From Niesha Lofing:
A Davis man convicted of murdering his infant son in 1994 will spend four more years in prison, a parole board has decided.
The state Board of Parole Hearings' commissioners denied Manuel Bermudez's request for parole at a hearing Wednesday at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo.
Bermudez was convicted of murder and child abuse in November 1994 for the beating death of his 14-month-old son, according to a news release by the office of Yolo County District Attorney Jeff W. Reisig.
The baby had been severely abused, with injuries from head to toe, including some that were weeks old and others a few hours old, court records and officials said. At least two fatal wounds were observed.
"The emergency room doctor reported that the offense was the worst case of child abuse he had seen in 17 years of practice," the release states.
Child Protective Services removed two of the child's siblings from the home.
Bermudez's parents appealed to the parole board for their son's release, but parole was denied because of the crime's severity, Bermudez's "callous indifference to human suffering," his lack of remorse and failure to address issues that may have preceded the crime, the release states.
"There is no greater a victim than a helpless infant who looks to his parents for protection," District Attorney Reisig said in a written statement.
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