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| Knox 'positive' ahead of appeal | Knox 'positive' ahead of appeal |
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| Amanda Knox is back to her "positive self" as she awaits the appeal against her conviction for killing UK student Meredith Kercher, her father has said. | Amanda Knox is back to her "positive self" as she awaits the appeal against her conviction for killing UK student Meredith Kercher, her father has said. |
| In a TV interview recorded after the Italian court's verdict, Curt Knox raised questions over DNA evidence. | |
| He told BBC Two's Newsnight programme the case had been emotionally and financially "devastating". | |
| US student Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, her former boyfriend, were convicted of murdering her roommate in Perugia. | US student Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, her former boyfriend, were convicted of murdering her roommate in Perugia. |
| Miss Kercher, 21, a Leeds University student from Surrey, was found with her throat slit in November 2007. | Miss Kercher, 21, a Leeds University student from Surrey, was found with her throat slit in November 2007. |
| Knox, 22, was sentenced to 26 years and Italian Sollecito, 25, was given 25 years on 4 December. | Knox, 22, was sentenced to 26 years and Italian Sollecito, 25, was given 25 years on 4 December. |
| Human rights | Human rights |
| Speaking from Seattle, Washington, Mr Knox said his daughter was sombre when he visited her in jail immediately after the verdict but a few days later had "really had popped back to her positive self". | Speaking from Seattle, Washington, Mr Knox said his daughter was sombre when he visited her in jail immediately after the verdict but a few days later had "really had popped back to her positive self". |
| He said part of her appeal would question the prosecution's reliance on a DNA sample said to belong to Knox that was found on a knife at Sollecito's home. | He said part of her appeal would question the prosecution's reliance on a DNA sample said to belong to Knox that was found on a knife at Sollecito's home. |
| "When you take a look at the actual evidence produced in the court, the defence broke that down," he said. | "When you take a look at the actual evidence produced in the court, the defence broke that down," he said. |
| Mr Knox added: "Within the room in which Meredith lost her life there was not one hair follicle, any blood, any DNA of Amanda in any portion." | Mr Knox added: "Within the room in which Meredith lost her life there was not one hair follicle, any blood, any DNA of Amanda in any portion." |
| There are specific British papers that we have extreme concerns about because of misreporting Curt Knox | There are specific British papers that we have extreme concerns about because of misreporting Curt Knox |
| He said the defence was waiting for a "key piece of information" which would allow them formally to submit an appeal. | He said the defence was waiting for a "key piece of information" which would allow them formally to submit an appeal. |
| "It's the actual written motivation that the judge and jury used to come to the conclusion that they did in this particular trial," he said. | "It's the actual written motivation that the judge and jury used to come to the conclusion that they did in this particular trial," he said. |
| Mr Knox said the police interviews with his daughter were not recorded as they should have been under Italian law. | Mr Knox said the police interviews with his daughter were not recorded as they should have been under Italian law. |
| He claimed his daughter's "human rights were violated" during 14 hours of questioning. | He claimed his daughter's "human rights were violated" during 14 hours of questioning. |
| Knox was was asked to "visualise" what might have happened and was "prompted", he said. | Knox was was asked to "visualise" what might have happened and was "prompted", he said. |
| He was also critical of the reporting of the trial by the Italian and British media, saying his daughter "experienced literally a character assassination". | He was also critical of the reporting of the trial by the Italian and British media, saying his daughter "experienced literally a character assassination". |
| Knox was sentenced to 26 years imprisonment | Knox was sentenced to 26 years imprisonment |
| He added: "There are specific British papers that we have extreme concerns about because of misreporting, false information, putting pictures out there that are so blatantly wrong that it is a grave concern of ours and we are pursuing certain things." | He added: "There are specific British papers that we have extreme concerns about because of misreporting, false information, putting pictures out there that are so blatantly wrong that it is a grave concern of ours and we are pursuing certain things." |
| Mr Knox expressed his sympathy to the Kerchers. | Mr Knox expressed his sympathy to the Kerchers. |
| "I would have to offer this in that the Kercher family experienced something that no parent would ever want to experience in the telephone call that they received. | "I would have to offer this in that the Kercher family experienced something that no parent would ever want to experience in the telephone call that they received. |
| "They don't have the opportunity to have their daughter back, where we do, so if there's anything to be thankful for, that would be it." | "They don't have the opportunity to have their daughter back, where we do, so if there's anything to be thankful for, that would be it." |
| The interview came after Sollecito is reported to have described the thought of Knox killing someone in a moment of anger as "absurd and unrealistic". | The interview came after Sollecito is reported to have described the thought of Knox killing someone in a moment of anger as "absurd and unrealistic". |
| He was speaking through his lawyer to Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. | He was speaking through his lawyer to Italian newspaper Il Messaggero. |
| Small-time drug dealer Rudy Guede, 22, had also been jailed for 30 years for his part in the murder after a separate trial. | Small-time drug dealer Rudy Guede, 22, had also been jailed for 30 years for his part in the murder after a separate trial. |