Brockton man denied parole in shaking death of his infant son
A Brockton man who was convicted 15 years ago of shaking his infant son to death has been denied parole, according to the Plymouth District Attorney’s office.
The state Parole Board unanimously denied the request from 50-year-old Michael J. Lyons, who is currently serving a life sentence for his conviction of second degree murder in 2001, the DA’s office.
In June 28, 1998, Lyons’s son, two-week-old Jacob Lyons, rushed to the hospital where he later died from severe cerebral edema and subdural hematomas from being shaken. The DA’s office said Lyons told investigators he shook his son in an effort to revive him after he fell in the bath tub.
In the their decision, the parole board said Lyons “has not demonstrated a level of rehabilitative progress that would make his release compatible with the welfare of society,” according to the DA’s office.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz applauded the board’s decision Wednesday.
“Mr. Lyons violently shook his defenseless, two-week old baby boy to death,” Cruz said in a statement. “This was a heinous, brutal crime and Mr. Lyons has not fully served his debt for taking the life of Jacob Lyons.”
Lyons will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2021, according to The Boston Globe.
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