The woman who fatally stabbed an Aurora man with a comb handle last fall won’t face charges, say Kane County prosecutors, who believe she acted in self-defense.

State’s Attorney Joe McMahon issued a statement today announcing that his office, after completing its investigation, will not bring charges in the death of Lamar House, 31, who died in his residence on Ohio Street.

House and his companion, 19, had become embroiled in a domestic altercation about 3:45 a.m. on Sept. 3 that turned violent, and the woman stabbed House once in the chest with the sharp handle of a 12-inch plastic comb, police said.

The handle perforated House’s aorta, causing his death, according to an autopsy.

McMahon expressed his condolences to House’s family, but said his office could not, in good conscience, charge the woman.

“I concluded that the evidence strongly suggests that Mr. House’s death was the result of an act of self-defense, that his companion was trying to prevent further harm,” McMahon said.

The woman, who was taken into custody at the residence, was released by police the day after House’s death, police said.

McMahon said the woman has been interviewed numerous times by Aurora police and his prosecutors had reviewed the evidence multiple times before he reached his decision.

Under state law, a person is justified in using force against another person when they believe their conduct will prevent the imminent use of unlawful force against them, McMahon said.

“That’s what I believe happened here,” he said.

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