Mass. man sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole for killing man in stabbing
A Brockton man was sentenced to life in prison for killing another man in a stabbing incident in 2021, Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz's office said on Friday.
Keith Disharoom , 44, was sentenced to a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole, Cruz's office said in a statement . On Tuesday, a Plymouth County Superior Court jury said Disharoom was guilty of first-degree murder in killing 44-year-old Eric Cohen.
"I hope that after today's sentencing, the family of Eric Cohen can find some measure of peace and comfort knowing that justice has been served," Cruz said in the statement.
On July 18, 2021, Brockton police went to 553 North Main St. about a report of an assault and battery with a knife, Cruz's office said. Officers found Cohen unresponsive at the scene with two stab wounds to his upper chest.
Cohen was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Brockton before being transferred to Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, where he was pronounced dead, Cruz's office said. Through witness interviews and a review of security video footage, investigators discovered that Disharoom and Cohen got into a fight during which Disharoom stabbed Cohen.
Codefendant Mark Stroud, 29, is accused of hitting Cohen's service dog and a nearby woman with a bat while the two other men were fighting, Cruz's office. Stroud is charged with first-degree murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and animal cruelty in connection with the incident.
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