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| Court hearing for Kercher trio | Court hearing for Kercher trio |
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| A hearing is due to take place in Italy to decide whether three people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher should face trial. | A hearing is due to take place in Italy to decide whether three people accused of killing British student Meredith Kercher should face trial. |
| Amanda Knox, Italian Raffaele Sollecito and Ivory Coast citizen Hermann Guede all deny sexual assault and murder. | Amanda Knox, Italian Raffaele Sollecito and Ivory Coast citizen Hermann Guede all deny sexual assault and murder. |
| Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was found semi-naked with her throat slit in the bedroom of her Perugia flat on 1 November. | Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was found semi-naked with her throat slit in the bedroom of her Perugia flat on 1 November. |
| On Monday, the American father of Miss Knox said she was innocent. | On Monday, the American father of Miss Knox said she was innocent. |
| Speaking before the pre-trial hearing in Perugia, Curt Knox told ITV's Tonight programme he hoped his daughter Amanda would be freed by the court. | Speaking before the pre-trial hearing in Perugia, Curt Knox told ITV's Tonight programme he hoped his daughter Amanda would be freed by the court. |
| Mr Knox said: "To tell you the truth I want her cleared of everything because they need to know who she is. She hasn't been a part of this at all." | Mr Knox said: "To tell you the truth I want her cleared of everything because they need to know who she is. She hasn't been a part of this at all." |
| The judge presiding over the hearing will decide if the trio will face a trial, although Kercher family lawyer Francesco Maresco said any ruling would be unlikely to be made until the end of October. | The judge presiding over the hearing will decide if the trio will face a trial, although Kercher family lawyer Francesco Maresco said any ruling would be unlikely to be made until the end of October. |
| Miss Kercher's parents John and Arline are expected to attend court. | |
| Their daughter lived with Miss Knox and others on Via Della Pergola in Perugia. | Their daughter lived with Miss Knox and others on Via Della Pergola in Perugia. |
| Miss Knox and Mr Sollecito have been in jail since November, while Mr Guede was arrested later in Germany and extradited to Italy in December. | Miss Knox and Mr Sollecito have been in jail since November, while Mr Guede was arrested later in Germany and extradited to Italy in December. |