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| Amanda Knox, convicted of Kercher murder, 'to marry' | Amanda Knox, convicted of Kercher murder, 'to marry' |
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| Amanda Knox, the former US student who has been convicted in Italy over the murder of her British flatmate, is to get married to a musician, reports say. | Amanda Knox, the former US student who has been convicted in Italy over the murder of her British flatmate, is to get married to a musician, reports say. |
| Knox is engaged to Colin Sutherland, whom she has known since her school days, according to the Seattle Times. | |
| Her conviction for the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher was reinstated in absentia by an Italian court last year. | |
| Knox, who returned to the US after her original conviction was overturned, has always maintained her innocence. | Knox, who returned to the US after her original conviction was overturned, has always maintained her innocence. |
| Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon, south London, was stabbed to death in the flat she shared in Perugia with Knox. | Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon, south London, was stabbed to death in the flat she shared in Perugia with Knox. |
| Rudy Guede from Ivory Coast, who was also convicted of her murder, is currently serving a 16-year sentence in prison. | Rudy Guede from Ivory Coast, who was also convicted of her murder, is currently serving a 16-year sentence in prison. |
| Knox was also arrested days after the murder, along with her Italian boyfriend at the time, Raffaelle Sollecito. Both pleaded not guilty to the offence. | Knox was also arrested days after the murder, along with her Italian boyfriend at the time, Raffaelle Sollecito. Both pleaded not guilty to the offence. |
| They were tried and convicted in 2009. | They were tried and convicted in 2009. |
| However, in 2011, an eight-member jury cleared both defendants of the murder, after doubts were raised over procedures used to gather DNA evidence. | However, in 2011, an eight-member jury cleared both defendants of the murder, after doubts were raised over procedures used to gather DNA evidence. |
| A retrial was ordered after prosecutors argued that important evidence had been disregarded. In 2014, the guilty verdict was reinstated. | |
| Knox has said she will not voluntarily return to Italy. Sollecito remains in the country. | Knox has said she will not voluntarily return to Italy. Sollecito remains in the country. |
| An Italian court will rule in March on whether to uphold the latest verdict. | An Italian court will rule in March on whether to uphold the latest verdict. |