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| Raffaele Sollecito: Kercher murder case left me in debt | Raffaele Sollecito: Kercher murder case left me in debt |
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| Raffaele Sollecito has said he has been left in financial difficulty by the legal costs incurred while proving his innocence. | Raffaele Sollecito has said he has been left in financial difficulty by the legal costs incurred while proving his innocence. |
| Mr Sollecito was arrested in 2007, along with his then-girlfriend Amanda Knox, for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. | Mr Sollecito was arrested in 2007, along with his then-girlfriend Amanda Knox, for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. |
| He was twice convicted, before Italy's highest court found him not guilty. | He was twice convicted, before Italy's highest court found him not guilty. |
| He has launched a compensation bid against the Italian government. The hearing is on Friday. | He has launched a compensation bid against the Italian government. The hearing is on Friday. |
| 'Clear my debts' | 'Clear my debts' |
| Mr Sollecito told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the murder was "a tragedy that has destroyed my life". | Mr Sollecito told the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme the murder was "a tragedy that has destroyed my life". |
| He said he hoped the court would "understand that I at least need to clear up my debts". | He said he hoped the court would "understand that I at least need to clear up my debts". |
| The amount an individual can receive in compensation from the Italian government is capped at 516,000 euros (£440,000). | The amount an individual can receive in compensation from the Italian government is capped at 516,000 euros (£440,000). |
| Mr Sollecito said this amount would "just pay the debts we have". | Mr Sollecito said this amount would "just pay the debts we have". |
| He said he had sold two properties - including his late mother's apartment - to fund the legal costs incurred over the past decade. | He said he had sold two properties - including his late mother's apartment - to fund the legal costs incurred over the past decade. |
| Mr Sollecito added that he did not believe there should be a limit on compensation "for me and anyone else who went through such an ordeal". | Mr Sollecito added that he did not believe there should be a limit on compensation "for me and anyone else who went through such an ordeal". |
| "They have to take care of people who go through so much. Not let it happen again." | "They have to take care of people who go through so much. Not let it happen again." |
| Media coverage | Media coverage |
| Ms Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was stabbed to death in a Perugia flat she shared with Ms Knox. | |
| In March 2015, following three previous court decisions, Mr Sollecito and Ms Knox had their convictions for her murder quashed by Italy's top appeals court. | In March 2015, following three previous court decisions, Mr Sollecito and Ms Knox had their convictions for her murder quashed by Italy's top appeals court. |
| Mr Sollecito told Derbyshire that while Ms Kercher was the "first victim" of the 2007 murder, there were "many victims in this case". | Mr Sollecito told Derbyshire that while Ms Kercher was the "first victim" of the 2007 murder, there were "many victims in this case". |
| "Amanda [Knox]'s parents, my parents, all our families... there are many others made by the prosecution's mistakes." | "Amanda [Knox]'s parents, my parents, all our families... there are many others made by the prosecution's mistakes." |
| He said he was "still facing a lot of trouble, as people don't understand why I've been acquitted. | He said he was "still facing a lot of trouble, as people don't understand why I've been acquitted. |
| "I have to face this kind of society. I have to face anybody that doesn't support me. | "I have to face this kind of society. I have to face anybody that doesn't support me. |
| "I can talk with hundreds of people and they understand I'm innocent, but the problem is one stupid portrait in the media in a few minutes reaches five million people and I cannot control it. In an instant it can change." | "I can talk with hundreds of people and they understand I'm innocent, but the problem is one stupid portrait in the media in a few minutes reaches five million people and I cannot control it. In an instant it can change." |
| Mr Sollecito said he speaks to Ms Knox "very occasionally", but that they "never talk about the case". | Mr Sollecito said he speaks to Ms Knox "very occasionally", but that they "never talk about the case". |
| He lives in Italy, where he runs his own business, and is hopeful he can eventually move on from the ordeal. | He lives in Italy, where he runs his own business, and is hopeful he can eventually move on from the ordeal. |
| Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel. | Watch the Victoria Derbyshire programme on weekdays between 09:00 and 11:00 on BBC Two and the BBC News channel. |