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Kerchers seek £20m compensation Kerchers seek £20m compensation
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The family of murdered British exchange student Meredith Kercher is seeking £20m in compensation for her death.The family of murdered British exchange student Meredith Kercher is seeking £20m in compensation for her death.
Lawyers for the family have applied for the money, which will be split between family members upon a conviction. Lawyers for the family have applied for the money, which would be split between family members upon a conviction.
Miss Kercher, 21, from London, was found semi-naked with her throat slit in her flat in Perugia, Italy, in 2007.Miss Kercher, 21, from London, was found semi-naked with her throat slit in her flat in Perugia, Italy, in 2007.
Suspects Rudy Guede, 22, from Ivory Coast, American Amanda Knox, 21, and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 24, each deny sexual assault and murder.Suspects Rudy Guede, 22, from Ivory Coast, American Amanda Knox, 21, and Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 24, each deny sexual assault and murder.
The BBC's Duncan Kennedy in Rome said lawyers for the Kercher family had applied for a total of 25m euros.
It was part of the case's ongoing twin legal process, of which half was criminal and half civil, he added.
The body of Miss Kercher, from Coulsdon, south London, was discovered in the bedroom of her flat on 1 November last year.The body of Miss Kercher, from Coulsdon, south London, was discovered in the bedroom of her flat on 1 November last year.
She lived with Miss Knox and others at the apartment on Via Della Pergola in Perugia, central Italy.She lived with Miss Knox and others at the apartment on Via Della Pergola in Perugia, central Italy.