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| Pair convicted of Kercher murder | Pair convicted of Kercher murder |
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| American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend have been found guilty by an Italian court of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. | American student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend have been found guilty by an Italian court of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. |
| Knox, 22, bowed her head and burst into tears as she was jailed for 26 years for murder and sexual violence. | Knox, 22, bowed her head and burst into tears as she was jailed for 26 years for murder and sexual violence. |
| Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 25, looked impassive as he was given 25 years. | Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 25, looked impassive as he was given 25 years. |
| Miss Kercher, 21, a Leeds University student from Surrey, was found with her throat slit in Perugia in 2007. Knox had denied killing her in a sex game. | Miss Kercher, 21, a Leeds University student from Surrey, was found with her throat slit in Perugia in 2007. Knox had denied killing her in a sex game. |
| But prosecutors said Sollecito held her down while Knox stabbed her to death. | But prosecutors said Sollecito held her down while Knox stabbed her to death. |
| We have obtained truth and justice for this tragic event Francesco MarescaKercher family lawyer Murder scene: Kercher flat | We have obtained truth and justice for this tragic event Francesco MarescaKercher family lawyer Murder scene: Kercher flat |
| Knox buried her head in her lawyer's chest, sobbing, after the judge read the verdict to a hushed court. | |
| Miss Kercher's family lawyer, Francesco Maresca, said they were satisfied with the verdict. | Miss Kercher's family lawyer, Francesco Maresca, said they were satisfied with the verdict. |
| He said: "They got the justice they were expecting. We got what we were hoping for. | He said: "They got the justice they were expecting. We got what we were hoping for. |
| "With what we got with the Guede sentence last year, we have obtained truth and justice for this tragic event." | "With what we got with the Guede sentence last year, we have obtained truth and justice for this tragic event." |
| Knox's family, meanwhile, left court in tears, fighting through the crowds of journalists gathered outside. Her father, Curt, told the BBC "we will fight on". | |
| The court ordered Knox and Sollecito to pay one million euros to Miss Kercher's mother and the same amount to her father. | The court ordered Knox and Sollecito to pay one million euros to Miss Kercher's mother and the same amount to her father. |
| Her siblings would each receive 800,000 euros, the court ruled. | Her siblings would each receive 800,000 euros, the court ruled. |
| The pair committed the killing with small-time drug dealer Rudy Guede, 22, who was jailed for 30 years for murder and sexual violence last October. | The pair committed the killing with small-time drug dealer Rudy Guede, 22, who was jailed for 30 years for murder and sexual violence last October. |
| Miss Kercher's semi-naked body was found in a pool of blood with her throat slit in her room. | Miss Kercher's semi-naked body was found in a pool of blood with her throat slit in her room. |
| She had been sharing a house with Knox, also a student, on her year abroad in the Umbrian hilltop town. | She had been sharing a house with Knox, also a student, on her year abroad in the Umbrian hilltop town. |
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