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DNA on bra 'does not prove guilt' | DNA on bra 'does not prove guilt' |
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DNA on Meredith Kercher's brassiere does not prove suspect Raffaele Sollecito is guilty of her murder, Mr Sollecito's lawyer has said. | DNA on Meredith Kercher's brassiere does not prove suspect Raffaele Sollecito is guilty of her murder, Mr Sollecito's lawyer has said. |
Outside court, Giulia Bongiorno said the bra had traces of DNA compatible with the other two suspects - pointing to contamination rather than evidence. | Outside court, Giulia Bongiorno said the bra had traces of DNA compatible with the other two suspects - pointing to contamination rather than evidence. |
Mr Sollecito, 24, Amanda Knox, 21, and Rudy Hermann Guede, 21, deny murder. | Mr Sollecito, 24, Amanda Knox, 21, and Rudy Hermann Guede, 21, deny murder. |
British student Miss Kercher, 21, of south London, was found with her throat cut at her home in Italy last year. | |
Ms Bongiorno said: "There are multiple traces of DNA on the bra. This is further proof of contamination." | Ms Bongiorno said: "There are multiple traces of DNA on the bra. This is further proof of contamination." |
Judge Paolo Micheli will decide on Tuesday whether Mr Sollecito and Miss Knox should go on trial for murder. | |
The judge will also decide whether to convict or acquit Mr Guede, who has opted for a fast-track legal process. | The judge will also decide whether to convict or acquit Mr Guede, who has opted for a fast-track legal process. |
The three suspects have been back in court in the Umbrian city of Perugia ahead of the judgment. | |
Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini told the court Miss Knox and her former lover Mr Sollecito should remain behind bars until any trial takes place. | |
Raffaele Sollecito's lawyers say DNA traces may have been contaminated | |
Mr Mignini advised against placing them under house arrest before a trial, suggesting they may flee. | |
But Miss Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova has asked for her to be placed under house arrest at a community farm for recovering drug addicts run by a Catholic charity, if a trial is ordered. | |
Leeds University exchange student Miss Kercher was found by police in the flat she shared with Miss Knox on 2 November last year. | |
Prosecutors allege Miss Knox stabbed Kercher in the throat, while Mr Sollecito held her down and Mr Guede tried to sexually assault her. | |
All three deny the claims. |
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