Tamasa Nobles, 20, admitted in April
she fatally stabbed Devon Devine, 20, at her home the 300 block of Wissahickon
Avenue on Dec. 2, 2012. The original charge of murder was dropped to
first-degree aggravated manslaughter in a plea agreement. The agreement reduced
the possible maximum to 22 years.
The stabbing came after a series of
physical altercations between Devine and Nobles centering on his refusal to
give her a key, Superior Court Judge Michael Donio said. Nobles attacked Devine
with a knife after the initial argument but was restrained by a third party and
disarmed. After a brief period, Nobles attacked Devine with another knife as he
was leaving her home, killing him.
Prior to handing down the sentence,
Donio said Nobles had a troubled childhood and that she and Devine, who were a
couple, had a history of domestic incidents. He recalled her first appearance
in court, where her attorney requested that photographs be taken to verify she
had been injured on the day of the stabbing.
“This was a sad, sad affair from the
first day and it’s been that way for 18 months,” Donio said.
Ventnor police had been called to the home a month before the killing. A record of that incident indicated there was no physical altercation.
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