Tuesday, October 4, 2011

#amandaknox :Prosecutor who led the investigation into the murder of Meredith Kercher indicated he would seek to overturn her acquittal

Amanda Knox is flying back to her native Seattle as the prosecutor who led the investigation into the murder of Meredith Kercher indicated he would seek to overturn her acquittal and that of her former Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, in Italy's top appeals court.

The murdered Briton's family, who will be returning to London on Tuesday after hearing the appeal decision, expressed bewilderment and frustration at the outcome.

Lyle Kercher, her brother, told a press conference: "While we accept the decision that was handed down yesterday, respect the court, and obviously the Italian justice system, we do find now that we are looking at this again and thinking how a decision that was so certain two years ago has been so emphatically overturned now."

The Italy-US Foundation, which has championed Knox's cause, said the American was at Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome boarding a flight to London, where she would catch a connecting flight to the United States. Knox was believed to have been escorted by police through a non-public entrance to the airport...read more

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/04/amanda-knox-prosecutor-vows-appeal?CMP=twt_fd