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Mother said Josh Powell threatened her
PERUGIA, Italy, April 5 (UPI) -- Slain British coed Meredith Kercher sustained 23 wounds, pointing to more than one assailant, Italian prosecutors say.
Prosecutors at the Perugia, Italy, murder trial of U.S. student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, said Friday that Kercher's many wounds supported their theory that Knox -- who was Kercher's roommate -- Sallecito and a third man all took part in the 2007 killing, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The newspaper said police pathologist Luca Lalli testified that Kercher sustained injuries to her hands, face, neck and legs, adding that there had also been evidence of sexual activity before she died.
Lalli also reportedly testified that Kercher's body bore no "biological evidence of a sexual attack," but it was nonetheless likely she had been forced into "non-consensual sex" judging by the number of bruises on her body.
The Telegraph said the evidence was presented in private after a ruling by the judge granting a request from the Kercher family.
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TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The mother of Josh Powell, who killed himself and his sons in a fire in Washington state, said in divorce papers he exhibited disturbing behavior as a teenager.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," his publicist said after the former child star was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The Israeli government plans to build a floating liquefied natural gas terminal with a sea-based defense radar system off its Mediterranean coast while forming a naval force to protect its rich offshore gas fields against terrorist attack.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
A New York City subway passenger won a free monthly MetroCard Thursday for taking a picture of the subway's ugliest rat, officials said.
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