Name: Erin Crabtree.
Died: September 4, 2012.
Age at death: 18.
Cause of death: Homicide (Oxycodone poisoning).
Location: Maudsland, Queensland, Australia.
Details:
Erin was a quiet, introverted girl diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Her mother claimed she had gotten Asperger’s “from a needle”.
Erin, her brother Jonathan, and her sister were all disabled. They were allegedly abused by their mother, who repeatedly sedated them with prescription drugs. This probably made their disabilities much more severe than they would otherwise have been.
Erin was fatally poisoned with codeine; her mother, who claimed it had been a suicide, collected insurance money. Five years later, Erin’s brother Jonathan also died from a codeine overdose.
After two deaths, the authorities became suspicious and Erin’s mother was finally arrested. Erin’s sister, who was still in her mother’s custody, was found in bad shape from having been repeatedly dosed with sedatives. She had to be hospitalized, but eventually recovered and is now in government custody.
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