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| Meredith killer 'heard argument' | Meredith killer 'heard argument' |
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| A man jailed for 30 years for murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy has said he heard her arguing with her room mate before she died. | |
| Launching an appeal, Rudy Guede, 22, told a court he had heard a loud scream and then saw American Amanda Knox leaving the house in Perugia. | |
| Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was found dead in her bedroom two years ago. Her throat had been cut. | |
| Ms Knox and Raffaele Sollecito deny murdering her, in a separate trial. | Ms Knox and Raffaele Sollecito deny murdering her, in a separate trial. |
| Guede, who is originally from Ivory Coast and has always denied any wrongdoing, arrived at court handcuffed and wearing jeans and a grey sweater. | Guede, who is originally from Ivory Coast and has always denied any wrongdoing, arrived at court handcuffed and wearing jeans and a grey sweater. |
| Appealing against his conviction, he told the court he had gone with Miss Kercher to the house where she was killed, but had fallen ill and was in the bathroom when he heard a scream from her bedroom. | |
| "I heard Meredith's and Amanda's voices, arguing about some money missing," he told the court. "I was listening to music and at one point a heard a very loud scream." | "I heard Meredith's and Amanda's voices, arguing about some money missing," he told the court. "I was listening to music and at one point a heard a very loud scream." |
| I want to let the Kercher family know that I did not kill or rape their little daughter. I am not the one who took her life away from them Rudy Guede | I want to let the Kercher family know that I did not kill or rape their little daughter. I am not the one who took her life away from them Rudy Guede |
| Guede said he had rushed into Miss Kercher's bedroom and saw an unidentified man who tried to attack him. | Guede said he had rushed into Miss Kercher's bedroom and saw an unidentified man who tried to attack him. |
| He told the court that when he had retreated into the hallway, he heard the man say: "Let's go, there's a black man in the house." | He told the court that when he had retreated into the hallway, he heard the man say: "Let's go, there's a black man in the house." |
| Guede said he had heard footsteps leaving the house and looked out of the window where he had seen a silhouette that he later identified as Miss Knox's. | Guede said he had heard footsteps leaving the house and looked out of the window where he had seen a silhouette that he later identified as Miss Knox's. |
| Guede said he had then gone to Miss Kercher, who was lying in a pool of blood after her throat had been slit, took her in his arms and tried to mop up the blood with towels, but panicked and left the house. | Guede said he had then gone to Miss Kercher, who was lying in a pool of blood after her throat had been slit, took her in his arms and tried to mop up the blood with towels, but panicked and left the house. |
| 'Sex game' | 'Sex game' |
| He told the court: "Seeing Meredith in these terms was agonising. | He told the court: "Seeing Meredith in these terms was agonising. |
| "She tried to tell me something, but I couldn't understand her. I held her hand, I asked her what had happened... In that moment, I entered into a state of shock and fled. | "She tried to tell me something, but I couldn't understand her. I held her hand, I asked her what had happened... In that moment, I entered into a state of shock and fled. |
| "I want to let the Kercher family know that I did not kill or rape their little daughter. I am not the one who took her life away from them." | "I want to let the Kercher family know that I did not kill or rape their little daughter. I am not the one who took her life away from them." |
| He added: "I don't know if I could have saved her. That's the only thing I can apologise for." | He added: "I don't know if I could have saved her. That's the only thing I can apologise for." |
| Guede was convicted of murder and sexual violence in a fast-track trial last year. | Guede was convicted of murder and sexual violence in a fast-track trial last year. |
| Meredith Kercher was on a student exchange programme in Italy | |
| Miss Knox, 22, a US student, shared a flat in Perugia with Miss Kercher, a Leeds University student. | Miss Knox, 22, a US student, shared a flat in Perugia with Miss Kercher, a Leeds University student. |
| Mr Sollecito, a 25-year-old Italian, is Miss Knox's former boyfriend. | Mr Sollecito, a 25-year-old Italian, is Miss Knox's former boyfriend. |
| Prosecutors say Miss Kercher was killed by all three after she had refused to take part in a sex game. | Prosecutors say Miss Kercher was killed by all three after she had refused to take part in a sex game. |
| Miss Knox, who is from Seattle, says she spent the night of the murder at Mr Sollecito's house elsewhere in the Umbrian town. | Miss Knox, who is from Seattle, says she spent the night of the murder at Mr Sollecito's house elsewhere in the Umbrian town. |
| Mr Sollecito says he was at home working on his computer that night and does not remember whether Miss Knox spent the whole night with him or just part of it. | Mr Sollecito says he was at home working on his computer that night and does not remember whether Miss Knox spent the whole night with him or just part of it. |
| A verdict in their trial is expected next month. | A verdict in their trial is expected next month. |