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Camden woman sentenced for fatally stabbing identical twin in fight

A New Jersey woman who fatally stabbed her identical twin to death during a drunken street fight is now headed to prison

Amanda Ramirez cries during a pretrial detention hearing, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Camden. Ramirez is charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of her identical twin sister, Anna.
Amanda Ramirez cries during a pretrial detention hearing, Thursday, June 27, 2019, in Camden. Ramirez is charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of her identical twin sister, Anna.Read moreDavid Maialetti / AP
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A Camden woman who fatally stabbed her identical twin during a drunken street fight is headed to prison.

Amanda Ramirez was sentenced Thursday to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of her sister, Anna.

Ramirez, 27, initially denied stabbing her sister at the Centennial Village Apartments in Camden on June 22. She later admitted to the stabbing but said she had acted in self-defense after her sister came at her with a knife.

Ramirez has said the stabbing occurred after a night of heavy drinking, adding that she can’t remember why she and her sister started fighting.