 76)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Hullbridge, Essex, England, UK
Disability: None; husband convinced she would have a stroke and need to go to a nursing home
Perpetrator: Robert Lewis (Husband)
Source: Janet Lewis death: Husband ‘had abnormal mental functioning’

Buwa, Gladys
(Died September 2, 2019, Age 90)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Unable to obtain needed wheelchair; fatally trapped during house fire)
Location: Walmer, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Disability: Mobility impaired after broken hip and hip replacement surgery
Perpetrator: Livingstone Hospital staff
Source: Bedrid­den mom dies as home goes up in flames

*Durham, Dinah
(Died September 2, 2019, Age 65)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation, sepsis from untended pressure sores)
Location: Mableton, Georgia, USA
Disability: ALS
Perpetrator: Christopher Lee Durham (Son) and James Stephen Stanfield Jr. (Son)
Source: Police said they left their mother sitting in her own feces for 2 weeks before she died. Now, they face felony charges

*VanBuren, Terry
(Died 43710, Age 58)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Cache, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: heart disease, anxiety, depression, Hepatitis C
Perpetrator: Loretta Vanburen (Wife, acquitted)
Source: Loretta Vanburen found not guilty in 2019 death of her husband

#(Unknown), (Male)
(Died September 3, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Homicide (After fight)
Location: Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: A fellow resident at Bendale Acres nursing home
Source: Man dead after fight at Scarborough nursing home

Patel, Dilip
(Died September 3, 2019, Age Adult)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Ashu Gupta, wife of Ravi Patel, resident of Ramdattpur, Ajay Patel and Vikas Gupta of Daniyalpur, Suresh Patel of Sarauni and Ajay Patel of Madhavpur
Source: Five people arrested in the murder case of a handicapped tea vendor

*Shaw, Amzin “Bibi Jasmin”
(Died September 3, 2019, Age 63)
Cause of death: Homicide (Arson)
Location: Queens, New York, USA
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Rampersaud Persaud (Boyfriend of niece)
Source: Man charged with murder in Queens fire that killed woman: police

*+Carmack, Skylea
(Died September 4, 2019, Age 10)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Gas City, Indiana, USA
Disability: Developmental disability, possibly autism
Perpetrator: Amanda Carmack (Stepmother)
Source: Missing 10-year-old girl found strangled in shed behind home [Police]

Hadjilyra, Ioli
(Died September 4, 2019, Age 26)
Cause of death: Homicide (Asphyxia and/or drug toxicity)
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Bradley Scott Edwards
Source: Man jailed for ‘unprovoked’ killing of young woman in Brisbane park

*+Pizarro, Hector J.
(Died September 4, 2019, Age 16)
Cause of death: Neglect (Malnutrition, bedsores)
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Congenital disability, autism, epilepsy, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Iraida M. Pizarro-Osorio (Mother)
Source: Mother charged in death of disabled, 42-pound teen

+Warwick, Cameron
(Died September 4, 2019, Age 16)
Cause of death: Suicide (After long-term bullying)
Location: Fareham, Hampshire, England, UK
Disability: Autism, depression
Perpetrator: n/a; fellow pupils at school
Source: Teenager, 16, killed himself after being ‘relentlessly’ bullied for being autistic and gay after coming out aged 12, inquest hears

Huxtable, Ahshellla
(Died September 7, 2019, Age 37)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Bear Island, Temagami First Nation, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: One month later, hit-and-run death of Ahshellla Huxtable remains unsolved

(Unknown), MT
(Died September 9, 2019, Age Newborn)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Thrown from window)
Location: Namangan, Uzbekistan
Disability: None; killed to cover up disabled child’s murder
Perpetrator: D. Kh (Mother of disabled child)
Source: Monster mum, 23, throws her newborn girl and another baby to their deaths from maternity hospital window after being told her child was ‘disabled’

*D.H., (Female)
(Died September 9, 2019, Age Newborn)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Thrown from window)
Location: Namangan, Uzbekistan
Disability: Bow legs
Perpetrator: D. Kh (Mother)
Source: Namanganda bolasi nuqson bilan tug’ilgan ona o’zining va boshqa ayolning farzandini o’ldirdi

+Perez, Emmanuel “Manny”
(Died September 9, 2019, Age 15)
Cause of death: Negligence (Left alone with a golf cart, crashed the cart and died)
Location: Orange, California, USA
Disability: Autism, intellectual disability
Perpetrator: El Modena High School staff
Source: Mom of autistic student killed in crash on campus believes son died due to negligence at school

*Sartin, Charles Douglas
(Died September 9, 2019, Age 81)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma)
Location: Sabine Pass, Texas, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Kelli Sartin (Daughter)
Source: Sabine Pass woman convicted of murdering father in 2019, sentenced to 81 years behind bars

#Gabriel, Kyle Vincent
(Died September 10, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Yasin Jemal Rashid (Fellow Watson House resident)
Source: Man staying in Vancouver transition house found guilty of murdering fellow resident

(Unknown), (Male)
(Died September 11, 2019, Age 59)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Bakersfield, California, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Jesus Reyes
Source: Reports: Man said he beat other man to death for mistreating women

*Toole, Jakie
(Died September 11, 2019 (Body found), last seen April 2019, Age 5)
Cause of death: Homicide (Burned, beaten)
Location: Meridian, Mississippi, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Celeste Louise Smith
Source: Missing child’s caretaker charged with capital murder after body found in basement of Meridian home

!Lobo-Perez, Eduardo
(Died September 12, 2019, Age 18)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Symptoms of opioid overdose ignored)
Location: Dublin, Virginia, USA
Disability: Asthma
Perpetrator: New River Valley Regional Jail staff
Source: RU freshman’s September jail death caused by drug, asthma, medical examiner says

!Venegas, Alvaro
(Died September 12, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Police Shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Disability: Schizohprenia
Perpetrator: Police; Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Source: AAV vs. County of Los Angeles

#Santos, Joshua
(Died September 13, 2019, Age 68)
Cause of death: Accidental/Neglect (Suffocation in bedrail; not checked on)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Felicidad Dias, Virginia Cahate, and Lourdes Manguino (Helping Hands Care Home staff)
Source: 3 indicted in death of Alzheimer’s patient at Las Vegas group home

!(n/a), Shivakumar
(Died September 15, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Beating suspected)
Location: Raichur, Karnataka, India
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Muddu Rangappa (Police inspector)
Source: Raichur: Youth’s death in police torture – Angry mob lays siege, locks station

!“JC”, (Female)
(Died September 17, 2019, Age 29)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: JC rallies held at WA Parliament House and in Geraldton after police officer cleared of murder

Finch, Lauren
(Died September 17, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Committed suicide after being repeatedly discharged from mental health unit)
Location: Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Disability: Depression, anxiety, emotionally unstable personality disorder
Perpetrator: Atherleigh Park Hospital staff
Source: Aspiring veterinary nurse, 23, who died after being found hanged in her hospital room, was repeatedly discharged despite multiple suicide attempts and ‘gave up in the end’, inquest hears

!Plack, Gay Ellen
(Died September 17, 2019, Age 57)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Known mental illness; holding axe; police broke down door)
Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Virginia woman’s death in officer-involved shooting ruled a homicide

+#Rodriguez, Jefry
(Died September 17, 2019, Age 11)
Cause of death: Neglect (Head trauma)
Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Cumberland Hospital staff
Source: Mom settles $25 million lawsuit against Cumberland Hospital after son’s death

#Passmore, Richy
(Died September 18, 2019, Age 47)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unsupervised while eating despite care plan; choked and died)
Location: Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Beechwood Care Home staff
Source: Scots MS sufferer dies after choking on sausage roll at scandal-hit care home

*+Parks, Joel “Bubby”
(Died September 22, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Homicide (Poisoned with overdose of medication)
Location: Bradenton, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism, developmental delay from childhood head injury
Perpetrator: Lillian Parks (Grandmother)
Source: Family speaks out after 87-year-old grandma is accused of killing autistic grandson

Dixon, Raymond E.
(Died September 23, 2019, Age 57)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten, house set on fire)
Location: Circleville, Ohio, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Gregory Hardman (Neighbor)
Source: Police identify man killed and set on fire in Circleville

!Dudenhefer, Kevin
(Died September 25, 2019, Age 32)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Carrying unloaded gun; no attempt to de-escalate)
Location: St. Tammany, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Man fatally shot by St. Tammany deputies suffered from mental illness, mother says

*Robinson, John Paul
(Died September 25, 2019, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten with baseball bat)
Location: Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Tabatha Renee Triplett
Source: Sheriff: North Carolina woman called 911 on herself, admitted to killing

*Baumea, Gael Francisco
(Died September 26, 2019, Age 6)
Cause of death: Homicide (Drowned and burned with hot water)
Location: Pascua Yaqui, Arizona, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Pablo Martinez (Father)
Source: Dad from hell killed six-year-old son by pouring hot water down throat to ‘exorcise demons’

#Hamill, Eugene
(Died September 26, 2019, Age 81)
Cause of death: Neglect (Discharged from senior living facility and put into a taxi alone while medically fragile; died from heart attack and stroke)
Location: Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Frail elder
Perpetrator: Twin Cedars Senior Living
Source: Elderly Toms River man died after nursing home sent him on 3-hour Uber ride: Lawsuit

*Snyder, Conner Seth
(Died September 26, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Hanged)
Location: Albany, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Speech delay, learning disabilities, poor dexterity
Perpetrator: Lisa Rachelle Snyder (Mother)
Source: ‘Horrific’: Pennsylvania mom allegedly murdered her 2 young children, tried to fake their hangings

+Thompson, Joseph “JoJo”
(Died September 26, 2019 (Approximate), Age 29)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Delayed treatment of sepsis; turned away from hospital)
Location: Florida, USA
Disability: Autism, down syndrome
Perpetrator: Cleveland Clinic at Tradition
Source: ‘Like saying my son’s life had no value’: Mother speaks against Florida ‘Free Kill’ law

!Pitts, Allen James
(Died September 28, 2019, Age 49)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Restraint; taser used; heart arrhythmia)
Location: Salem, Oregon, USA
Disability: Mental illness, heart disease
Perpetrator: Salem police
Source: Police: Heart condition contributed to man’s death after struggle at Salem steakhouse

+Caparelli, Raíssa
(Died September 29, 2019, Age 9)
Cause of death: Homicide (Rape/murder)
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Unidentified 12-year-old boy
Source: Boy, 12, ‘rapes and strangles to death autistic girl, 9, in woods after luring her away from under mum’s nose

Eldreth, Christopher
(Died September 29, 2019, Age 36)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Cornelia, Georgia, USA
Disability: Blind, muscular dystrophy
Perpetrator: Anslee D. Foster
Source: Georgia Woman Gets Life Sentence for Fatally Stabbing Legally Blind Man with Muscular Dystrophy in the Head

*Shaffer, Sandra
(Died September 30, 2019, Age 65)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Shooting)
Location: Laflin Borough, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Robert Shaffer (Husband)
Source: Police: Husband kills wife in murder-suicide in Laflin Borough

Day, Philippa
(Died October 2019, Age 27)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Insulin overdose; suicide after being denied disability benefits and denied home assessment despite agoraphobia)
Location: Nottingham, England, UK
Disability: Agoraphobia, diabetes, emotionally unstable personality disorder
Perpetrator: DWP
Source: Family of mentally ill single mother accuse DWP of failing to protect her

*Montgomery, Harmony
(Died October 1, 2019 (Missing), Age 5)
Cause of death: Missing, presumed dead (Unknown)
Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
Disability: Blind in one eye
Perpetrator: Adam Montgomery (Father)
Source: Missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery was murdered: state AG

*Himes, Christy
(Died October 2, 2019 (Body found), Age 40)
Cause of death: Neglect (Neglect)
Location: Texarcana, Arkansas, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability, epilepsy
Perpetrator: Tony Ken Hooker (Brother-in-law) and Debbie Sue Himes (Sister)
Source: Arkansas couple facing charges after hiding corpse in home

*Costanza, Mildred
(Died October 4, 2019, Age 78)
Cause of death: Neglect (Painkiller overdose, fatal due to extreme neglect)
Location: Wausau, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Frail elder
Perpetrator: Mary Tessmer (Daughter)
Source: Woman charged in death of elderly mother who overdosed

Howells, Susan
(Died October 4, 2019 (Body found; missing August 2019), Age 51)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Disability: Mobility impaired, used walker; intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Dale Tarbox and Keith Wadsworth
Source: Teen pleads guilty to murder in bludgeoning death of Calgary drug dealer

!Meely, Anthony
(Died October 4, 2019, Age 36)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Restraint-related)
Location: Ada, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Ada police
Source: Family, friends protest man’s death after he dies in Ada police custody

#Boucher, Robert
(Died October 5, 2019, Age 76)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten to death with a walker)
Location: Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Leg amputee, dementia
Perpetrator: Jose Veguilla, fellow resident at Oxford Manor nursing home
Source: 83-year-old beats 76-year-old to death in nursing home assault, DA says

*Feden, Jaime Rae
(Died October 5, 2019, Age 33)
Cause of death: Homicide (Suffocated)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Disability: Vater syndrome
Perpetrator: John Matthew Chapman (Boyfriend)
Source: Man ‘lured disabled ex to the desert, suffocated her then dumped her body’

*Vasquez-Rodriguez, Ana
(Died October 6, 2019, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Heavenly Arroyo (Daughter’s boyfriend’s great-niece; household member)
Source: Fall River woman, 18, gets life in prison for 2019 killing

*Davis, Dorothy
(Died October 7, 2019, Age 77)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Midwest City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Royce Davis (Husband)
Source: ‘They were lovely people’: Neighbors shocked after learning 80-year-old man shot wife of 55 years

Gonzalez, Esmeralda
(Died October 8, 2019, Age 24)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Chris Prestipino and Lisa Mort
Source: Christopher Prestipino: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

Milligan, Star
(Died October 8, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Arson; killed along with 2-year-old daughter Mylah)
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Dmarco Latham
Source: Hard of hearing woman, toddler killed in apartment fire man ignited to get back at girlfriend: prosecutor

*Nakata, Terue
(Died October 8, 2019, Age 71)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten with a bat)
Location: Sayama City, Saitama Province, Japan
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Tomoki Nakata (Son)
Source: Saitama: Man, 40, fatally bashed mother before attempting suicide

*Matsubara, Aiko
(Died October 9, 2019, Age 90)
Cause of death: Homicide (Suffocated with towel)
Location: Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Unspecified; disabled elder
Perpetrator: Akane Matsubara (Granddaughter)
Source: Woman arrested after stuffing towel into 90-year-old grandmother’s mouth, killing her

+Miller, Devon
(Died October 9, 2019, Age 24)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Shot, along with his caregiver)
Location: Washington DC, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Davon Peyton
Source: Man With Autism, Caregiver Slain in NE DC Home

(Unknown), (Female)
(Died October 11, 2019, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (Rape/Murder)
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Disability: Chronic illness, frail
Perpetrator: Thirmali Mahesh
Source: Daily wager gets lifer for rape, murder of 68-yr-old in Hyderabad

*Juhlin, Jacqueline
(Died October 14, 2019, Age 80)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shooting)
Location: Venice, Florida, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Wayne Juhlin (Husband)
Source: 94-year-old Venice man killed his wife, who was suffering from dementia, police say

*Thompson, Terri-Lynn
(Died October 14, 2019, Age 54)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Unspecified disability
Perpetrator: Dewayne Jerome Vacciana (Husband)
Source: Belleville man, 38, charged in death of ‘loving grandmother’

Thompson, Elizabeth
(Died October 15, 2019, Age 82)
Cause of death: Homicide (Home invasion)
Location: Augusta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Blind
Perpetrator: Andrew Dawson, Michael Wright
Source: Blind woman, 82, victim on Kennedy Drive homicide

(n/a), Jannati
(Died October 16, 2019, Age 12)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten; internal bleeding)
Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Disability: Epilepsy (Claimed by perpetrator, denied by family)
Perpetrator: Roksana Parveen (Employer)
Source: Woman arrested over mysterious death of domestic help

+(Unknown), (Female)
(Died October 16, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Homicide (Traumatic injury)
Location: Palmerston North, New Zealand
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Maui Philip Downes
Source: Man who killed autistic woman, harmed her mother fails to overturn convictions

*Alves, João Miguel
(Died October 17, 2019, Age 2)
Cause of death: Neglect (Deprived of needed medication)
Location: Salvador, Brazil
Disability: Spinal muscular atrophy
Perpetrator: Mateus Henrique Leroy Alves (Father)
Source: Sick boy dies after dad allegedly blew treatment money on parties, hookers and drugs

Murnane, Anesha
(Died October 17, 2019 (Last seen), Age 38)
Cause of death: Homicide (Missing, presumed dead; homicide)
Location: Homer, Alaska, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Kirby Calderwood
Source: Man Arrested For Allegedly Torturing, Murdering Missing Alaska Woman Declared Dead

#Hunt, Shannon Joleen
(Died October 18, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Pflugerville, Texas, USA
Disability: Down syndrome
Perpetrator: Group home staff at Educare Group Living
Source: They were hurt while living in group homes and later died. What happened? State law says you can’t know.

#Zaman, Mohammed Ismael
(Died October 18, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Accidental/Negligence (Blood loss; line disconnected during dialysis)
Location: Shrewsbury, England, UK
Disability: Kidney disease
Perpetrator: Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Source: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust fined £1.3m after deaths of two patients

*+Matthews, Kyrell
(Died October 20, 2019, Age 2)
Cause of death: Abuse (Abdominal trauma, torn liver)
Location: Thornton Heath, London, England, UK
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Kemar Brown (Mother’s partner) and Phylesia Shirley (Mother)
Source: Mum and partner jailed for killing autistic toddler son

Link, Daemon
(Died October 21, 2019, Age 18)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Disability: Bone cancer
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: ‘Senseless’: Indiana Teen Who Battled Bone Cancer for Years Is Killed in Shooting

!Whitfield, Christopher
(Died October 21, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Glenn Sims Sr. (Police)
Source: ‘This Has to Stop’: Louisiana Police Deem Fatal Shooting of Man Running Away After Alleged Theft ‘Accidental’

Lewis, Steven
(Died October 22, 2019, Age 67)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten for crossing the street “too slowly”)
Location: Springfield, Ohio, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Daron Adams, Timothy Akemon, and Tina Lay
Source: Police: 67-year-old man dies months after crossing the street ‘at a slow rate,’ was beaten by driver

!Barrier, Steven
(Died October 23, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Heart attack (Restraint, mistreatment))
Location: Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Cause of death determined for man who died in Stamford police custody, medical examiner says

*Norii, Hiroshi
(Died October 26, 2019, Age 70)
Cause of death: Homicide (Suffocated)
Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Iseko Niyama (Common-law wife)
Source: Woman arrested over murder of common-law husband

*Fukaya, Hide
(Died October 27, 2019, Age 88)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Unspecified chronic illness
Perpetrator: Fumiyuki Fukaya (Husband)
Source: 63-year-old man arrested for killing 88-year-old wife

!Donnelly, Clayton
(Died October 28, 2019, Age 38)
Cause of death: Taser-related (Traffic stop)
Location: Malakawa, British Columbia, Canada
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Man who died from Malakwa RCMP Taser had mental health challenges, family says

#Gomez, Dolores
(Died October 28, 2019, Age 86)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Westfield, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user, dementia
Perpetrator: Unsolved; Westfield Center nursing home
Source: Woman dies weeks after N.J. nursing home injury

Johnson, Betty Jean
(Died October 28, 2019, Age 55)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Stanley Dale Hancock
Source: SC man accused of hitting, killing woman in wheelchair granted Christmas bond

Mairs, Michael
(Died October 28, 2019, Age 53)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Daniel Sharples
Source: Michael Mairs dies after being attacked near Central Station

Reese, Scott
(Died October 29, 2019, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Disability: Blind (Optic nerve hypoplasia)
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Police search for killer who stabbed a blind man to death on Indy’s northeast side

#Briant, Nicholas
(Died October 31, 2019, Age 33)
Cause of death: Negligence (Choking; slow response to swallowing of foreign object)
Location: Norfolk, England, UK
Disability: Intellectual disability, pica
Perpetrator: Jeesal Cawston Park, Norfolk
Source: Man died after swallowing piece of plastic cup while at care unit

!Johnson, Isaiah
(Died October 31, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Suicide (Medical neglect; withdrawal symptoms ignored; hanged self)
Location: Santa Barbara, California, USA
Disability: History of suicidal ideation; drug abuse
Perpetrator: Santa Barbara Jail staff
Source: Grand Jury Investigates Four Santa Barbara Jail Deaths

Kumar, R. Vijaya
(Died October 31, 2019, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma)
Location: Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: A. Raventiran
Source: Man jailed 17 years over murder of person with disability

Benjamin, Phillip
(Died November 3, 2019, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Missoula, Montana, USA
Disability: Epilepsy, TBI, sleep apnea
Perpetrator: Nancy Leann Wright (Neighbor)
Source: Bail set at $2M for suspect in Missoula man’s killing

*Thompson, Ben Edward
(Died November 3, 2019, Age 72)
Cause of death: Homicide (Arson)
Location: Watertown, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: C. Sean Tillison (Nephew)
Source: TBI: Nephew charged in fatal fire that killed wheelchair-bound uncle in Wilson County

!White, Jillian
(Died November 3, 2019, Age 65)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Denied mental health care; committed suicide)
Location: Aspen, Colorado, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Pitkin County Jail staff
Source: Sheriff Takes Partial Responsibility for Jillian White Aspen Jail Death

#Sprague, Jay
(Died November 4, 2019, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified neck injury)
Location: Hornell, New York, USA
Disability: Unspecified intellectual or developmental disability
Perpetrator: Alan Schultheis (Caretaker at The Arc of Steuben group home)
Source: Careworker charged in the murder of an elderly resident

+Millman, Jill
(Died November 6, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Arthur Caesar
Source: Philadelphia Police: Man Arrested In Connection To Murder Of Woman Found Stabbed To Death In Bathroom Of Fox Chase Home

!Walker, Kumanjayi
(Died November 9, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Yuendumu, Northern Territory, Australia
Disability: Complex developmental trauma
Perpetrator: Zachary Rolfe (Police)
Source: Kumanjayi Walker’s complex trauma would have affected dealings with police, inquest told

+Levy, Bowen
(Died November 10, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Neglect (Not assigned needed one-on-one aide; died after choking on a latex glove)
Location: Edgewater, Maryland, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Central Special School staff; low funding
Source: ‘We can’t bring our son back:’ Family seeks answers after son chokes on a glove at Anne Arundel school

*Hamid, Sefiah
(Died November 12, 2019, Age 62)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Kuantan, Malaysia
Disability: Spinal cord injury
Perpetrator: Her son
Source: Son allegedly stabs mum to death in Kuantan

*Stevenson, Nicola
(Died November 13, 2019 (Body found), Age 39)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten with hammer)
Location: Lewes, East Sussex, England, UK
Disability: Russell-Silver syndrome, cancer survivor, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Richard Canlin (Partner)
Source: Nicola Stevenson death: Yob guilty of murdering Edinburgh mum with claw hammer and dumping her body in wheelie bin

*+Ogata, Sotaro
(Died November 14, 2019, Age 5)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Strangled)
Location: Bukit Batok Nature Park, Singapore
Disability: Autism, ADHD
Perpetrator: Nami Ogata (Mother)
Source: Bukit Timah double deaths: Japanese woman with depression strangled son, 5, & stabbed herself to death

#Simons, Kirsta
(Died November 14, 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice /Abuse/Suicide (No treatment for depression; hanged self)
Location: West Jordan, Utah, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Staff at West Ridge Academy
Source: Parents sue a Utah treatment center after their daughter from Bermuda died by suicide

*Kishimoto, Shinobu
(Died November 17, 2019, Age 95)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Unspecified disability requiring level-1 nursing care
Perpetrator: Masako Kishimoto (Daughter-in-law)
Source: Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after 3 bodies found in central Japan home

*Kishimoto, Takio
(Died November 17, 2019, Age 70)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Stroke; used a cane
Perpetrator: Masako Kishimoto (Wife)
Source: Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after 3 bodies found in central Japan home

*Kishimoto, Yoshio
(Died November 17, 2019, Age 93)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Disabled elder
Perpetrator: Masako Kishimoto (Daughter-in-law)
Source: Woman arrested on suspicion of murder after 3 bodies found in central Japan home

Sledge, Tarhiya
(Died November 18, 2019, Age 12)
Cause of death: Suicide (After long-term bullying)
Location: Antioch, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Fellow students at JFK Middle School
Source: Special needs girl, 12, killed herself after being bullied ‘by football players and cheerleaders’

*Theleman, Sharon
(Died November 19, 2019, Age 51)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Fenton, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability, visually impaired, mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Marjorie Theleman (Mother)
Source: Police: Mother took daughter from care facility, killed her

!Mensah, Clive
(Died November 20, 2019, Age 30)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Taser used 5 times)
Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Disability: Psychotic disorder, poss. Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: A young Black man was fatally Tasered in his own backyard – now his family is demanding answers

#Clarke, Ronald
(Died November 21, 2019, Age 87)
Cause of death: Homicide (Traumatic injury; torture)
Location: La Quinta, California, USA
Disability: Disabled elder; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Cristina Noelle Canimo
Source: Woman charged with murdering senior at La Quinta nursing home to stand trial

!Lawlor, Mark
(Died November 22, 2019, Age 37)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Fellow prisoner at Cloverhill Prison
Source: Criminal strangled to death in Cloverhill Prison cell had history of mental illnesses as gardai quiz fellow lag

*Norris, Elmer
(Died November 22, 2019, Age 91)
Cause of death: Neglect (Pneumonia caused by neglect)
Location: Pasadena, Maryland, USA
Disability: Unspecified; needed help with ADLs
Perpetrator: Danny Norris (Son)
Source: Man arrested on charges including second degree murder, adult abuse of family member

Wilcox, Christian
(Died November 22, 2019 (Last seen alive), Age 25)
Cause of death: Suicide (After being denied disability benefits)
Location: Croydon, London, England, UK
Disability: Schizophrenia, physical disability (used cane; chronic pain)
Perpetrator: DWP
Source: Disabled man dies after speaking out about his benefits being cut

+!Mitchell, Anthony Jermaine “AJ”
(Died November 23, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unknown, after confrontation with restaurant owner and police)
Location: Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Unsolved; possibly police and/or Bojangles staff
Source: Autistic teen dies after confrontation with employees, police at Bojangles

*Harris, Donna
(Died November 24, 2019, Age 53)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt head trauma)
Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA
Disability: Unspecified; on disability
Perpetrator: Justin Eastman (Boyfriend)
Source: Man who bludgeoned Columbus woman to death can’t crack murder conviction

#Torrey, Betty
(Died November 24, 2019, Age 95)
Cause of death: Neglect (Died after falling, breaking her leg, and being left alone for hours on the floor)
Location: Puyallup, Washington, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Lilian Wambui Cubi; Patrick Cubi Mbiri; and Santana Wangui Cubi (Hired caregivers at Able Care Adult Family Home)
Source: 3 charged after woman, 95, spends hours on floor with broken leg and later dies, records show

#Sawant, Kishori
(Died November 25, 2019, Age 32)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Kalyan, Thane, Maharashtra, India
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Isha Pandey and Vishakha Kothare, fellow residents at a rehabilitation center
Source: Mentally disabled woman strangled to death; 2 women arrested

!Ward, David
(Died November 27, 2019, Age 52)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Strangled. Driving own car, which he had reported stolen but not reported recovered; car chase)
Location: Petaluma, California, USA
Disability: COPD, heart disease, wheelchair user due to auto accident
Perpetrator: Jason Little (Police)
Source: Petaluma man identified as person who died after Sonoma County arrest

!Clark, Lance
(Died November 28, 2019, Age 58)
Cause of death: Suicide/Negligence (Blood loss; allowed razor blades while on suicide watch)
Location: Springfield, Chelmsford, England, UK
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: HMP Chelmsford staff
Source: Prison criticised after suicide watch inmate who died was allowed razors

Radcliffe, Anthony James Dean “AJ”
(Died November 28, 2019, Age 5)
Cause of death: Abuse (Head injury)
Location: Green River, Wyoming, USA
Disability: Developmental delay
Perpetrator: Christopher James Nielsen (Babysitter)
Source: BREAKING: Nielsen Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Death of Green River Boy

#Evans-Hill, Antoine
(Died November 29, 2019, Age 19)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Unspecified)
Location: Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Unspecified disability
Perpetrator: Staff at his group home
Source: 19-year-old dies after incident at group home

*Judie, Joyce Fox
(Died November 29, 2019, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Cocaine poisoning)
Location: Macon, Georgia, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Edward Judie (Husband)
Source: Warrant: Former Bibb Schools deputy superintendent ‘poisoned’ wife who was suffering from dementia

(Unknown), (Male)
(Died 18 days after being assaulted in December 2019, Age 17)
Cause of death: Homicide (Multiple organ failure from injuries caused by rape)
Location: Keeranur, Tamil Nadu, India
Disability: Mental disability
Perpetrator: Danish Patel
Source: Rape & murder of boy, 17, in Tamil Nadu: Man gets triple death sentence

Algar, William “Blaise”
(Died December 1, 2019, Age 53)
Cause of death: Homicide (Killed and dismembered)
Location: Barnes, London, England, UK
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Simon Emmons, Janayo Lucima, and Marc Harding
Source: Drug dealers guilty of murdering rival in ‘frenzied attack’

#Bastien, Guy
(Died December 1, 2019, Age 82)
Cause of death: Homicide (Pushed to the ground)
Location: Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
Disability: Alzheimer’s
Perpetrator: Security guard at Centre Roland-Leclerc
Source: Man with Alzheimer’s dies after alleged altercation at Trois-Rivières long-term care home

*#McGrory, Ann Bridget
(Died December 3, 2019, Age 58)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury)
Location: Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
Disability: Brain cancer; resident of psychiatric group home
Perpetrator: Frank Thompson (Companion)
Source: Death of woman in Brooklyn assisted living home ruled homicide

!Neville, John Elliot
(Died December 4, 2019, Age 56)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Positional asphyxia)
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Asthma, sleep disorder
Perpetrator: Forsyth County Jail staff
Source: NC inmate held down by deputies had brain damage when brought to hospital, lawsuit says

Quinn, Glenn
(Died December 4, 2019, Age 47)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, UK
Disability: A “terminal blood disorder”
Perpetrator: Unsolved, UDA suspected
Source: Glenn Quinn murder: £10k reward offered as police make Crimewatch appeal

*Torrijos, Isaac Guillén
(Died December 5, 2019, Age 45)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Godelleta, Valencia, Spain
Disability: Cerebellar ataxia
Perpetrator: Beatriz F C (Wife)
Source: Spanish police investigating financial motive for killing of disabled ex-cop on the Costa Blanca as wife remains in custody

Howard, Alayna
(Died December 7, 2019, Age 38)
Cause of death: Murder (Shooting; during robbery)
Location: Washington DC, USA
Disability: Amputee
Perpetrator: Vaughn Kosh
Source: District Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Killing One Woman and Wounding Another

Singh, Pardeep
(Died December 7, 2019, Age 26)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (During robbery; hacked to death in his sleep along with mother)
Location: Raikot, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Disability: Paraplegic since birth
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Widow, her disabled son hacked to death in Ludhiana’s Raikot

*Khokhar, Ram Swaroop
(Died December 8, 2019, Age 55)
Cause of death: Homicide (Asphyxia due to strangulation)
Location: Lalpura Pachar, Rajasthan, India
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Manoj Kumar Khokhar (Son)
Source: ‘Cryptic and Casual’: SC sets aside HC bail order in disabled man’s murder

*Sander, Patricia
(Died December 10, 2019, Age 73)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: Delhi Township, Ohio, USA
Disability: Chronic pain
Perpetrator: Harvey Sander (Husband)
Source: Delhi Twp. couple identified after apparent murder-suicide

!Caso, Dino
(Died December 12, 2019, Age 35)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Shot)
Location: Kapatagan, Mindanao, Philippines
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Military counterinsurgents
Source: Bloody year for farmers ends with killing of elderly farmer,disabled son

(Unknown), (Female)
(Died December 13, 2019, Age 14)
Cause of death: Homicide (Raped, strangled)
Location: Balangir, Odisha, India
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Yasin Molla
Source: Suspect in rape and murder of disabled teenager dies in Faridpur ‘shootout’

Grady, Andre
(Died December 14, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Disability: Paralyzed due to shooting, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Community search party finds body of disabled man in Newport News

Appicella, Jerry
(Died December 15, 2019, Age 51)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten, kicked, bludgeoned)
Location: Denaby Main, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Disability: Alcoholism; unspecified
Perpetrator: Martel Brown, Shae Nicholson, and a minor boy
Source: Two men and boy, 16, sentenced over brutal killing of disabled recluse beaten to death in alleyway

*Callighan, Patrick
(Died December 15, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Knife wounds)
Location: Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
Disability: ADHD, depression, anxiety
Perpetrator: Brian David Callighan (Father)
Source: Father pleads guilty in death of son

!Chambers, Noel
(Died December 15, 2019, Age 81)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Neglect, starvation; untreated kidney infection)
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
Disability: Dementia, mental disability
Perpetrator: Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre staff
Source: Audit Ordered Into Circumstances Of Inmate’s Death

!Henriksen, Koben
(Died December 15, 2019, Age 51)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Suicide by cop)
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Parents blame mental health system failures, Portland officer In Koben Henriksen’s death

Copeman, Peggy
(Died December 16, 2019, Age 81)
Cause of death: Neglect (Repeatedly moved by ambulance because of unavailability of mental health beds; died of heart attack en route)
Location: Cambridge, England, UK
Disability: Schizophrenia, vascular dementia
Perpetrator: UK hospital system
Source: Gran dies on motorway after being driven by ambulance 600 miles looking for bed

*Inada, Sayoko
(Died December 16, 2019, Age 70)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Fukoka, Fukoko Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Parkinson’s disease
Perpetrator: Her mother
Source: Woman in 80s stabs daughter, 70, to death, then self in Fukuoka

!Al-Dhafiri, Ahmad
(Died December 19, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Death in custody (Family suspects police beating; police claims drugs)
Location: Kuwait
Disability: Severely handicapped
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Outrage after disabled citizen ‘tortured’ to death in custody

*Tarver, Angela
(Died December 19, 2019, Age 86)
Cause of death: Homicide (Decapitated)
Location: Woking, Surrey, England, UK
Disability: Stroke; limited speech and mobility
Perpetrator: Philip Tarver
Source: ‘Scrounger’ son who decapitated disabled mom, 86, with sword and dumped her head in freezer jailed for life

*Amjad, Mohd
(Died December 22, 2019, Age 8)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beaten)
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Disability: Physical disability
Perpetrator: Sultana Begum (Mother) and Ismail (Mother’s partner)
Source: Woman, partner beat handicapped child to death in Cyberabad

!Lara, Rafael Ramirez
(Died December 22, 2019, Age 57)
Cause of death: Neglect (Water intoxication due to untreated schizohprenia)
Location: Salinas, California, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Monterey County Jail staff
Source: Another Monterey County Jail death claim settled

*(n/a), Harilal
(Died December 23, 2019, Age 20)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Disability: Mental illness or disability
Perpetrator: Islavath Chandi (Mother)
Source: Mother kills disabled son, dumps body

!Casciano, Andrew
(Died December 23, 2019, Age 31)
Cause of death: Suicide (Died by suicide after being beaten by police while hospitalized for previous suicide attempt)
Location: Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: n/a; Ruben McAusland and Roger Then (Police)
Source: Man brutally beaten by Paterson cops in a hospital in 2018 is found dead

Warren, David
(Died December 23, 2019, Age 49)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Nashville
Perpetrator: Tennessee
Source: Blind, homeless man beaten to death in downtown Nashville identified

Bacon, Kevin
(Died December 24, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide (Throat cut)
Location: Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Mark Latunski
Source: When Bacon, 25, matched with Mark Latunski on Christmas Eve, he didn’t know that in the past three months, two men had called the cops on Latunski for chaining them in his basement

*+Dalgeish, Jessica
(Died December 24, 2019, Age 3)
Cause of death: Abuse (Head injury)
Location: Sandgate, Kent, England, UK
Disability: Global developmental delay, possible autism
Perpetrator: Paul Marsh (Mother’s boyfriend)
Source: Hythe careworker convicted of manslaughter of girlfriend’s disabled daughter, 3, after she refused to eat lunch

*Brewer, Shirley
(Died December 25, 2019, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Cullom, Illinois, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Clifford Brewer (Husband)
Source: Brewer sentenced to life in prison for 2019 triple murder in Livingston County

!Russell, Jacob
(Died December 25, 2019, Age 56)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Fellow inmate at Kalihi Jail, also mentally ill
Source: Beating Death In Oahu Jail Ends With Acquittal Of Mentally Ill Killer

#Cowherd, George
(Died December 27, 2019, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt force trauma)
Location: Madisonville, Ohio, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Louis Jefferson (Caregiver)
Source: Caretaker charged with murder in death of Madisonville man with dementia, family says

*Ikawa, Masako
(Died December 28, 2019, Age 82)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Strangled)
Location: Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Tamotsu Ikawa (Husband)
Source: Elderly couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide

#Sanchez, Alexander
(Died December 28, 2019, Age 18)
Cause of death: Abuse (Kicked in the head)
Location: Elk Grove, California, USA
Disability: TBI from car crash in infancy
Perpetrator: Aaaron Gacilan (Caretaker at United Living Care Home)
Source: Caretaker Arrested In Connection To Death Of 18-Year-Old Resident At Elk Grove Facility

Smith, Hayley
(Died December 29, 2019, Age 27)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Died from anorexia; unable to secure treatment unless she traveled 120 miles for it)
Location: Canterbury, England, UK
Disability: Anorexia
Perpetrator: Kent’s lack of eating disorder services
Source: Family of anorexia sufferer say she was ‘failed’ by lack of eating disorder services in Kent

*Mitchell, Anthony Franklin
(Died December 30, 2019 (Body found; missing August 22, 2018), Age 55)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma, asphyxia)
Location: Lake Panasoffkee, Florida, USA
Disability: Physical disability
Perpetrator: Rebecca Pospisil (Girlfriend)
Source: Florida woman sentenced for murder and ‘workman-like dismemberment’ of boyfriend, whose remains she lived with for months

Riley, Amy Suzanne
(Died December 31, 2019, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified)
Location: Hermosillo, Mexico
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Op-Ed: My daughter was murdered, but it was misguided mental health laws that put her in danger

#Segura, Shamir Shawn
(Died December 31, 2019, Age 25)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, cognitive disability
Perpetrator: Rashad Davis (Fellow patient at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital)
Source: Greystone patient was stabbed to death after hospital stopped supervision ordered to protect him, court record shows

Williams, Malik
(Died December 31, 2019, Age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Federal Way, Washington, USA
Disability: Paraplegic
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Family, friends of paraplegic man killed in shootout with Federal Way police outraged over his death