Almost ten years after her acquittal in a spectacular murder trial, American Amanda Knox is again on trial in Italy – this time on a voluntary basis. The now 36-year-old appeared at a hearing in Florence on Wednesday because she wants to achieve another acquittal.
Knox – also known as the ‘Angel with the Ice Eyes’ – was fully acquitted of the murder of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in 2015, but another verdict haunts her to this day: the American initially had a boyfriend with After her arrest, an obviously innocent bartender was charged with the crime. As a result, she was sentenced to three years in prison for defamation. This judge’s ruling was overturned in 2019 by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, but with the new lawsuit she has filed, Knox now wants to achieve a complete acquittal of the defamation charges.
Roommate found dead
The murder of 21-year-old Briton Meredith Kercher in the central Italian city of Perugia made headlines around the world in 2007. One of her housemates, an American who was a year younger, quickly came under suspicion. Knox was initially sentenced to a long prison term and also had to spend four years in prison.
Murder is still a mystery
It is still not clear who killed the young British woman. A 20-year-old man whose fingerprints were found at the crime scene was convicted of accessory to murder. He is now free again. The Amanda Knox case later formed the basis for several books and films as well as a series. She now lives back in the US.
Source: Krone
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