Cihan, Tuncer
(Died January 28, 2024, Age 52)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Islamic State terrorist group
Source: Victim of Istanbul attack was a Muslim who often went to Catholic Mass
#Loyko, Myron
(Died December 13, 2021, Age Unknown)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis from untreated wounds)
Location: Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Old Orchard Health Care Center staff
Source: Woman sues Bethlehem Twp. nursing home, alleging neglect caused death of family member
+Williams, Ferron
(Died January 27, 2022, Age 19)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Ocala, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Geremy Doel Navarro
Source: Man smiles while being arrested for murder of Ocala teen with autism: police
+(Male), (Unknown)
(Died August 18, 2023, Age 14)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Roseville, Michigan, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Justin Spangle
Source: Warren man charged for allegedly killing teen with autism in hit-and-run
*Diamond, Deborah
(Died June 30, 2021, Age 73)
Cause of death: Homicide (Gunshot)
Location: Sheffield, Ohio, USA
Disability: Chronic illness, chronic pain
Perpetrator: Ronald Diamond (Husband)
Source: Court rejects Sheffield man’s appeal in wife’s 2021 murder
Joseph, V
(Died January 24, 2024, Age 77)
Cause of death: Suicide (After being denied pension)
Location: Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Disability: Stroke
Perpetrator: n/a; Indian government
Source: Death of disabled man: Kerala’s Opposition intensifies protest against pension distribution delay
*Kershaw, Stephen
(Died September 16, 2022, Age 65)
Cause of death: Homicide (Smothered)
Location: Bradford, England, UK
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Sarah Pearson (Stepson’s girlfriend) and Ian Mitchell (Stepson)
Source: Woman and her fiance who murdered his vulnerable stepfather, 65, then went on drunken Asda trolley spree with his money are jailed for life
#Lively, David
(Died June 11, 2023, Age 69)
Cause of death: Neglect (Sepsis; no wound care, infection)
Location: Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA
Disability: Diabetes; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Wealshire Center of Excellence staff
Source: Lincolnshire nursing home accused by widow of neglecting patient’s wounds, contributing to his death
Loflin, Steven Bradley
(Died January 21, 2024, Age 55)
Cause of death: Accidental (Hit-and-run)
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Police searching for ‘possible black sedan or crossover’ in connection to disabled man’s death in hit-and-run
Rumplik, Anthony
(Died January 19, 2024, Age 43)
Cause of death: Unknown suspicious death (Body hidden; COD undetermined)
Location: Macon, Georgia, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, kidney failure
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Missing person found wrapped in blanket, stuffed inside chimney
#Thomas, Francine
(Died July 2023, Age 29)
Cause of death: Homicide (Medication overdose)
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Disability: Intellectually disabled
Perpetrator: Deborah Hodge (Group home caregiver)
Source: Disabled woman’s death ruled a homicide, while in caregiver’s custody
Williams, Fajr
(Died July 17, 2023, Age 6)
Cause of death: Negligence (Poor supervision; improperly fastened harness; strangled by wheelchair harness)
Location: Franklin Township, New Jersey, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Amanda Davila (Bus monitor)
Source: Bus monitor accused in death of 6-year-old makes court appearance
*“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)
+#“P.H.”, (Male)
(Died May 17, 2020, Age 47)
Cause of death: Negligence (Choked; given sandwich despite swallowing difficulties)
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Disability: Intellectual disability, Prader-Willi, autism, Type 2 diabetes
Perpetrator: Group home staff; Valmar Support Services Limited
Source: NDIS Commission begins legal action against care provider after ‘tragic’ death in ACT group home
#(Unknown), (Unknown)
(Died January 1, 2024, Age Unknown)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma)
Location: St. Peter, Minnesota, USA
Disability: Unspecified; forensic mental health facility resident
Perpetrator: David Michael Otey (Fellow patient at Forensic Mental Health Program/Minnesota Security Hospital)
Source: Patient at St. Peter mental health facility charged with murder of roommate
*(Unknown), (Female)
(Died December 27, 2023, Age 84)
Cause of death: Homicide-Suicide (Gunshot)
Location: Seal Beach, California, USA
Disability: Disabled elder
Perpetrator: Her son
Source: SBPD closes Ocean Avenue death investigation
+Adams, Avianna Nicole
(Died January 24, 2023, Age 4)
Cause of death: Homicide (Head injury)
Location: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Jonathan Shaquille Anderson
Source: Roanoke man charged with killing 4-year-old girl turns down plea deal
Gutierrez Ayuso, Jose “Pepe”
(Died January 18, 2024, Age 79)
Cause of death: Homicide (Blunt trauma)
Location: Morata de Tajuña, Spain
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Dilawar Hussain Choudhary
Source: El detenido por el crimen de los hermanos de Morata de Tajuña confiesa que los asesinó por “venganza” por una deuda de 50.000 euros
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