August 2016
Matthews, Pamela
(Died August-September 2015, Age 85)
Cause of death: Abuse/Neglect at nursing home
Location: Bognor Regis, England, UK
Disability: Blind, Alzheimer's
Perpetrator: Staff at Woodbine Manor
Source: Elderly dementia patient who died covered in unexplained injuries sparks care home inquiry
(Unknown), Chhotu
(Died August 1, 2016, age 14)
Cause of death: Negligence (Food poisoning; children's home fed them contaminated food from an unknown donor)
Location: Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Kapurthala Ashram; superintendent Kiranpreet Kaur
Source: Kapurthala ‘food poisoning’: Ashram superintendent suspended, attendant chargesheeted
*+Alicea-Estrada, Angel
(Died August 1, 2016, age 58)
Cause of death: Murder-Suicide (Poisoned with drain opener)
Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Gertrudis Cintron (Mother)
Source: Bizarre twist in death of mother and son in Sarasota
!Delacruz, Manuel
(Died August 1, 2016, age 26)
Cause of death: heart attack after being tased by police
Location: Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Port Arthur family seeks answers after death of mentally ill son
!Gaines, Korryn
(Died August 1, 2016, age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Randallstown, Maryland, USA
Disability: Lead poisoning
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Korryn Gaines’s Silent Killer: Lead Poisoning
!Sakamoto, Gerry
(Died August 1, 2016, age 71)
Cause of death: Accident/Exposure/Natural (arrested by police for driving the wrong way on a freeway; became lost and died after police released him from jail with no money or phone; no foul play in death)
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, dementia
Perpetrator: Staff at Inmate Reception Center of LA County Sheriff's Department
Source: Pasadena family says death of missing grandfather was 'handled improperly'
(Unknown), (Unknown)
(Died August 2, 2016, age 60+)
Cause of death: Murder (Under investigation)
Location: Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Two staff at Springwater Lodge Care Home
Source: Murder investigation launched at care home after six deaths
(Unknown), Jyoti
(Died August 2, 2016, age 15)
Cause of death: Negligence (Food poisoning; children's home fed them contaminated food from an unknown donor)
Location: Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Kapurthala Ashram; superintendent Kiranpreet Kaur
Source: Kapurthala ‘food poisoning’: Ashram superintendent suspended, attendant chargesheeted
Whitfield, John Thomas "Johnnie"
(Died August 2, 2016, age 52)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Lorain, Ohio, USA
Disability: COPD
Perpetrator: Michele Noble
Source: Lorain police investigate housebound man's death
(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 3, 2016, age 84)
Cause of death: Murder (Under investigation)
Location: Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Two staff at Springwater Lodge Care Home
Source: Murder investigation launched at care home after six deaths
*Martines, Peyton
(Died August 3, 2016, age 17 months)
Cause of death: Poisoned with salt
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Developmental delay
Perpetrator: Kimberly Nicole Martines (Mother)
Source: Deputies: Baby dies after salt poisoning, mother charged
Davis, Patricia
(Died August 4, 2016, Age 61)
Cause of death: Murder (Fight; beaten)
Location: Compton, California, USA
Disability: Mental disability, physical disability (Wheelchair user)
Perpetrator: Unidentified 67-year-old suspect
Source: 61-year-old woman yanked from wheelchair, beaten to death in Compton
Games, Pricillia
(Died August 4, 2016, age 49)
Cause of death: Negligence; heat stroke (Landlord did not maintain air conditioner despite repeated complaints; temperature inside was 113 degrees F)
Location: Tempe, Arizona, USA
Disability: Chronic illness; disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Santa Fe Apartments
Source: Tempe woman found dead inside 113 degree apartment
!Wicker, Darnell
(Died August 4, 2016, age 57)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed; holding a handsaw)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Disability: Hearing impaired
Perpetrator: Taylor Banks and Beau Gadegaard (Police)
Source: Body Cam Video Contradicts Kentucky Police Narrative of Shooting Death
*Leonard, Theron
(Died August 5, 2016, age 24)
Cause of death: Murder (Stabbed)
Location: Otter Lake, Michigan, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Tamara Leonard (Mother)
Source: Mother charged in son’s stabbing death
Robinson, Jamarion Rashad
(Died August 5, 2016, age 26)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: US police shoot dead mentally-ill black man
Rozenfeld, Nina
(Died August 5, 2016, age 95)
Cause of death: Pushed over; suffered hip fracture, died of complications
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Fellow patient at ManorCare Health Services
Source: 95-year-old dies after nursing home altercation
(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 6, 2016, age 28)
Cause of death: Murder (Acid burns, in retaliation for reporting rape)
Location: Betai Natunpara, Nadia, India
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Unidentified; most likely her rapist
Source: West Bengal: Deaf and mute rape victim dies in acid attack
*Holloway, Princeton
(Died August 6, 2016, age 3)
Cause of death: Stabbed
Location: Youngtown, Arizona, USA
Disability: Special needs (Intellectual disability?)
Perpetrator: Shae Edward Holloway (Brother)
Source: Family in shock after teen allegedly kills 3-year-old brother
*Short, Willow
(Died August 6, 2016, age 2)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide
Location: Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Congenital heart defect; heart transplant recipient
Perpetrator: A parent
Source: Pennsylvania family of 5 dies in apparent murder-suicide; youngest victim required risky heart transplant as newborn
!Stewart, Henry
(Died August 6, 2016, Age 60)
Cause of death: Medical neglect; untreated perforated gastric ulcer
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Disability: Chronic lymphocytic gastritis
Perpetrator: Hampton Roads Regional Jail staff
Source: Former inmate describes graphic treatment of man who died in jail
DeLeon, Juan
(Died August 7, 2016, Age 75)
Cause of death: Negligence (Injuries from car accident; wheelchair not secured during transportation)
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Carter Transportation Services staff
Source: Airport Transportation Service Sued Over Passenger's Death
!Pinckney, Earl "Leek Moss" "Shaleek"
(Died August 7, 2016, age 20)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Earl Pinckney aka Leek Moss: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
!Porter, Jawari
(Died August 7, 2016, age 25)
Cause of death: Police shooting; armed with knife; police did not de-escalate despite mental illness
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Man shot, killed in attack on Cincinnati police officer was once a promising former foster kid
!Thompson, Justin
(Died August 7, 2016, Age 35)
Cause of death: Death in restraint, while in police custody
Location: Sparks, Nevada, USA
Disability: Mental illness, heart disease
Perpetrator: Deputies at Washoe County Jail
Source: In-custody death: 'No criminal liability' found after jail inmate died struggling with deputies
Allers, Kenneth
(Died August 8, 2016, Age 58)
Cause of death: Medical neglect; seizures ignored by nurse.
Location: Waite Park, Minnesota, USA
Disability: "Severe cognitive impairment" and non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver
Perpetrator: An LPN at Sterling Park Health Care Center
Source: LPN found negligent in nursing home resident's seizure death
*Mitchell, Benjamin
(Died August 10, 2016, Age 3 weeks)
Cause of death: Neglect; starvation, medical neglect
Location: Sanford, Florida, USA
Disability: Prematurity-related respiratory condition
Perpetrator: Michelle Spinicchia (Mother)
Source: Seminole County mother arrested for death of malnourished twin son, deputies say
*Sanford, Margaret Jean
(Died August 12, 2016, age 73)
Cause of death: Murder-suicide
Location: Napoleon Township, Michigan, USA
Disability: Unspecified terminal illness
Perpetrator: Roger Sanford (Husband)
Source: Neighbors react following apparent murder-suicide in Jackson County
!Smith, Sylville
(Died August 14, 2016, age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, ADHD
Perpetrator: Police
Source: The Black Man Whose Killing Sparked Milwaukee Riots Had Bipolar Disorder
Allen, Cindy
(Died August 16, 2016, age 73)
Cause of death: Murder; Strangled; house set on fire to cover up murder; robbery
Location: Byng, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Unspecified mobility impairment; used walker
Perpetrator: Charles Cooper
Source: Officials Say Suspicious Fire Leaves a Handicapped Woman Dead
Gumpenberger, Louis
(Died August 16, 2016, age 37)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA
Disability: TBI from car accident
Perpetrator: Pam Hupp
Source: Man killed in Pam Hupp’s home was scheduled for job interview in the morning
(None), Akhlaq
(Died August 17, 2016, age 23)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Overdose of medication by nursing assistant)
Location: Agra, Etah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Staff at Dr Mukesh Jain Nursing Home
Source: Man dies after injection at nursing home in Etah
Varela, Christopher
(Died August 17, 2016, age 54)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run
Location: Fresno, California, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Fresno PD looking for driver involved in hit and run that killed man in wheelchair in Central Fresno
!Harris, Daniel
(Died August 18, 2016, age 29)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Jermaine Saunders (Police officer)
Source: Daniel Harris Dead: Deaf, Mute Shot By Police While Doing Sign Language
Koschmeder, Mary Lou
(Died August 18, 2016, Age 88)
Cause of death: Negligence; did not receive required oxygen; died of aortic stenosis
Location: Riceville, Iowa, USA
Disability: Elderly disabled; heart disease
Perpetrator: Riceville Family Care & Therapy Center staff
Source: Riceville nursing home fined after resident death
*Petzack, Adam
(Died August 18, 2016 (Body found); last seen February 9, 2016, age 28)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Great Falls, Montana, USA
Disability: TBI, from combat
Perpetrator: Brandon Craft
Source: Man arrested in disappearance of disabled Montana veteran
Salleh, Moss
(Died August 18, 2016, Age 79)
Cause of death: Homicide (Pushed down; died of head injury)
Location: Singapore
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: "Mr. A", a fellow resident at his care home
Source: Nursing home resident dies after being pushed by fellow resident, inquest heard
+!Weber, Joseph Nathaniel "Joey"
(Died August 18, 2016, age 36)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Hays, Kansas, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Cops Kill Speech Impaired Autistic Man Trying to Find Safety in Home for People with Disabilities
(None), Bunty
(Died August 19, 2016, age 20)
Cause of death: Negligence (Food poisoning; children's home fed them contaminated food from an unknown donor)
Location: Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Kapurthala Ashram; superintendent Kiranpreet Kaur
Source: Punjab: Two weeks after children died of ‘food poisoning’, youth from Kapurthala Ashram dies
Lane, Kathy
(Died August 19, 2016, age 69)
Cause of death: Stroke; related to stress from rape 5 months previously
Location: Nechells, Birmingham, England, UK
Disability: Heart and lung disease; mobility impairment
Perpetrator: John Scanlon
Source: Widow raped by vile John Scanlon dies weeks after seeing him jailed
+Carter, Deonn
(Died August 20, 2016, age 31)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot; during armed robbery)
Location: Columbus, Georgia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Tauron Stepney, Quamaine Thomas, Dequoyae Waldon, Tyquez D. Davis, and Travarus Thomas
Source: Beloved autistic man dies 11 days after shooting
Ishiguro, Mihoko
(Died August 20, 2016, Age 68)
Cause of death: Negligence (Nurse turned off ventilator)
Location: Suita, Osaka, Japan
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: A 53-year-old nurse at Medial Rihabiri Home Kurara Suita
Source: Negligence suspected in death of Suita nursing home patient whose respirator had shut off
Heyl, Elaine "Lanie"
(Died August 21, 2016, age 37)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run; drunk driver
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Amputee (Leg)
Perpetrator: Andrew Acito
Source: 'She Deserved Better': Suspected Drunk Driver Kills Air Force Veteran in Hit-Run
Kaisen, Peter A.
(Died August 21, 2016, age 76)
Cause of death: Suicide (Denied mental health treatment at emergency room)
Location: Northport, New York, USA
Disability: Injuries from car accident; depression
Perpetrator: Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff
Source: Veteran Kills Himself in Parking Lot of V.A. Hospital on Long Island
*+Aguilar, Yonatan Daniel
(Died August 22, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Abuse/Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Veronica Aguilar (Mother)
Source: Yonatan Daniel Aguilar Death: Mother Charged With Keeping Autistic Boy In Closet, Sedated
*Constant, Jean
(Died August 22, 2016, age 87)
Cause of death: Murder (Unknown)
Location: Eynesbury, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified; care home resident
Perpetrator: Brendan Constant (Husband)
Source: Cambridgeshire woman is found dead and man seriously injured at their home
*Pavesi, Maddalena
(Died August 22, 2016, age 83)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot)
Location: Carpi, Italy
Disability: Alzheimer's disease
Perpetrator: Pierino Corradini (Husband)
Source: 83-year-old Italian man shoots wife dead because she had Alzheimer’s disease
*Speck, Mindy
(Died August 22, 2016, age 21)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Eastlake, Ohio, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Sandra Speck (Mother)
Source: Mother Kills Disabled Daughter, Claims She Was 'Overwhelmed' By Responsibility
+Leung, (Mr.)
(Died August 23, 2016, age 14)
Cause of death: Accident (Fell from unsecured window while trying to escape from a likely abusive institution)
Location: Hong Kong, China
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Bridge of Rehabilitation staff
Source: Autistic boy falls to death from care facility in Kwai Chung
*Goyal, Mahika
(Died August 26, 2016, Age 4 months)
Cause of death: Murder (Stabbed)
Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Disability: A "neurological problem"
Perpetrator: Neha Goyal (Mother)
Source: Mother claims murdered child had brain disorder
!Hamed, Iyad
(Died August 26, 2016, age 38)
Cause of death: Shot by IDF soldiers
Location: Silwad, Israel
Disability: Unspecified mental illness or developmental disability
Perpetrator: IDF soldiers
Source: Israeli Army Says Palestinian Shot Dead Was Not a Terrorist
Maue, Ryley
(Died August 26, 2016, Age 4)
Cause of death: Died of a seizure because his nurse stole the Valium he needed to control seizures
Location: Allegan, Michegan, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: His nurse
Source: Nurse investigated for allegedly stealing lifesaving medication, leading to boy’s death
Kelly, Jeffrey
(Died August 27, 2016, Age 28)
Cause of death: Murder; shooting
Location: Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Amos Carrasquillo
Source: Dorchester man, 28, facing murder rap in JP shooting
Dwerryhouse, James
(Died August 28, 2016, Age 7)
Cause of death: Negligence (Sleep apnea; monitoring equipment switched off)
Location: London, England, UK
Disability: Multiple disabilities (Feeding tube, epilepsy, bowel problems, impaired hearing & vision)
Perpetrator: Portland Hospital staff
Source: Boy, 7, died at Portland hospital after monitoring equipment switched off
Murray, Ruth
(Died August 28, 2016, age 83)
Cause of death: Beating (Assault; fight with fellow resident)
Location: Buffalo, New York, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: 80-year-old male fellow resident, also diagnosed with dementia; history of violence. Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff
Source: Elderly woman dies after nursing home fight
Schlecht, Mary
(Died August 28, 2016, Age 84)
Cause of death: Neglect (Left in hot van)
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Staff at Brookdale Tulsa Midtown
Source: Resident found on bus died of hyperthermia complications, coroner says
*+Anderson, Austin
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 19)
Cause of death: Murder (Whithholding medication; exposure; dehydration)
Location: Aldrich, Missouri, USA
Disability: Autism, blindness
Perpetrator: Kimberly R. Lightwine (Mother)
Source: 'I killed my kid:' Polk County mother charged after death of blind, autistic teen
Battison, Milford
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 37)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
Driskill, Richard
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 37)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
Ferreyra, Miguel
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 31)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
+Prudhomme, Jared
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
*+Ramirez, Leslie
(Died August 29, 2016, age 3)
Cause of death: Negligence (Left in hot car for 4 hours)
Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Rene Ramirez (Mother)
Source: Mother of autistic girl found dead in a hot van insists it was an accident
Tarvin, Jonathan
(Died August 30, 2016 (Confirmed dead); missing April 26, 2016, age 34)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot)
Location: Ripley County, Missouri, USA
Disability: Mental disability, mental illness
Perpetrator: Michael Harris and Matthew Bruce
Source: Sister of Ripley Co., MO murder victim says criminal past may have slowed investigation
!Stewart, Justin Cory
(Died August 30, 2016, Age 29)
Cause of death: Suicide; hanged self after being denied mental health care in jail; originally arrested for not complying with court-ordered mental health treatment
Location: Lebanon, Ohio, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Warren County Jail staff
Source: Lawsuit: Lacking mental health treatment in Warren County Jail led to suicide
*Shelton, Margaret Patricia
(Died August 31, 2016, age 85)
Cause of death: Murder (Suffocated)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Disability: None; killer thought she was developing Alzheimer's
Perpetrator: Kenneth Baker (Son)
Source: Man arrested for murdering elderly mother inside Fort Worth home
(Died August-September 2015, Age 85)
Cause of death: Abuse/Neglect at nursing home
Location: Bognor Regis, England, UK
Disability: Blind, Alzheimer's
Perpetrator: Staff at Woodbine Manor
Source: Elderly dementia patient who died covered in unexplained injuries sparks care home inquiry
(Unknown), Chhotu
(Died August 1, 2016, age 14)
Cause of death: Negligence (Food poisoning; children's home fed them contaminated food from an unknown donor)
Location: Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Kapurthala Ashram; superintendent Kiranpreet Kaur
Source: Kapurthala ‘food poisoning’: Ashram superintendent suspended, attendant chargesheeted
*+Alicea-Estrada, Angel
(Died August 1, 2016, age 58)
Cause of death: Murder-Suicide (Poisoned with drain opener)
Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Gertrudis Cintron (Mother)
Source: Bizarre twist in death of mother and son in Sarasota
!Delacruz, Manuel
(Died August 1, 2016, age 26)
Cause of death: heart attack after being tased by police
Location: Port Arthur, Texas, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Port Arthur family seeks answers after death of mentally ill son
!Gaines, Korryn
(Died August 1, 2016, age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Randallstown, Maryland, USA
Disability: Lead poisoning
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Korryn Gaines’s Silent Killer: Lead Poisoning
!Sakamoto, Gerry
(Died August 1, 2016, age 71)
Cause of death: Accident/Exposure/Natural (arrested by police for driving the wrong way on a freeway; became lost and died after police released him from jail with no money or phone; no foul play in death)
Location: Pasadena, California, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, dementia
Perpetrator: Staff at Inmate Reception Center of LA County Sheriff's Department
Source: Pasadena family says death of missing grandfather was 'handled improperly'
(Unknown), (Unknown)
(Died August 2, 2016, age 60+)
Cause of death: Murder (Under investigation)
Location: Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Two staff at Springwater Lodge Care Home
Source: Murder investigation launched at care home after six deaths
(Unknown), Jyoti
(Died August 2, 2016, age 15)
Cause of death: Negligence (Food poisoning; children's home fed them contaminated food from an unknown donor)
Location: Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Kapurthala Ashram; superintendent Kiranpreet Kaur
Source: Kapurthala ‘food poisoning’: Ashram superintendent suspended, attendant chargesheeted
Whitfield, John Thomas "Johnnie"
(Died August 2, 2016, age 52)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Lorain, Ohio, USA
Disability: COPD
Perpetrator: Michele Noble
Source: Lorain police investigate housebound man's death
(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 3, 2016, age 84)
Cause of death: Murder (Under investigation)
Location: Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Two staff at Springwater Lodge Care Home
Source: Murder investigation launched at care home after six deaths
*Martines, Peyton
(Died August 3, 2016, age 17 months)
Cause of death: Poisoned with salt
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Developmental delay
Perpetrator: Kimberly Nicole Martines (Mother)
Source: Deputies: Baby dies after salt poisoning, mother charged
Davis, Patricia
(Died August 4, 2016, Age 61)
Cause of death: Murder (Fight; beaten)
Location: Compton, California, USA
Disability: Mental disability, physical disability (Wheelchair user)
Perpetrator: Unidentified 67-year-old suspect
Source: 61-year-old woman yanked from wheelchair, beaten to death in Compton
Games, Pricillia
(Died August 4, 2016, age 49)
Cause of death: Negligence; heat stroke (Landlord did not maintain air conditioner despite repeated complaints; temperature inside was 113 degrees F)
Location: Tempe, Arizona, USA
Disability: Chronic illness; disabled veteran
Perpetrator: Santa Fe Apartments
Source: Tempe woman found dead inside 113 degree apartment
!Wicker, Darnell
(Died August 4, 2016, age 57)
Cause of death: Police shooting (Unarmed; holding a handsaw)
Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Disability: Hearing impaired
Perpetrator: Taylor Banks and Beau Gadegaard (Police)
Source: Body Cam Video Contradicts Kentucky Police Narrative of Shooting Death
*Leonard, Theron
(Died August 5, 2016, age 24)
Cause of death: Murder (Stabbed)
Location: Otter Lake, Michigan, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Tamara Leonard (Mother)
Source: Mother charged in son’s stabbing death
Robinson, Jamarion Rashad
(Died August 5, 2016, age 26)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: US police shoot dead mentally-ill black man
Rozenfeld, Nina
(Died August 5, 2016, age 95)
Cause of death: Pushed over; suffered hip fracture, died of complications
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Fellow patient at ManorCare Health Services
Source: 95-year-old dies after nursing home altercation
(Unknown), (Female)
(Died August 6, 2016, age 28)
Cause of death: Murder (Acid burns, in retaliation for reporting rape)
Location: Betai Natunpara, Nadia, India
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Unidentified; most likely her rapist
Source: West Bengal: Deaf and mute rape victim dies in acid attack
*Holloway, Princeton
(Died August 6, 2016, age 3)
Cause of death: Stabbed
Location: Youngtown, Arizona, USA
Disability: Special needs (Intellectual disability?)
Perpetrator: Shae Edward Holloway (Brother)
Source: Family in shock after teen allegedly kills 3-year-old brother
*Short, Willow
(Died August 6, 2016, age 2)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide
Location: Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Congenital heart defect; heart transplant recipient
Perpetrator: A parent
Source: Pennsylvania family of 5 dies in apparent murder-suicide; youngest victim required risky heart transplant as newborn
!Stewart, Henry
(Died August 6, 2016, Age 60)
Cause of death: Medical neglect; untreated perforated gastric ulcer
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Disability: Chronic lymphocytic gastritis
Perpetrator: Hampton Roads Regional Jail staff
Source: Former inmate describes graphic treatment of man who died in jail
DeLeon, Juan
(Died August 7, 2016, Age 75)
Cause of death: Negligence (Injuries from car accident; wheelchair not secured during transportation)
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Carter Transportation Services staff
Source: Airport Transportation Service Sued Over Passenger's Death
!Pinckney, Earl "Leek Moss" "Shaleek"
(Died August 7, 2016, age 20)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Earl Pinckney aka Leek Moss: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
!Porter, Jawari
(Died August 7, 2016, age 25)
Cause of death: Police shooting; armed with knife; police did not de-escalate despite mental illness
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Man shot, killed in attack on Cincinnati police officer was once a promising former foster kid
!Thompson, Justin
(Died August 7, 2016, Age 35)
Cause of death: Death in restraint, while in police custody
Location: Sparks, Nevada, USA
Disability: Mental illness, heart disease
Perpetrator: Deputies at Washoe County Jail
Source: In-custody death: 'No criminal liability' found after jail inmate died struggling with deputies
Allers, Kenneth
(Died August 8, 2016, Age 58)
Cause of death: Medical neglect; seizures ignored by nurse.
Location: Waite Park, Minnesota, USA
Disability: "Severe cognitive impairment" and non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver
Perpetrator: An LPN at Sterling Park Health Care Center
Source: LPN found negligent in nursing home resident's seizure death
*Mitchell, Benjamin
(Died August 10, 2016, Age 3 weeks)
Cause of death: Neglect; starvation, medical neglect
Location: Sanford, Florida, USA
Disability: Prematurity-related respiratory condition
Perpetrator: Michelle Spinicchia (Mother)
Source: Seminole County mother arrested for death of malnourished twin son, deputies say
*Sanford, Margaret Jean
(Died August 12, 2016, age 73)
Cause of death: Murder-suicide
Location: Napoleon Township, Michigan, USA
Disability: Unspecified terminal illness
Perpetrator: Roger Sanford (Husband)
Source: Neighbors react following apparent murder-suicide in Jackson County
!Smith, Sylville
(Died August 14, 2016, age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder, ADHD
Perpetrator: Police
Source: The Black Man Whose Killing Sparked Milwaukee Riots Had Bipolar Disorder
Allen, Cindy
(Died August 16, 2016, age 73)
Cause of death: Murder; Strangled; house set on fire to cover up murder; robbery
Location: Byng, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Unspecified mobility impairment; used walker
Perpetrator: Charles Cooper
Source: Officials Say Suspicious Fire Leaves a Handicapped Woman Dead
Gumpenberger, Louis
(Died August 16, 2016, age 37)
Cause of death: Homicide (Shot)
Location: O'Fallon, Missouri, USA
Disability: TBI from car accident
Perpetrator: Pam Hupp
Source: Man killed in Pam Hupp’s home was scheduled for job interview in the morning
(None), Akhlaq
(Died August 17, 2016, age 23)
Cause of death: Medical malpractice (Overdose of medication by nursing assistant)
Location: Agra, Etah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Staff at Dr Mukesh Jain Nursing Home
Source: Man dies after injection at nursing home in Etah
Varela, Christopher
(Died August 17, 2016, age 54)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run
Location: Fresno, California, USA
Disability: Wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Fresno PD looking for driver involved in hit and run that killed man in wheelchair in Central Fresno
!Harris, Daniel
(Died August 18, 2016, age 29)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Jermaine Saunders (Police officer)
Source: Daniel Harris Dead: Deaf, Mute Shot By Police While Doing Sign Language
Koschmeder, Mary Lou
(Died August 18, 2016, Age 88)
Cause of death: Negligence; did not receive required oxygen; died of aortic stenosis
Location: Riceville, Iowa, USA
Disability: Elderly disabled; heart disease
Perpetrator: Riceville Family Care & Therapy Center staff
Source: Riceville nursing home fined after resident death
*Petzack, Adam
(Died August 18, 2016 (Body found); last seen February 9, 2016, age 28)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Great Falls, Montana, USA
Disability: TBI, from combat
Perpetrator: Brandon Craft
Source: Man arrested in disappearance of disabled Montana veteran
Salleh, Moss
(Died August 18, 2016, Age 79)
Cause of death: Homicide (Pushed down; died of head injury)
Location: Singapore
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: "Mr. A", a fellow resident at his care home
Source: Nursing home resident dies after being pushed by fellow resident, inquest heard
+!Weber, Joseph Nathaniel "Joey"
(Died August 18, 2016, age 36)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Hays, Kansas, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Cops Kill Speech Impaired Autistic Man Trying to Find Safety in Home for People with Disabilities
(None), Bunty
(Died August 19, 2016, age 20)
Cause of death: Negligence (Food poisoning; children's home fed them contaminated food from an unknown donor)
Location: Kapurthala, Punjab, India
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Staff at Kapurthala Ashram; superintendent Kiranpreet Kaur
Source: Punjab: Two weeks after children died of ‘food poisoning’, youth from Kapurthala Ashram dies
Lane, Kathy
(Died August 19, 2016, age 69)
Cause of death: Stroke; related to stress from rape 5 months previously
Location: Nechells, Birmingham, England, UK
Disability: Heart and lung disease; mobility impairment
Perpetrator: John Scanlon
Source: Widow raped by vile John Scanlon dies weeks after seeing him jailed
+Carter, Deonn
(Died August 20, 2016, age 31)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot; during armed robbery)
Location: Columbus, Georgia, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Tauron Stepney, Quamaine Thomas, Dequoyae Waldon, Tyquez D. Davis, and Travarus Thomas
Source: Beloved autistic man dies 11 days after shooting
Ishiguro, Mihoko
(Died August 20, 2016, Age 68)
Cause of death: Negligence (Nurse turned off ventilator)
Location: Suita, Osaka, Japan
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: A 53-year-old nurse at Medial Rihabiri Home Kurara Suita
Source: Negligence suspected in death of Suita nursing home patient whose respirator had shut off
Heyl, Elaine "Lanie"
(Died August 21, 2016, age 37)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run; drunk driver
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Amputee (Leg)
Perpetrator: Andrew Acito
Source: 'She Deserved Better': Suspected Drunk Driver Kills Air Force Veteran in Hit-Run
Kaisen, Peter A.
(Died August 21, 2016, age 76)
Cause of death: Suicide (Denied mental health treatment at emergency room)
Location: Northport, New York, USA
Disability: Injuries from car accident; depression
Perpetrator: Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center staff
Source: Veteran Kills Himself in Parking Lot of V.A. Hospital on Long Island
*+Aguilar, Yonatan Daniel
(Died August 22, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Abuse/Neglect (Starvation)
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Veronica Aguilar (Mother)
Source: Yonatan Daniel Aguilar Death: Mother Charged With Keeping Autistic Boy In Closet, Sedated
*Constant, Jean
(Died August 22, 2016, age 87)
Cause of death: Murder (Unknown)
Location: Eynesbury, England, UK
Disability: Unspecified; care home resident
Perpetrator: Brendan Constant (Husband)
Source: Cambridgeshire woman is found dead and man seriously injured at their home
*Pavesi, Maddalena
(Died August 22, 2016, age 83)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot)
Location: Carpi, Italy
Disability: Alzheimer's disease
Perpetrator: Pierino Corradini (Husband)
Source: 83-year-old Italian man shoots wife dead because she had Alzheimer’s disease
*Speck, Mindy
(Died August 22, 2016, age 21)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Eastlake, Ohio, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: Sandra Speck (Mother)
Source: Mother Kills Disabled Daughter, Claims She Was 'Overwhelmed' By Responsibility
+Leung, (Mr.)
(Died August 23, 2016, age 14)
Cause of death: Accident (Fell from unsecured window while trying to escape from a likely abusive institution)
Location: Hong Kong, China
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Bridge of Rehabilitation staff
Source: Autistic boy falls to death from care facility in Kwai Chung
*Goyal, Mahika
(Died August 26, 2016, Age 4 months)
Cause of death: Murder (Stabbed)
Location: Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Disability: A "neurological problem"
Perpetrator: Neha Goyal (Mother)
Source: Mother claims murdered child had brain disorder
!Hamed, Iyad
(Died August 26, 2016, age 38)
Cause of death: Shot by IDF soldiers
Location: Silwad, Israel
Disability: Unspecified mental illness or developmental disability
Perpetrator: IDF soldiers
Source: Israeli Army Says Palestinian Shot Dead Was Not a Terrorist
Maue, Ryley
(Died August 26, 2016, Age 4)
Cause of death: Died of a seizure because his nurse stole the Valium he needed to control seizures
Location: Allegan, Michegan, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: His nurse
Source: Nurse investigated for allegedly stealing lifesaving medication, leading to boy’s death
Kelly, Jeffrey
(Died August 27, 2016, Age 28)
Cause of death: Murder; shooting
Location: Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Amos Carrasquillo
Source: Dorchester man, 28, facing murder rap in JP shooting
Dwerryhouse, James
(Died August 28, 2016, Age 7)
Cause of death: Negligence (Sleep apnea; monitoring equipment switched off)
Location: London, England, UK
Disability: Multiple disabilities (Feeding tube, epilepsy, bowel problems, impaired hearing & vision)
Perpetrator: Portland Hospital staff
Source: Boy, 7, died at Portland hospital after monitoring equipment switched off
Murray, Ruth
(Died August 28, 2016, age 83)
Cause of death: Beating (Assault; fight with fellow resident)
Location: Buffalo, New York, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: 80-year-old male fellow resident, also diagnosed with dementia; history of violence. Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staff
Source: Elderly woman dies after nursing home fight
Schlecht, Mary
(Died August 28, 2016, Age 84)
Cause of death: Neglect (Left in hot van)
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Disabled elderly; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Staff at Brookdale Tulsa Midtown
Source: Resident found on bus died of hyperthermia complications, coroner says
*+Anderson, Austin
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 19)
Cause of death: Murder (Whithholding medication; exposure; dehydration)
Location: Aldrich, Missouri, USA
Disability: Autism, blindness
Perpetrator: Kimberly R. Lightwine (Mother)
Source: 'I killed my kid:' Polk County mother charged after death of blind, autistic teen
Battison, Milford
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 37)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
Driskill, Richard
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 37)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Developmental disability
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
Ferreyra, Miguel
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 31)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
+Prudhomme, Jared
(Died August 29, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Shot; bodies burned)
Location: Temecula, California, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: James Jennex
Source: Murder-suicide suspected in Wine Country arson that killed 5 (UPDATE)
*+Ramirez, Leslie
(Died August 29, 2016, age 3)
Cause of death: Negligence (Left in hot car for 4 hours)
Location: Durham, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Rene Ramirez (Mother)
Source: Mother of autistic girl found dead in a hot van insists it was an accident
Tarvin, Jonathan
(Died August 30, 2016 (Confirmed dead); missing April 26, 2016, age 34)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot)
Location: Ripley County, Missouri, USA
Disability: Mental disability, mental illness
Perpetrator: Michael Harris and Matthew Bruce
Source: Sister of Ripley Co., MO murder victim says criminal past may have slowed investigation
!Stewart, Justin Cory
(Died August 30, 2016, Age 29)
Cause of death: Suicide; hanged self after being denied mental health care in jail; originally arrested for not complying with court-ordered mental health treatment
Location: Lebanon, Ohio, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Warren County Jail staff
Source: Lawsuit: Lacking mental health treatment in Warren County Jail led to suicide
*Shelton, Margaret Patricia
(Died August 31, 2016, age 85)
Cause of death: Murder (Suffocated)
Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Disability: None; killer thought she was developing Alzheimer's
Perpetrator: Kenneth Baker (Son)
Source: Man arrested for murdering elderly mother inside Fort Worth home