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| Kercher killer Amanda Knox tried for slandering police | Kercher killer Amanda Knox tried for slandering police |
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| Amanda Knox, the US student convicted of murdering her British housemate in Italy, faces a fresh trial, charged with slandering police officers. | Amanda Knox, the US student convicted of murdering her British housemate in Italy, faces a fresh trial, charged with slandering police officers. |
| The allegations stem from the inquiries into the death of Meredith Kercher four years ago. | The allegations stem from the inquiries into the death of Meredith Kercher four years ago. |
| At the murder trial, Knox, 23, claimed police hit her on the head during her interrogation. The police denied this. | |
| Knox told an earlier hearing she never intended slander and was just defending herself. | Knox told an earlier hearing she never intended slander and was just defending herself. |
| If the American - who was due to appear in court on Tuesday - is found guilty, any additional jail term would be added to her existing 26-year sentence. | |
| She is currently appealing against the murder conviction. | She is currently appealing against the murder conviction. |
| Parents on trial | Parents on trial |
| Raffaele Sollecito, Knox's former boyfriend, is also appealing against his conviction for Miss Kercher's murder. | Raffaele Sollecito, Knox's former boyfriend, is also appealing against his conviction for Miss Kercher's murder. |
| Both Sollecito and Knox are awaiting the outcome of an independent examination of the forensic evidence in the case, which they say will prove their innocence. | Both Sollecito and Knox are awaiting the outcome of an independent examination of the forensic evidence in the case, which they say will prove their innocence. |
| Knox's parents are also due to stand trial separately in July for claiming their daughter was abused by police during the murder investigation. | Knox's parents are also due to stand trial separately in July for claiming their daughter was abused by police during the murder investigation. |
| Curt Knox and Edda Mellas made their claims in an interview with the British newspaper, the Sunday Times. | |
| Meredith Kercher, who was 21 and came from London, died in November 2007 in the house she shared with Knox in the Umbrian town of Perugia. | |
| Prosecutors said Miss Kercher died during a sex game which went wrong. Her semi-naked body was found partially covered by a duvet in her bedroom. | Prosecutors said Miss Kercher died during a sex game which went wrong. Her semi-naked body was found partially covered by a duvet in her bedroom. |