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| Knox murder case 'has no holes' | Knox murder case 'has no holes' |
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| Judges have published their reasons for convicting Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. | Judges have published their reasons for convicting Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. |
| The judges in Italy said the murder happened without planning or grudge. | The judges in Italy said the murder happened without planning or grudge. |
| But they said that there were no holes or inconsistency in the evidence which pointed to the guilt of Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. | But they said that there were no holes or inconsistency in the evidence which pointed to the guilt of Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito. |
| The pair were found guilty in December of killing Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon, Surrey, in Perugia in 2007. | The pair were found guilty in December of killing Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon, Surrey, in Perugia in 2007. |
| In the 427-page opinion document, Italian judge Giancarlo Massei said the case pointed to a "necessary and consequential" outcome. | |
| The fact Miss Kercher was found covered with a blanket, showed the pair felt "regret" for what they had done, the judges said. | The fact Miss Kercher was found covered with a blanket, showed the pair felt "regret" for what they had done, the judges said. |
| The murder occurred because of a combination of "purely random" circumstances, notably that Knox and Sollecito were free that evening, they "ran into" Guede and went to the house where Miss Kercher was alone, the report said. | |
| Appeals | Appeals |
| The opinion all said that Knox "freely accused Patrick Diya Lumumba of having killed Miss Kercher and accused him knowing of (his) innocence". | |
| Knox and Sollecito had denied killing her, but prosecutors said Sollecito held her down while Knox stabbed her to death in what began as a drug-induced sex game. | Knox and Sollecito had denied killing her, but prosecutors said Sollecito held her down while Knox stabbed her to death in what began as a drug-induced sex game. |
| Her semi-naked body was found in a pool of blood. | Her semi-naked body was found in a pool of blood. |
| Afterwards they tried to make the death look like part of a failed burglary, breaking the window in Miss Kercher's room to look like forced entry, the court heard. | Afterwards they tried to make the death look like part of a failed burglary, breaking the window in Miss Kercher's room to look like forced entry, the court heard. |
| Knox was jailed for 26 years and Sollecito for 25 years in December last year. They are both appealing against their murder convictions. | Knox was jailed for 26 years and Sollecito for 25 years in December last year. They are both appealing against their murder convictions. |
| Small-time drug dealer Rudy Guede, 22, had been jailed for 30 years for his part in the murder last October. | Small-time drug dealer Rudy Guede, 22, had been jailed for 30 years for his part in the murder last October. |
| Knox is appealing against her conviction on the grounds that the forensic evidence against her was flawed. | Knox is appealing against her conviction on the grounds that the forensic evidence against her was flawed. |
| Miss Kercher, 21, a Leeds University student, had been sharing a house with Knox, also a student, on a year abroad in the Umbrian hilltop town. | Miss Kercher, 21, a Leeds University student, had been sharing a house with Knox, also a student, on a year abroad in the Umbrian hilltop town. |