October 2016
Bahardu, Kisana
(Died October 1, 2016, Age 23)
Cause of death: Murder (Beaten, hung)
Location: Bang Lamung, Thailand
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: A "Burmese gang"
Source: Suicide or murder? Handicapped man found hanging from tree
*Wahab, Muhammad Azwan
(Died October 2, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Baling, Malaysia
Disability: Paralyzed
Perpetrator: Azman Wahab (Brother)
Source: Man accused of killing disabled brother, aunt in Baling denied bail
Whitelaw, James
(Died October 2, 2016, Age 27)
Cause of death: Suicide; made to wait two hours despite being actively suicidal
Location: Paisley, Scotland
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Royal Alexandria Hospital
Source: Suicidal 27-year-old Scot died when he jumped in front of train - just hours after he gave up pleading with hospital to treat his urges because of two hour wait
Peterson, Owen Reese
(Died October 3, 2016, Age 73)
Cause of death: Sepsis, medical neglect
Location: Talihina, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Disabled elder; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Oklahoma Veterans Center staff
Source: Four resign from Talihina veterans center after resident found with maggots in wound
+Gregory, Carl
(Died October 4, 2016, Age 20)
Cause of death: Murder (Beaten, strangled)
Location: Broadstairs, England, UK
Disability: Asperger syndrome
Perpetrator: John Dickson and Christopher Pollard (Acquaintances)
Source: John Dickson and Christopher Pollard in court accused of murdering Carl Gregory near Westwood Cross
Joy, Janice
(Died October 6, 2016, Age 74)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run
Location: Lakeland, Florida, USA
Disability: Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer survivor
Perpetrator: Jarvis Kendrick
Source: Victim's loved ones devastated by hit-and-run death
+Ratheram, Leah
(Died October 7, 2016, Age 20)
Cause of death: Suicide (Hanging), after long-term bullying/assault, inadequate mental health care
Location: Birmingham, England, UK
Disability: Fetal alcohol syndrome, Asperger syndrome
Perpetrator: Neighbors Omajj Christie and Lucy Regan
Source: Woman killed herself after she was beaten with dog lead and vinegar was poured in wounds
*(n/a), Sirajubai "Vaijanti"
(Died October 8, 2016, Age 35)
Cause of death: Murder (Burned)
Location: Wadgaon-Gujar, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Disability: Chronic illness
Perpetrator: Hariprasad Yadav (Boyfriend)
Source: Irked by her chronic illness, man kills paramour
*Hirahara, Masako
(Died October 8, 2016, Age 84)
Cause of death: Murder-suicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Tachikawa City, Japan
Disability: A "foot ailment"
Perpetrator: Fujiya Hirahara (Husband)
Source: Tokyo cops: Murder-suicide suspected at Tachikawa residence
Outlaw, David
(Died October 8, 2016, Age 66)
Cause of death: Left outside; wheelchair tipped and drowned in a puddle during Hurricane Matthew
Location: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Stroke; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: National Health Care staff
Source: Family of man who drowned angry at nursing home
Burkes, Daran
(Died October 9, 2016, Age 24)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot)
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Police say it's possible murder of 24-year-old man with special needs was case of mistaken identity
Carter, Robert Deangelo
(Died October 9, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Suicide; long-term solitary confinement, undertreated
Location: Atmore, Alabama, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Holman Correctional Facility staff
Source: 2 Inmates Have Died in ‘Preventable Deaths’ at Striking Prisons
!Hunt, Dennis
(Died October 10, 2016, Age 56)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Lumberton, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: J.F. Hinson (police officer)
Source: Deaf Man Shot By State Trooper Amid Matthew’s Flooding Was Convicted Felon
Bracey, Lizzie
(Died October 12, 2016, Age 70)
Cause of death: Murder (Shooting)
Location: Ocala, Florida, USA
Disability: Mobility impairment; used cane
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Family wants answers in woman's death
Hess, David
(Died October 13, 2016, Age 17)
Cause of death: Death in restraint; suffocation
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Wordsworth Academy staff
Source: 'Get off me, I can't breathe!' Documents detail death at W. Philly's Wordsworth Academy
Kudryk, John
(Died October 13, 2016, Age 55)
Cause of death: Traffic accident; hit by illegal street racer
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Deonica Pannell and Israel Lugo
Source: Video shows street race in Cleveland that led to death of man in wheelchair
Peterman, Paul
(Died October 13, 2016, Age 37)
Cause of death: Murder; road rage incident
Location: Coral Springs, Florida, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Joshua Tulis
Source: Deaf man killed in Broward County after road rage incident
Nipp, Robert
(Died October 15, 2016, Age 89)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Breathing problems went untreated)
Location: LeMars, Iowa, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: The Abbey nursing home staff
Source: Editorial: Iowa's nursing homes demand relief
!Arlt, Sean Smith
(Died October 16, 2016, Age 32)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Santa Cruz, California, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Santa Cruz police knew Sean Arlt had mental illness, family says
Hussain Shah, Syed Amir
(Died October 16, 2016, Age 18)
Cause of death: Torture/murder; anti-Shia hate crime
Location: Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Disability: "Partially physically handicapped"
Perpetrator: "Takfiri terrorists"
Source: Takfiris torture and kill handicapped son of Pakistani Shia cleric
Perry, Michael
(Died October 16, 2016, Age 28)
Cause of death: Murder (Fight; beaten)
Location: Fairfield, California, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Salvador Romero (Fellow resident)
Source: Fight at Fairfield group home leaves man dead
*(Unknown), (Male)
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 9)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beating)
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Disability: ADHD
Perpetrator: His parents
Source: Parents torture hyperactive son, 9, to death in Kuwait
*Lutz, Maria Claudia
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 43)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia
Disability: Depression/Anxiety
Perpetrator: Fernando Manrique (Husband)
Source: Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
*+Manrique-Lutz, Elisa
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Fernando Manrique (Father)
Source: Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
*+Manrique-Lutz, Martin
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 10)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Fernando Manrique (Father)
Source: Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
!Danner, Deborah
(Died October 18, 2016, Age 66)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Bronx, New York, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Hugh Barry (Police officer)
Source: Mayor, NYPD Chief Condemn Deadly Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Bronx Woman
*Abdullah, Mohamad Roshamnudin
(Died October 19, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Abuse (Torture)
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Mother, stepfather, and brother
Source: Grandfather Felt Uneasy Every Time He Visited Disabled Grandson
Thompson, Bethany
(Died October 19, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Suicide (After years of bullying)
Location: North Lewisburg, Ohio, USA
Disability: Brain cancer survivor; minor facial paralysis
Perpetrator: Students and staff at Triad Middle School
Source: 11-Year-Old Brain Tumor Survivor Dies By Suicide After Relentless Bullying Over Her 'Crooked' Smile
*Headland, Andreas
(Died October 20, 2016, Age 3)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Disability: A blood disorder that required regular transfusions
Perpetrator: Jason Craig Headland (Father)
Source: Yanchep father, 35, charged with double murder of his children
Williams, Sanjay
(Died October 20, 2016, Age 14)
Cause of death: Negligence (Died in explosion of illegal gas-filling plant)
Location: Saint Andrew, Jamaica
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Owners of gas-filling plant
Source: A kind soul gone forever - Death of teen fire victim leaves void in the lives of special-needs school family
(Unknown), (Male)
(Died October 21, 2016, Age 15 or 17)
Cause of death: Suicide (Encouraged to jump by bystanders)
Location: Schmoelln, Germany
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Bystanders
Source: Onlookers Shouted ‘Jump’ Before Teenage Migrant Fell To His Death From Apartment Block
!Davis, Renee
(Died October 21, 2016, Age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Muckleshoot tribal lands, Washington, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Renee Davis Death - Native American Woman Shot And Killed By Deputies During Wellness Check Was Five Months Pregnant
(Unknown), (Female)
(Died October 22, 2016, Age <18)
Cause of death: Shot for not being able to keep up with other refugees
Location: Rufeila, Iraq
Disability: Unspecified mobility impairment
Perpetrator: ISIS troops
Source: ISIS Committing 'Murderous' Atrocities on Iraqi Civilians, UN Says
!Craig, Celest
(Died October 23, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Suicide; denied treatment for suicidal crisis
Location: Wilmslow, Greater Manchester, UK
Disability: Depression; drug addiction
Perpetrator: Styal Prison staff
Source: Aspiring chef struggling with mental illness begged for help but ended up dead inside prison cell
Lamont, David
(Died October 23, 2016, Age 50)
Cause of death: Murder (Run over with car)
Location: Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Kamaljit Dhaliwal (Friend)
Source: Body found near Coventry 'after vampire show party'
*Finn, Natalie Jasmine
(Died October 24, 2016, Age 16)
Cause of death: Neglect; starvation
Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Nicole Marie Finn (Mother) and Joseph Michael Finn II (Father)
Source: Court documents: Teen, siblings were tortured by parents
Alexander, Hunter
(Died October 26, 2016, Age 82)
Cause of death: Pushed over; suffered hip fracture, died of cardiac complications
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home dementia ward resident
Perpetrator: A fellow resident
Source: Homicide in Nursing Home
Arnold, Delora
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 92)
Cause of death: Voluntary manslaughter; beating/fight
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Edward Huff (Fellow resident)
Source: 86-year-old man charged in death of woman at assisted living facility
Brackett, Kathryn
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 85)
Cause of death: Hypothermia; left outside her assisted living center
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Yahira Zamora and Denise Filcek (Staff at Crystal Springs Assisted Living Center)
Source: Nursing home employees charged in death of 85-year-old dementia patient
Sheehan, Patrick
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 77)
Cause of death: Murder (Head injury; fight; assault)
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Larry Hammond (Fellow resident)
Source: Irish-born dementia patient killed in NY hospital by fellow patient
Walker, Anthony
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 43)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run
Location: Raeford, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Family seeks answers after Hoke County man in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run
Cote, Pamela
(Died October 28, 2016, Age 62)
Cause of death: Murder (Asphyxiation)
Location: Enfield, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Mental impairment (Qualified as Silver Alert missing person)
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Death of Enfield woman found in woods ruled a homicide
Birchell, Gordon
(Died October 29, 2016, Age 79)
Cause of death: Injuries from fall; pushed by another resident who had repeatedly bullied him
Location: Beaver Bank, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: A "female resident with severe dementia"; Ivy Meadows staff
Source: RCMP open probe of N.S. nursing home death
*+Kirchner, Tianna
(Died October 29, 2016 (Body found); died about 4 years previously, Age 4)
Cause of death: Unknown
Location: Everett, Washington, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Her mother and stepfather
Source: Parents Under Investigation After Missing 4-Year-Old’s Remains Found Encased in Concrete
!Coleman, Terrence
(Died October 30, 2016, Age 31)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Vigils, March Planned for Terrence Coleman
*Packer, Grace
(Died October 31, 2016 (Body found), Age 14)
Cause of death: Murder/dismemberment
Location: Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Behavioral/emotional disorder; possibly none
Perpetrator: Sara Packer
Source: Missing Pa. teen was found dismembered; adoptive mom called "person of interest"
!Shirley, Michelle
(Died October 31, 2016, Age 39)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Torrance, California, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Calif. Woman Who Struggled With Bipolar Disorder Shot to Death by Cops
(Died October 1, 2016, Age 23)
Cause of death: Murder (Beaten, hung)
Location: Bang Lamung, Thailand
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: A "Burmese gang"
Source: Suicide or murder? Handicapped man found hanging from tree
*Wahab, Muhammad Azwan
(Died October 2, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Baling, Malaysia
Disability: Paralyzed
Perpetrator: Azman Wahab (Brother)
Source: Man accused of killing disabled brother, aunt in Baling denied bail
Whitelaw, James
(Died October 2, 2016, Age 27)
Cause of death: Suicide; made to wait two hours despite being actively suicidal
Location: Paisley, Scotland
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Royal Alexandria Hospital
Source: Suicidal 27-year-old Scot died when he jumped in front of train - just hours after he gave up pleading with hospital to treat his urges because of two hour wait
Peterson, Owen Reese
(Died October 3, 2016, Age 73)
Cause of death: Sepsis, medical neglect
Location: Talihina, Oklahoma, USA
Disability: Disabled elder; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: Oklahoma Veterans Center staff
Source: Four resign from Talihina veterans center after resident found with maggots in wound
+Gregory, Carl
(Died October 4, 2016, Age 20)
Cause of death: Murder (Beaten, strangled)
Location: Broadstairs, England, UK
Disability: Asperger syndrome
Perpetrator: John Dickson and Christopher Pollard (Acquaintances)
Source: John Dickson and Christopher Pollard in court accused of murdering Carl Gregory near Westwood Cross
Joy, Janice
(Died October 6, 2016, Age 74)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run
Location: Lakeland, Florida, USA
Disability: Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer survivor
Perpetrator: Jarvis Kendrick
Source: Victim's loved ones devastated by hit-and-run death
+Ratheram, Leah
(Died October 7, 2016, Age 20)
Cause of death: Suicide (Hanging), after long-term bullying/assault, inadequate mental health care
Location: Birmingham, England, UK
Disability: Fetal alcohol syndrome, Asperger syndrome
Perpetrator: Neighbors Omajj Christie and Lucy Regan
Source: Woman killed herself after she was beaten with dog lead and vinegar was poured in wounds
*(n/a), Sirajubai "Vaijanti"
(Died October 8, 2016, Age 35)
Cause of death: Murder (Burned)
Location: Wadgaon-Gujar, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Disability: Chronic illness
Perpetrator: Hariprasad Yadav (Boyfriend)
Source: Irked by her chronic illness, man kills paramour
*Hirahara, Masako
(Died October 8, 2016, Age 84)
Cause of death: Murder-suicide (Bludgeoned)
Location: Tachikawa City, Japan
Disability: A "foot ailment"
Perpetrator: Fujiya Hirahara (Husband)
Source: Tokyo cops: Murder-suicide suspected at Tachikawa residence
Outlaw, David
(Died October 8, 2016, Age 66)
Cause of death: Left outside; wheelchair tipped and drowned in a puddle during Hurricane Matthew
Location: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Disability: Stroke; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: National Health Care staff
Source: Family of man who drowned angry at nursing home
Burkes, Daran
(Died October 9, 2016, Age 24)
Cause of death: Murder (Shot)
Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Police say it's possible murder of 24-year-old man with special needs was case of mistaken identity
Carter, Robert Deangelo
(Died October 9, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Suicide; long-term solitary confinement, undertreated
Location: Atmore, Alabama, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Holman Correctional Facility staff
Source: 2 Inmates Have Died in ‘Preventable Deaths’ at Striking Prisons
!Hunt, Dennis
(Died October 10, 2016, Age 56)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Lumberton, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: J.F. Hinson (police officer)
Source: Deaf Man Shot By State Trooper Amid Matthew’s Flooding Was Convicted Felon
Bracey, Lizzie
(Died October 12, 2016, Age 70)
Cause of death: Murder (Shooting)
Location: Ocala, Florida, USA
Disability: Mobility impairment; used cane
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Family wants answers in woman's death
Hess, David
(Died October 13, 2016, Age 17)
Cause of death: Death in restraint; suffocation
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Wordsworth Academy staff
Source: 'Get off me, I can't breathe!' Documents detail death at W. Philly's Wordsworth Academy
Kudryk, John
(Died October 13, 2016, Age 55)
Cause of death: Traffic accident; hit by illegal street racer
Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user
Perpetrator: Deonica Pannell and Israel Lugo
Source: Video shows street race in Cleveland that led to death of man in wheelchair
Peterman, Paul
(Died October 13, 2016, Age 37)
Cause of death: Murder; road rage incident
Location: Coral Springs, Florida, USA
Disability: Deaf
Perpetrator: Joshua Tulis
Source: Deaf man killed in Broward County after road rage incident
Nipp, Robert
(Died October 15, 2016, Age 89)
Cause of death: Medical neglect (Breathing problems went untreated)
Location: LeMars, Iowa, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home resident
Perpetrator: The Abbey nursing home staff
Source: Editorial: Iowa's nursing homes demand relief
!Arlt, Sean Smith
(Died October 16, 2016, Age 32)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Santa Cruz, California, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Santa Cruz police knew Sean Arlt had mental illness, family says
Hussain Shah, Syed Amir
(Died October 16, 2016, Age 18)
Cause of death: Torture/murder; anti-Shia hate crime
Location: Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Disability: "Partially physically handicapped"
Perpetrator: "Takfiri terrorists"
Source: Takfiris torture and kill handicapped son of Pakistani Shia cleric
Perry, Michael
(Died October 16, 2016, Age 28)
Cause of death: Murder (Fight; beaten)
Location: Fairfield, California, USA
Disability: Mental illness
Perpetrator: Salvador Romero (Fellow resident)
Source: Fight at Fairfield group home leaves man dead
*(Unknown), (Male)
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 9)
Cause of death: Abuse (Beating)
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Disability: ADHD
Perpetrator: His parents
Source: Parents torture hyperactive son, 9, to death in Kuwait
*Lutz, Maria Claudia
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 43)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia
Disability: Depression/Anxiety
Perpetrator: Fernando Manrique (Husband)
Source: Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
*+Manrique-Lutz, Elisa
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Fernando Manrique (Father)
Source: Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
*+Manrique-Lutz, Martin
(Died October 17, 2016, Age 10)
Cause of death: Multiple murder-suicide (Poisoning)
Location: Davidson, Sydney, Australia
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Fernando Manrique (Father)
Source: Davidson deaths: Police investigate murder-suicide at horror home where family of four were killed
!Danner, Deborah
(Died October 18, 2016, Age 66)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Bronx, New York, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Hugh Barry (Police officer)
Source: Mayor, NYPD Chief Condemn Deadly Police Shooting of Mentally Ill Bronx Woman
*Abdullah, Mohamad Roshamnudin
(Died October 19, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Abuse (Torture)
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Mother, stepfather, and brother
Source: Grandfather Felt Uneasy Every Time He Visited Disabled Grandson
Thompson, Bethany
(Died October 19, 2016, Age 11)
Cause of death: Suicide (After years of bullying)
Location: North Lewisburg, Ohio, USA
Disability: Brain cancer survivor; minor facial paralysis
Perpetrator: Students and staff at Triad Middle School
Source: 11-Year-Old Brain Tumor Survivor Dies By Suicide After Relentless Bullying Over Her 'Crooked' Smile
*Headland, Andreas
(Died October 20, 2016, Age 3)
Cause of death: Murder
Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Disability: A blood disorder that required regular transfusions
Perpetrator: Jason Craig Headland (Father)
Source: Yanchep father, 35, charged with double murder of his children
Williams, Sanjay
(Died October 20, 2016, Age 14)
Cause of death: Negligence (Died in explosion of illegal gas-filling plant)
Location: Saint Andrew, Jamaica
Disability: Intellectual disability
Perpetrator: Owners of gas-filling plant
Source: A kind soul gone forever - Death of teen fire victim leaves void in the lives of special-needs school family
(Unknown), (Male)
(Died October 21, 2016, Age 15 or 17)
Cause of death: Suicide (Encouraged to jump by bystanders)
Location: Schmoelln, Germany
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Bystanders
Source: Onlookers Shouted ‘Jump’ Before Teenage Migrant Fell To His Death From Apartment Block
!Davis, Renee
(Died October 21, 2016, Age 23)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Muckleshoot tribal lands, Washington, USA
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Renee Davis Death - Native American Woman Shot And Killed By Deputies During Wellness Check Was Five Months Pregnant
(Unknown), (Female)
(Died October 22, 2016, Age <18)
Cause of death: Shot for not being able to keep up with other refugees
Location: Rufeila, Iraq
Disability: Unspecified mobility impairment
Perpetrator: ISIS troops
Source: ISIS Committing 'Murderous' Atrocities on Iraqi Civilians, UN Says
!Craig, Celest
(Died October 23, 2016, Age 26)
Cause of death: Suicide; denied treatment for suicidal crisis
Location: Wilmslow, Greater Manchester, UK
Disability: Depression; drug addiction
Perpetrator: Styal Prison staff
Source: Aspiring chef struggling with mental illness begged for help but ended up dead inside prison cell
Lamont, David
(Died October 23, 2016, Age 50)
Cause of death: Murder (Run over with car)
Location: Coventry, West Midlands, England, UK
Disability: Depression
Perpetrator: Kamaljit Dhaliwal (Friend)
Source: Body found near Coventry 'after vampire show party'
*Finn, Natalie Jasmine
(Died October 24, 2016, Age 16)
Cause of death: Neglect; starvation
Location: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Disability: Unspecified
Perpetrator: Nicole Marie Finn (Mother) and Joseph Michael Finn II (Father)
Source: Court documents: Teen, siblings were tortured by parents
Alexander, Hunter
(Died October 26, 2016, Age 82)
Cause of death: Pushed over; suffered hip fracture, died of cardiac complications
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Disability: Unspecified; nursing home dementia ward resident
Perpetrator: A fellow resident
Source: Homicide in Nursing Home
Arnold, Delora
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 92)
Cause of death: Voluntary manslaughter; beating/fight
Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Edward Huff (Fellow resident)
Source: 86-year-old man charged in death of woman at assisted living facility
Brackett, Kathryn
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 85)
Cause of death: Hypothermia; left outside her assisted living center
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Yahira Zamora and Denise Filcek (Staff at Crystal Springs Assisted Living Center)
Source: Nursing home employees charged in death of 85-year-old dementia patient
Sheehan, Patrick
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 77)
Cause of death: Murder (Head injury; fight; assault)
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: Larry Hammond (Fellow resident)
Source: Irish-born dementia patient killed in NY hospital by fellow patient
Walker, Anthony
(Died October 27, 2016, Age 43)
Cause of death: Hit-and-run
Location: Raeford, North Carolina, USA
Disability: Cerebral palsy
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Family seeks answers after Hoke County man in wheelchair killed in hit-and-run
Cote, Pamela
(Died October 28, 2016, Age 62)
Cause of death: Murder (Asphyxiation)
Location: Enfield, Connecticut, USA
Disability: Mental impairment (Qualified as Silver Alert missing person)
Perpetrator: Unsolved
Source: Death of Enfield woman found in woods ruled a homicide
Birchell, Gordon
(Died October 29, 2016, Age 79)
Cause of death: Injuries from fall; pushed by another resident who had repeatedly bullied him
Location: Beaver Bank, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Disability: Dementia
Perpetrator: A "female resident with severe dementia"; Ivy Meadows staff
Source: RCMP open probe of N.S. nursing home death
*+Kirchner, Tianna
(Died October 29, 2016 (Body found); died about 4 years previously, Age 4)
Cause of death: Unknown
Location: Everett, Washington, USA
Disability: Autism
Perpetrator: Her mother and stepfather
Source: Parents Under Investigation After Missing 4-Year-Old’s Remains Found Encased in Concrete
!Coleman, Terrence
(Died October 30, 2016, Age 31)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Disability: Schizophrenia
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Vigils, March Planned for Terrence Coleman
*Packer, Grace
(Died October 31, 2016 (Body found), Age 14)
Cause of death: Murder/dismemberment
Location: Abington, Pennsylvania, USA
Disability: Behavioral/emotional disorder; possibly none
Perpetrator: Sara Packer
Source: Missing Pa. teen was found dismembered; adoptive mom called "person of interest"
!Shirley, Michelle
(Died October 31, 2016, Age 39)
Cause of death: Police shooting
Location: Torrance, California, USA
Disability: Bipolar disorder
Perpetrator: Police
Source: Calif. Woman Who Struggled With Bipolar Disorder Shot to Death by Cops