ReutersAmanda Knox on her strategy to courtroom, together with her husband subsequent to her on the precise
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American Amanda Knox has been convicted once more for defamation in Italy. The courtroom in Florence dominated that she had falsely accused a Congolese bar proprietor of murdering her roommate.
A beforehand imposed jail sentence of three years stays in place. Nonetheless, she doesn’t should go to jail once more. She had been in custody for 4 years following the homicide of British pupil Meredith Kercher.
Lengthy working case
The physique of Kercher (21) was present in November 2007 with stab wounds in Knox’s condominium, which she shared as an alternate pupil with the British and two Italians.
It led to a protracted journey by way of the Italian authorized system, with a number of convictions and acquittals. In 2015, she was lastly acquitted of the homicide by the Italian Supreme Courtroom.
However a conviction towards Knox for falsely accusing the proprietor of the bar the place she labored was upheld. This man, the Congolese Patrick Lumumba, was wrongfully imprisoned for a couple of weeks primarily based on Knox’s statements.
Finally, a person from Ivory Coast was sentenced to sixteen years in jail for the homicide. He served 13 years and was launched in 2021.
Media consideration
Knox had traveled to Italy for the second time since her launch in 2011. On social media, she expressed hope that her identify might be “cleared as soon as and for all.” Within the trial she had acknowledged that she had accused Lumumba underneath nice stress from the police. “I did not know who the killer was, I might not know.”
The Knox case generated monumental worldwide consideration, leading to a number of documentaries and a movie.