Another disabled child has been murdered by her ostensible "caregiver"

[conuly]

Here is a neat summation of the various issues around this, if you haven't thought of this before.

Here's an article on the death. I find it annoying that they describe her, at six, as being unable to care for herself because she had Rett's syndrome. I know what they mean, but meanwhile - she was kindergarten-aged! Barely the age typical children start real school. At that age, you're not supposed to be able to care for yourself, which is why children are expected to have guardians. They might've found a better, less silly way of phrasing it.

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[sayga.livejournal.com]

That's horrific regardless of ability. And yes, I think they should have just left it with saying she can't feed herself, because that explains how someone could starve a 6 year old. (By that I mean that if I were to withhold food from Kira, she would likely find a way to get into the kitchen and feed herself, and readers of the article would probably wonder how he withheld food if she could feed herself). Actually, the case seems even more horrific because of her disability, not less. She depended on him even more than an average child and had even less chance of being able to fend for herself or find away out of the situation. Ugh, it's just terrible. I hate reading articles like that. They make me feel upset for a long time.