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Kercher trial in summer recess | Kercher trial in summer recess |
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The trial of two people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher in the Italian city of Perugia has been adjourned for two months. | The trial of two people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher in the Italian city of Perugia has been adjourned for two months. |
Amanda Knox, and her then boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, deny killing Ms Kercher, 21, in November 2007. | Amanda Knox, and her then boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, deny killing Ms Kercher, 21, in November 2007. |
The body of Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon in south London, was discovered in the bedroom of the house she shared with Ms Knox in the Umbrian university city. | |
A third person, Rudy Guede, has been jailed for 30 years for the killing. | A third person, Rudy Guede, has been jailed for 30 years for the killing. |
Prosecutors say Ms Kercher was killed after refusing to take part in a drug-fuelled sex game. | Prosecutors say Ms Kercher was killed after refusing to take part in a drug-fuelled sex game. |
The Leeds University student's body was discovered with her throat cut. | The Leeds University student's body was discovered with her throat cut. |
Ms Knox claims she spent that night at Mr Sollecito's apartment where they ate dinner, smoked a marijuana joint, had sex and went to bed. | Ms Knox claims she spent that night at Mr Sollecito's apartment where they ate dinner, smoked a marijuana joint, had sex and went to bed. |
Speaking in fluent Italian while giving evidence, the 21-year-old from Seattle said police pressured her to wrongly implicate an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, who employed her as a part-time barmaid. | Speaking in fluent Italian while giving evidence, the 21-year-old from Seattle said police pressured her to wrongly implicate an innocent man, Patrick Lumumba, who employed her as a part-time barmaid. |
She claimed police wanted her to name a suspect and had beaten and bullied her into making a false statement. The Italian police deny any misconduct. | She claimed police wanted her to name a suspect and had beaten and bullied her into making a false statement. The Italian police deny any misconduct. |
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