Tears in the courtroom
Amanda Knox appeared in court voluntarily
Almost ten years after her acquittal in a spectacular murder trial, the US-American Amanda Knox stood trial again in Italy - this time voluntarily. But things did not go quite as hoped, the 36-year-old was convicted of defamation and burst into tears.
Knox - also known as the "angel with the ice eyes" - was completely acquitted of the charge of murdering 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in 2015, but another verdict has haunted her to this day: after her arrest, the US-American had initially accused a friend of hers, an obviously innocent barman, of the crime. She was therefore sentenced to three years in prison for defamation.
Although this verdict was overturned by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg in 2019, Knox wanted to achieve a complete acquittal of the defamation charges in the new trial she brought. She did not succeed. In the retrial, the court in Florence confirmed the earlier sentence of three years in prison.
Knox burst into tears
"Amanda Knox is not a victim, but a slanderer," said the barman's lawyer after the new conviction on Wednesday. The US-American woman, however, who was present in the courtroom with her husband, burst into tears. "I did not expect a conviction, I am very disappointed", said Knox. At least Knox does not have to go back to prison - thanks to the credit for the pre-trial detention.
Roommate found dead
The murder of 21-year-old British woman Meredith Kercher in the central Italian city of Perugia made headlines around the world in 2007. One of her flatmates, an American woman a year younger than her, quickly came under suspicion. Knox was initially sentenced to a long prison term and also had to spend four years in prison.
Murder still a mystery
It is still not clear who murdered the young British woman. A 20-year-old man whose fingerprints were found at the scene of the crime was convicted of accessory to murder. He has since been released. The Amanda Knox case was later the basis for several books and films, as well as a series. She herself now lives in the USA again.
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