ABIGAIL YOUNG DENIED PAROLE
Parole has once again been denied for a Brenham woman convicted in the death of her four-year-old daughter.
Monday, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied the early release of Abigail Young, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for Injury to a Child by Omission after the death of Emma Thompson in 2009. Young was found guilty in 2010 along with her boyfriend, Lucas Coe, who is serving a life sentence.
Amanda Mathews, Young’s sister and Thompson’s aunt, said she traveled last week to testify before the parole board.
A law was passed in Thompson’s name in 2013 to prevent annual parole review for anyone convicted of a felony against a child, instead making review occur every five years. However, Young is eligible for yearly reviews since she has served half her sentence.
Mathew’s says her position on her sister has not changed:
Young’s next parole review date is expected to come in April of 2023.
Parole Boards Data Page on Abigail Young
You have so many supporting you that you do not know! We stand behind you and pray that justice for Emma is done. Keep going! You are setting an example of what will not be tolerated. Thank you and God Bless!
GREAT JOB AMANDA MATHEWS!! So so happy that you are still standing up and looking out for this innocent child. You are a special person for doing this year after year.