The joy and relief for Amanda Knox. The US is finally acquitted of the murder of Meredith Kercher. Italian court overturned his conviction Friday and her ex-boyfriend. In January 2014, she was sentenced on appeal to 28 years in prison, Raffaele Sollecito to 25 years in prison. Both are free, they have spent four years in detention. "I am incredibly grateful for what happened said the young woman of 27 years, justice has been done, for the support I received from everyone, my family, my friends, strangers of people like you. You saved my life and I am so grateful for my life back. I am still absorbed in the present moment is filled with joy. Thank you. "
The Italian Court of Cassation highlights a lack of evidence about the guilt of the two young people. The family of the victim expresses it, very different feelings: "I think it is a defeat not only for us but also for the Italian judicial system emphasizes the family lawyer Francesco Maresca. Because with this verdict, the judges found no evidence and said that he who had acted with Rudy Guede was not found. "
This is the end of an eight-year legal saga. The two lovers were convicted at trial, then acquitted on appeal and again convicted. The British student Meredith Kercher was raped and killed by 47 stab wounds in the apartment she shared with Amanda Knox in Perugia in November 2007. The Ivorian Rudy Guede, was sentenced to 16 years in prison, remains the only incarceration in this case.
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