This is pretty sad...
CBC News: 'Desperate' pensioner spared jail after smothering son
"In the years leading up to the death, Markcrow and her family doctor had repeatedly begged local authorities for help in caring for Patrick.

Apart from having Down syndrome, Patrick had developed autistic tendencies that made him self-destructive.

On the weekend of his death, he hit himself in the eye repeatedly to the point where he blinded himself, then stayed in his room screaming and refusing to go to sleep."