Northampton

Man Charged With Stabbing Roommate to Death in Northampton; Woman IDed

Police were called to an apartment on Hatfield Street around 6 p.m. Sunday, where they found a 21-year-old woman dead of stab wounds

A 24-year-old man was arrested Sunday night after allegedly stabbing his roommate to death in their apartment.

Devin R. Bryden pleaded not guilty Monday morning in Northampton District Court on charges of murder and larceny of a motor vehicle.

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Police were called to an apartment on Hatfield Street around 6 p.m. Sunday, where they found a 21-year-old woman dead of stab wounds, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said in a release. The victim and the suspect were roommates.

The woman was identified Tuesday as Jana M. Abromowitz.

The death remains under investigation by Northampton police and state police attached to the district attorney's office.

Bryden was held without bail and ordered to return to court for a pretrial conference on Aug. 10.

No further details were immediately available.

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