*(n/a), Lalitha
(Died January 13, 2024, Age 60)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Disability: Bedridden
Perpetrator: Bineesh (Son)
Source: Alcoholic man strangles bedridden mother to death in Alappuzha
*(n/a), Sreenivasan
(Died November 29, 2023, Age 85)
Cause of death: Homicide (Burns)
Location: Kollam, Kerala, India
Disability: Unspecified; bedridden
Perpetrator: Anilkumar (Son)
Source: Man sets bedridden father ablaze in front of mother in Kerala’s Kollam
*(Unknown), (Male)
(Died January 31, 2023, Age 16)
Cause of death: Medical Neglect (Complications of ulcerative colitis)
Location: Salem Township, Michigan, USA
Disability: Chronic illness
Perpetrator: Cheryl D’Angola (Mother)
Source: Woman charged with homicide in son’s death dies at Washtenaw County Jail
*(Unknown), Victoria
(Died November 24, 2023 (Body found; died November 19), Age 9)
Cause of death: Homicide (Drowning)
Location: Westminster, California, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy, non-speaking
Perpetrator: Khadiyjah Aliyyah Pendergraph (Mother)
Source: Body of 9-year-old girl in wheelchair ‘left to rot’ after California drowning death, DA says
*Asencio, Ana
(Died July 17, 2023, Age 84)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head and neck trauma)
Location: New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: July ‘23 Death of Retired Schoolteacher in UWS Apt. Ruled a Homicide by M.E.
#Bayer, Marie
(Died June 19, 2023, Age 74)
Cause of death: Homicide (Complications of hip fracture after being pushed to the ground)
Location: Pueblo West, Colorado, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Tyshae Carbajal (Columbine Chateau caretaker)
Source: Employee charged in Pueblo West nursing home death previously fired for caretaker neglect
*Berry, Edna
(Died February 21, 2023, Age 80)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned with hammer and chisel)
Location: Clacton, Essex, England, UK
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: John Berry (Husband)
Source: Jail for Essex husband, 85, who used hammer and chisel to murder wife with Alzheimer’s
#Blodgett, Jakob
(Died December 23, 2022, Age 9)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Diabetic ketoacidosis; allowed to refuse insulin)
Location: Arizona, USA
Disability: Type I diabetes
Perpetrator: Sunshine Residential Homes staff
Source: 9-year-old died after group home allowed him to refuse insulin, dad says. He’s suing
!Bueno, Nicole “Zoe”
(Died December 3, 2023, Age 35)
Cause of death: Negligence (Hypothermia; not given assistance despite being mentally ill and found in a freezing creek)
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Sacramento police
Source: A woman with mental illness died in a south Sacramento creek. Her mom asks: Was it preventable?
!Bybee, Bryce
(Died April 17, 2022, Age 22)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Untreated mental illness, self-neglect; fatal arrhythmia)
Location: Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder
Perpetrator: Washington County Jail
Source: 2 families of inmates who died in Washington County Jail file notice to sue
*Camp, Wendy
(Died May 30, 1992 (Missing; body found 2013), Age 23)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, shot)
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Multiple sclerosis
Perpetrator: Beverly Noe (Ex-mother-in-law), Grover Prewitt
Source: Triple Murder Tied To Bitter Custody Feud Solved 21 Years After Victims Vanished
!Carbonara, Rocco
(Died November 30, 2023, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Blind in one eye
Perpetrator: Quadir Qualls (Cellmate at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility)
Source: A man who was fatally beaten at a city jail should not have been jailed in the first place, lawyer says
*Carter, Damari
(Died December 7, 2023 (Missing, presumed dead), Age 4)
Cause of death: Homicide (Missing, presumed dead)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Nonspeaking; suspected learning disability
Perpetrator: Dominique Bailey (Mother) and Kevin Spencer)
Source: Mom Claimed 4-Year-Old Was Hit by a Car; Now She & Boyfriend Are Accused of Murdering Him
!Chappetta, Caleb
(Died October 20, 2023, Age 38)
Cause of death: Accidental/Negligence (Hit by police officer who ran a red light during pursuit)
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Sharmaine Buckley (Police)
Source: BRPD facing second lawsuit in two months over civilian deaths during pursuits
*Clay, Elizabeth Derozan
(Died November 24, 2023, Age 93)
Cause of death: Neglect (Burns)
Location: Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Junior Derozan (Son)
Source: Caregiver’s charges upgraded to negligent homicide after elderly burn patient dies
!Corona, Lena
(Died July 15, 2023, Age 18)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Hanged self; denied treatment for mental health crisis)
Location: Seminole, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Seminole County Jail
Source: These Oklahomans needed mental health care. Instead, they died in jail
!Dinkins, Hosanna
(Died August 23, 2023, Age 26)
Cause of death: Neglect (Dehydration, blood clots)
Location: Mulberry, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, depression
Perpetrator: Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center
Source: Cause of death revealed for 26-year-old woman found dead at Sumter County jail
+#Eastland-Seares, Jessie
(Died May 17, 2022, Age 19)
Cause of death: Suicide/Systemic failure (Inadequate treatment)
Location: Brighton and Hove, England, UK
Disability: Autism, dypraxia, Ehlers-Dahnlos syndrome, ADHD, sensory processing disorder, depression, anxiety, eating disorder
Perpetrator: Mill View Hospital
Source: Failures in care led to Sussex woman’s death, jury says
Elgert, Douglas
(Died May 24, 2022, Age 67)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed, bludgeoned)
Location: Grand Forks, Michigan, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Kindi Jalloh
Source: Kindi Jalloh sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder with extreme indifference
#Ende, Helen
(Died December 19, 2022, Age 89)
Cause of death: Negligence (Exposure; wandering; no precautions)
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Alzheimer’s disease
Perpetrator: Liliana B. Lozano, Susan Valentin, and Demontae M. Collins (Parkside Manor Assisted Living and Memory Care staff)
Source: hree charged in woman’s death at Kenosha assisted living center
Filidis, Spiros
(Died January 2, 2024, Age 46)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Disability: Intellectual disability; cancer survivor
Perpetrator: Harrison Hilton-Taylor
Source: Intellectually disabled man allegedly stabbed to death by stranger on way to bus stop
!Geffrard, Janard
(Died December 16, 2023, Age 29)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beating)
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Kevin Barnes (Fellow inmate at Broward Main Jail; also mentally ill)
Source: Broward jail deaths have Public Defender’s office demanding oversight
George, Arthur
(Died December 28, 2023, Age 65)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Gregory Sangle Jr.
Source: Man accused of killing man at Westside mobile home park pleads not guilty
Gill, Craig
(Died July 13, 2023, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Newton Aycliffe, England, UK
Disability: Intellectual disability, chronic back pain, psychosis
Perpetrator: Richard Smith-Slater
Source: Alleged murder victim ‘lived a quiet, simple life’ before his death
*Gillen, Karen
(Died September 23, 2020, Age 68)
Cause of death: Abuse/Neglect (Brain injury; beating)
Location: Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: Chad Gillen (Son)
Source: Waxahachie man sentenced to 70 years for beating mother to death
Glover, Tanya Lee
(Died December 7, 2022 (Body found; died cica January 2010), Age 38)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Found hidden in the walls of an apartment complex)
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Disability: Hearing and vision impaired
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: ‘Justice for Tanya’: Queensland police offer reward for woman whose body was found inside unit wall
#Godwin, Baron
(Died November 18, 2023, Age 68)
Cause of death: Homicide (Beaten)
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Ronnie Green (Fellow patient at The Oasis At Austin)
Source: Man arrested after attacking another man in wheelchair causing his death, APD says
+Goff, Landon
(Died December 1, 2022, Age 16)
Cause of death: Negligence (Suffocation; delay in first aid after he stopped breathing on the school bus)
Location: Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Rett Syndrome
Perpetrator: Cape May County Special Services School bus aide
Source: South Jersey family sues school bus company after teen’s death
!Gray, Myles Thomas
(Died August 13, 2015, Age 33)
Cause of death: Homicide (Police beating)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Kory Folkestad, Eric Birzneck (Police)
Source: Letters to The Sun: Police need better tools to deal with violent, mentally ill people
*+Holloway, Karter
(Died January 1, 2024, Age 5)
Cause of death: Homicide (Traumatic brain injury)
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Amir Hines (Father)
Source: Raleigh father charged with murder in 5-year-old son’s death, family said boy was ‘beaten all over’
#Jones, Alegend
(Died November 16, 2023, Age 17)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury)
Location: Bartlett, Tennessee, USA
Disability: PTSD, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Youth Villages group home staff
Source: Teen was ‘body slammed’ and ‘battered’ by counselors at Tennessee group home before death, attorney says
*Jones, Otis
(Died January 5, 2024, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide/Arson (Burns)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Keechaundra Deshay Cook (Niece)
Source: ‘They wouldn’t help me’: Mother of paralyzed man who died from fire says she tried to get help for family member responsible
Kassim, Marwo
(Died June 28, 2022, Age 39)
Cause of death: Accidental (Fall; requests for ground-floor housing rejected for 7 years)
Location: London, England, UK
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: London Borough of Ealing and London & Quadrant Housing Association
Source: Coroner finds failings by housing authority and housing association caused the death of an epileptic woman who fell from the balcony of her London flat
King, Henry Howard
(Died March 12, 2023, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Marysville, Washington, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Elijah James Belmot
Source: Boulevard Park homicide suspect allegedly confesses to killing Bellingham man; bail set
*Krueger, Ronald
(Died November 18, 2022, Age 89)
Cause of death: Acccidental/Negligence (Burns; left unattended with lit candles)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Kendra Krueger (Daughter)
Source: Woman admitted lighting candles before dad’s death
*Lewis, Christian
(Died October 27, 2023, Age 33)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis, bronchopneumonia, pyelonephritis)
Location: Simpsonville, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Quadriplegia due to transverse myelitis
Perpetrator: Nicholas Navarre Perez and Jessica Lynn Perez (Caregivers)
Source: South Carolina Couple Allowed ‘Paralyzed,’ Bedridden Woman in Their Care to Die: Deputies
Lopez, Edgar
(Died August 2014, Age 13)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Denied insulin; diabetes treated with herbs; diabetic ketoacidosis)
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Disability: Type I diabetes
Perpetrator: Tim Morrow (Herbalist)
Source: A 13-year-old died after being told not to take insulin. Now the California herbalist is headed to jail.
Maqungo, Nosipho
(Died December 17, 2023, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Mtyamde, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Disability: Short leg syndrome
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Disabled Woman’s Brutal Murder Highlights Violence Against Vulnerable in South Africa
!Martinez, Fernando
(Died February 15, 2023, Age 33)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Clark County Detention Center
Source: Mentally ill inmate starved to death at Las Vegas jail, lawsuit alleges
+Matiin, Zayn Rayyan Abdul
(Died December 6, 2023, Age 6)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head and neck injuries)
Location: Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Selangor police chief: Autistic six-year-old Zayn Rayyan’s death classified as murder
*Mayo, Aremean
(Died November 25, 2023 (Body Found), Age 93)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Denmark, Maine, USA
Disability: Unspecified/Frail elder
Perpetrator: Tzara Jones (Grandmother)
Source: ‘Took me by surprise:’ Neighbors shocked as Denmark woman charged with killing 2 people in her care
+#Melero, Mary
(Died April 7, 2023, Age 38)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis)
Location: El Paso, Texas, USA
Disability: Autism, intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Angelita Chacon, Patricia Hurtado and Luz Scott (Caregivers)
Source: Three arrested for death of abused, disabled client; AG calls it torture
*Mfana, Nosipho
(Died April 30, 2022, Age 15)
Cause of death: Proxy Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Plettenberg Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Mboneleli Msila (Father), Mbulelo Jack (Father’s nephew), Lungisile Lucas, Monde Tshemese
Source: Father arrested after murder of his disabled daughter
*n/a, Mahadev
(Died November 25, 2023 (Body Found), Age Unknown)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Disability: Unspecified disability
Perpetrator: Priyanka Das and Shantanu (Relatives)
Source: Skeletons of sr citizen, disabled cousin found
+Nichols, Alfie
(Died December 17, 2021, Age 7)
Cause of death: Systemic failure (Malnutrition; untreated/undetected ARFID)
Location: Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Disability: Autism, Avoidant-Restrictive Intake Disorder
Perpetrator: Alfie’s GP & hospital
Source: ‘Other mums need to know’: Mum’s heartbreak after beloved Alfie, 7, suddenly dies
#Nowland, Clare
(Died May 24, 2023, Age 95)
Cause of death: Police-Involved Death (Skull fracture after being tasered)
Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Dementia; used walker
Perpetrator: Kristian White (Police)
Source: Death of Clare Nowland
Otieno, Irvo
(Died March 6, 2023, Age 28)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Suffocation)
Location: Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies
Source: Henrico hospital failed to stabilize Irvo Otieno’s crisis, report says. Then he died.
+Padilla, Tyrone
(Died January 5, 2024, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Gregory Hightower
Source: Brooklyn man charged with stabbing autistic Bronx man to death: NYPD
*Palma, Lucinda
(Died November 20, 2018, Age 70)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Anaheim, California, USA
Disability: Disabled elder
Perpetrator: Michael Hallgren (Housemate)
Source: Man convicted of killing woman, 70, with butcher knife at Anaheim boarding home
#Palms, Lucinda
(Died November 20, 2018, Age 70)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbing)
Location: Anaheim, California, USA
Disability: Frail elder
Perpetrator: Michael Hallgren (Fellow resident at a boarding home)
Source: Elderly man on trial for killing 70-year-old woman with butcher knife at California boarding home
*Pandey, Gauri
(Died December 20, 2023, Age 11)
Cause of death: Homicide (Drowning)
Location: Valsad, Gujarat, India
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Vijay Pandey (Father)
Source: Man kills wife daughter by pushing them into river in Gujarat tries to end life
*Pandey, Gayatridevi
(Died December 20, 2023, Age 40)
Cause of death: Homicide (Drowning)
Location: Valsad, Gujarat, India
Disability: Epilepsy
Perpetrator: Vijay Pandey (Husband)
Source: Man kills wife daughter by pushing them into river in Gujarat tries to end life
#Pappas, Michael
(Died November 17, 2023, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head trauma)
Location: Joliet, Illinois, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: William Paschall (Fellow resident at Salem Village)
Source: Salem Village To Close After Fatal Laundry Room Attack: WJOL
*Parham, James “Little Jimmie”
(Died February 13, 2023, Age 40)
Cause of death: Neglect (Unspecified neglect)
Location: Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: James Parham Sr. (Father) and Austin Parham (Nephew)
Source: Father, nephew charged with killing disabled man last February in Montgomery County
Pearson, Clarence James
(Died November 28, 2023, Age 61)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Westbrook, Oregon, USA
Disability: Depression, memory loss
Perpetrator: Denb Malual
Source: Portland man charged with murder in Westbrook is held without bail
!Perez, Melissa
(Died June 23, 2023, Age 46)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Alfred Flores, Eleazar Alejandro, and Nathaniel Villalobos (Police)
Source: Two ex-SAPD officers indicted on murder charges in fatal shooting of Melissa Perez
*Perkins, Leon
(Died December 1, 2023, Age 66)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Disability: Chronic illness, wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Charles Parker (Relative)
Source: Silver Spring man charged in death of disabled relative
Quinn, Pauline
(Died November 9, 2021, Age 73)
Cause of death: Homicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Worksop, England, UK
Disability: COPD; used cane
Perpetrator: Lawrence Bierton (Neighbor)
Source: Double killer battered neighbour to death while on licence, jury told
#Riddle, Hugh Morrow
(Died May 25, 2022, Age 76)
Cause of death: Negligence (Pneumonia, septic shock; lack of care, repeated falls)
Location: Waco, Texas, USA
Disability: Disabled elder, nursing home resident
Perpetrator: St. Anthony’s Care Center staff
Source: Family of Robinson man claims he died as a result of negligence, files suit against doctor and Waco nursing home
Rowe, Den’Nicia
(Died January 5, 2024, Age 31)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Tracy, California, USA
Disability: Paranoid schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Body Found in Tracy Identified as Fremont Woman
*Rutledge, Martha
(Died August 14, 2023, Age 99)
Cause of death: Neglect (Starvation, untended bedsores)
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Mobility impaired
Perpetrator: Martha Carroll Rutledge (Daughter) and Nancy Rutledge (Daughter)
Source: Rock Hill sisters granted bond for mother’s death whose body has ‘chronic open wound’
#Rymell, Barbara
(Died August 8, 2022, Age 91)
Cause of death: Accidental (Positional asphyxia after fall from stairlift)
Location: Langport, Somerset, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Systemic failure–Ashley House care home; assigned aide who did not speak much English to communicate with emergency services; emergency personnel had no translation capability
Source: Poor English contributed to woman’s stair lift death – inquest
*Sani, Nur Fatin Mohd
(Died November 20, 2023, Age 29)
Cause of death: Abuse (Abuse-related injuries)
Location: Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Nur Syuhaidah Mohd Sani (Sister)
Source: Pharmacy assistant charged with causing death of disabled sister
Schwartz, Pamela
(Died December 17, 2021, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA
Disability: Unspecified special needs
Perpetrator: Darrius White and Michael White
Source: Brothers who killed woman at Virginia Beach gas station killed another the next day, prosecutors say
Seal, Josh
(Died October 25, 2023, Age 48)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Lewiston, Maine, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Robert Card
Source: Lewiston comes together to help families, Deaf community heal from tragedy
!Shepherd, Christopher
(Died January 7, 2024, Age 48)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Gunshot)
Location: Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Schizoaffective disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Loved ones lament death of Upper St. Clair man killed by police
Shuck, Dusty
(Died May 4, 2006, Age 24)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbing/Beating)
Location: Mount Airy, Maryland, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Garry Artman (Serial killer)
Source: ‘Monster’ dead months after conviction in 1996 murder of Grand Rapids woman
*Sills, Susann Stephanie Arsuaga
(Died November 13, 2016, Age 58)
Cause of death: Homicide (Strangled)
Location: San Clemente, California, USA
Disability: Migraines
Perpetrator: Eric Scott Sills (Husband)
Source: Jurors to Deliberate Fate of Doctor Accused of Killing Wife in San Clemente
*Singh, Priyanka
(Died December 30, 2024, Age 15)
Cause of death: Homicide (Killed with axe)
Location: Padukalan, Rajasthan, India
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Dilip Singh (Brother)
Source: Rajasthan: Three in family hacked to death, son under scanner
Standing Elk, Michael
(Died August 8, 2023, Age 42)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Riverton, Wyoming, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Burdick Seminole Sr.
Source: Riverton man faces life in prison following reported murder of wheelchair-bound victim
Stansfield, Lynne
(Died December 8, 1993, Age 46)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Penn Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Arthritis
Source: Double murder in Perry County: Who killed Lynne Stansfield and Dale Wolf?
*Stanton, Arthur Kenneth
(Died December 28, 2023, Age 63)
Cause of death: Neglect (Negligent care)
Location: Watkinsville, Georgia, USA
Disability: Unspecified/care-dependent
Perpetrator: Daivid Allen Stanton (Son) and Sandra Dee Bass (Housemate)
Source: Oconee County man arrested for neglect, murder of 63-year-old father
*Stephens, Fredrick
(Died December 27, 2021, Age 74)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Body concealed; neglect present)
Location: Eatonton, Georgia, USA
Disability: Unspecified; care dependent
Perpetrator: Dafredia Yvette Stephens (Niece)
Source: Eatonton woman indicted for concealing uncle’s death
+Stewart, Matthew
(Died November 30, 2023, Age 24)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Vandalia, Missouri, USA
Disability: Asperger syndrome
Perpetrator: Christopher Brickey, unnamed 17-year-old
Source: Investigation still ongoing in Vandalia man’s death
Tasker, Jawan
(Died October 25, 2015, Age 28)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Ondray Upsher
Source: Suspect charged in 2015 killing of man in a wheelchair outside Hill District bar
+Uzoegbu, Isaac
(Died January 2, 2022, Age 16)
Cause of death: Accidental (Traffic accident)
Location: Gillingham, Kent, England, UK
Disability: Autism, learning disability
Perpetrator: Inadequate support
Source: Head teacher says autistic student died despite family’s plea for support
*Wallwork, Nicholas James
(Died December 27, 2024, Age 66)
Cause of death: Homicide (Heroin overdose)
Location: Taylorsville, Utah, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Kimberly Wallwork (Niece)
Source: Woman accused of killing uncle who had dementia in Taylorsville
!Whiting, Sean
(Died December 23, 2022, Age 35)
Cause of death: Suicide/Neglect (Choking/Suicide; denied mental health care)
Location: Santa Ana, California, USA
Disability: ADHD, insomnia, depression
Perpetrator: Orange County Sheriff’s Department
Source: Former newspaper columnist sues California sheriff’s department over son’s jail suicide
!Whitley, Scott Michael
(Died November 25, 2022, Age 46)
Cause of death: Restraint-related (Suffocation and/or trauma)
Location: Ocala, Florida, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Marion County Jail staff
Source: Family sues Marion County sheriff after man with mental illness dies in jail
*Willett, Michael
(Died November 25, 2023 (Body Found), Age 69)
Cause of death: Homicide (Stabbed)
Location: Denmark, Maine, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Tzara Jones (Parther)
Source: ‘Took me by surprise:’ Neighbors shocked as Denmark woman charged with killing 2 people in her care
#Williams, Bradford
(Died August 26, 2022, Age 79)
Cause of death: Neglect (Heat stroke; left outside)
Location: Liberty, Missouri, USA
Disability: Hemiparesis, visual impairment
Perpetrator: Liberty Health and Wellness
Source: Family sues after man found dead, alone outside Kansas City-area nursing home
Willis, Clayton
(Died January 10, 2024, Age 65)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Disability: Double leg amputee; stroke; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unidentified driver; deceased
Source: Double-amputee panhandler, driver killed during fight for gun in Detroit
Wilshaw, Joyce
(Died December 31, 2023, Age 91)
Cause of death: Homicide (Unspecified homicide)
Location: Cheadle, England, UK
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unidentified 68-year-old man
Source: Murder arrest after woman, 91, and daughter found dead at home
Wolf, Dale
(Died December 8, 1993, Age 43)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Penn Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Epilepsy
Source: Double murder in Perry County: Who killed Lynne Stansfield and Dale Wolf?
Wood, Lauren
(Died December 5, 2023, Age 30)
Cause of death: Multiple homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Disability: Special needs
Perpetrator: Shane Matthew James (Spree killer)
Source: Neighbors, colleagues share memories of Austin mom, special needs daughter killed in Shane James shooting rampage
!Zegarra-Arroyo, Carlos
(Died November 19, 2023, Age 44)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head trauma)
Location: Jonesboro, Georgia, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Jaquez Jackson (Fellow inmate at Clayton County Jail)
Source: Clayton County inmate’s brutal beating: Death investigation pokes holes in sheriff’s office procedures
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