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| Knox prosecutors seek life term | Knox prosecutors seek life term |
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| Prosecutors have asked for life imprisonment for the pair accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. | Prosecutors have asked for life imprisonment for the pair accused of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. |
| Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was found dead in her bedroom two years ago. Her throat had been cut. | Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was found dead in her bedroom two years ago. Her throat had been cut. |
| Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini asked a jury in Perugia to convict Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito on charges of murder and sexual violence. | Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini asked a jury in Perugia to convict Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito on charges of murder and sexual violence. |
| Miss Knox, a US student, and her former Italian boyfriend deny the charges. | Miss Knox, a US student, and her former Italian boyfriend deny the charges. |
| The prosecutor argued that Miss Knox, Mr Sollecito and a third man, Rudy Guede, who was convicted in a separate trial killed the British student during a drug-induced sex game. | |
| Guede, 22, was jailed for 30 years for murdering the British student. | Guede, 22, was jailed for 30 years for murdering the British student. |
| Guede, who is originally from Ivory Coast, always denied any wrongdoing and has launched an appeal against his conviction. | Guede, who is originally from Ivory Coast, always denied any wrongdoing and has launched an appeal against his conviction. |
| Miss Knox shared a flat in Perugia, central Italy, with Miss Kercher, a Leeds University student who was on an exchange programme. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. |