Mass. man found guilty of first-degree murder in 2021 fatal stabbing
Keith Disharoom, 44, was convicted in connection with the death of 44-year-old Eric Cohen in Plymouth County Superior Court on Tuesday, the district attorney's office said in a press release.
On July 18, 2021, Brockton police responded to 553 North Main St. for a report of an assault and battery with a knife, the district attorney'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 declared dead, the district attorney'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, the district attorney's office. Stroud is charged with first-degree murder, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and animal cruelty in connection with the incident.
Disharoom is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, Aug. 1, the district attorney's office said.
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