Topic: Rudy Hermann Guede

16:33, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

The murder of Meredith Kercher occurred in Perugia, Italy, on 1 November 2007. The following day, police discovered the body of the 21-year-old British university exchange student in the upstairs flat that she shared with three other young women. She was found lying partially clothed under a duvet in her locked bedroom, with blood on the floor, bed and walls. Forensic pathologists concluded strangulation had been attempted, and then her neck was stabbed, causing fatal bleeding. Her body had 40 bruises and scratches, plus knife wounds on the neck and hands, and there was evidence of sexual assault. Two credit cards and 300 euros were missing, and her two mobile phones (for local and UK) were found in a nearby garden.

On 6 November 2007, police arrested two suspects: Amanda Knox, an American student, and Raffaele Sollecito, an Italian student who had been Knox's boyfriend for two weeks. At the time of their arrest both students claimed they were innocent. They continue to maintain their innocence.