Tania Herman loses bid to marry lesbian lover Nicole Muscat in prison Tania Herman, pictured on her wedding day, had planned to marry her jailbird lesbian lover Nicole Muscat (right). THE woman who throttled housewife Maria Korp has had her bid to wed her lesbian lover behind bars rejected. The Herald Sun revealed last month how Tania Herman, who is serving at least nine years' jail for attempted murder, had planned to marry her jailbird lover Nicole Muscat inside Tarrengower Women's Prison in May. But Corrections Victoria has not approved the application made by the two inmates due to the short length of their relationship and the time remaining on each woman's sentence. Mrs Korp, 50, was found in a boot of a car in February 2005, near the Shrine of Remembrance, after being choked by Herman until she lost consciousness. She was discovered, barely alive, four days after the attack which occurred at her home in Mickleham. Maria Korp, who was attacked and left for dead, in a horror attack by Tania Herman. Taken off life support, Mrs Korp died six months later. Herman received a discounted sentence after she agreed to give evidence against Mrs Korp's husband, Joe, but he committed suicide while awaiting trial. Due for parole next year, Herman, pleaded guilty to Mrs Korp's murder but argued that she was persuaded into the killing by Korp's husband. Herman's lover, Ms Muscat, was jailed for at least two years in July 2011 after stealing $118,000 from a poker machine venue she was managing.