The boyfriend of Morgan Freeman’s step-granddaughter, E’Dena Hines, has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for Hines’ stabbing death, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said Thursday.

Lamar Davenport, 33, was sentenced after being convicted on the felony charge of manslaughter in the first degree.

Davenport was also sentenced to five years of post-release supervision.

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According to prosecutors, Davenport stabbed Hines 25 times while under the influence of alcohol and drugs near Hines’ Washington Heights apartment building.

“Ambitious and driven, E’Dena Hines was deeply loved by family and friends before her life was brought to a horrific and tragic end by her boyfriend, Lamar Davenport,” Vance said in a statement Thursday. “I would like to thank the prosecutors in my office for securing a prison sentence commensurate with his extraordinarily violent crime, and offer my sympathies to Ms. Hines’ loved ones as they continue to mourn.”

Davenport was initially charged by police with second-degree murder over the 2015 death. Hines was 33 years old at the time of her death.

Also Read: Morgan Freeman Pays Tribute to Step-Granddaughter Who Was Fatally Stabbed in NYC

Freeman mourned Hines’ death at the time, saying, “Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers.”

“The world will never know her artistry and talent, and how much she had to offer. Her friends and family were fortunate enough to have known what she meant as a person,” Freeman said in a statement at the time. “Her star will continue to shine bright in our hearts, thoughts and prayers. May she rest in peace.”

Morgan Freeman: 8 Things You Didn't Know About Him (Photos)

Morgan Freeman is quite possibly the most well known actor around and if you haven't seen him you've definitely heard him.

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He Was in the Military

Morgan Freeman joined the Air Force in 1955, right after graduating from high school. He worked as a radar technician until 1959.
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He Was a Dancer

Freeman's first paid show business job was a dancer in the 1964 World's Fair.
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He Owns a Club

The Oscar-winning actor co-owns a blues club and restaurant with his friend Bill Luckett. The bar is called Ground Zero and it's in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
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He performed on Broadway

Morgan Freeman made his Broadway debut in an all-black cast of "Hello, Dolly" in 1967 alongside Pearl Bailey.
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He Worked as a Clerk Typist

When Freeman was still trying to make it as an actor in New York, he took jobs as a clerk typist to pay his rent.
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He's a beekeeper

In 2014, Morgan Freeman came on the "Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon" and said that he started to keep bees and described how he feeds his bees -- and surprisingly doesn't need to wear a special outfit to protect himself because he resonates with the bees.
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He almost died from pneumonia

When Freeman was 16 years old, an abscess developed on his lungs from contracting pneumonia. He almost died when the abscess burst.
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His Top 5 Movies

Morgan Freeman has said that there are five movies that have changed his life: "The Shawshank Redemption," "Bruce Almighty," "Driving Miss Daisy," "Lean on Me," and "Million Dollar Baby."
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