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Kercher friendship 'had cooled' | Kercher friendship 'had cooled' |
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The friendship between murdered British student Meredith Kercher and accused Amanda Knox had "cooled" before her death, a court in Italy has been told. | The friendship between murdered British student Meredith Kercher and accused Amanda Knox had "cooled" before her death, a court in Italy has been told. |
Filomena Romanelli, who lived with the pair in Perugia, said the two had grown apart in the weeks before the murder. | Filomena Romanelli, who lived with the pair in Perugia, said the two had grown apart in the weeks before the murder. |
Miss Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was found stabbed to death at the apartment in November 2007. | |
Miss Knox, 21, is charged with murder along with ex-lover Raffaele Sollecito, 24. The pair deny the charges. | Miss Knox, 21, is charged with murder along with ex-lover Raffaele Sollecito, 24. The pair deny the charges. |
No emotion | No emotion |
A third suspect - 21-year-old Rudy Hermann Guede, born in Ivory Coast - was jailed last October for 30 years. | A third suspect - 21-year-old Rudy Hermann Guede, born in Ivory Coast - was jailed last October for 30 years. |
He opted for a fast-track trial, separate from the other defendants. | He opted for a fast-track trial, separate from the other defendants. |
Miss Romanelli said that at first the two young women had been friends. | |
"At the start they had a good relationship," she said. "They had no reason not to get along." | |
But then their interests had diverged, and they had drifted apart, she said. | |
Both Miss Knox and Miss Kercher were studying in the Umbrian hilltop town at the time of the murder on 2 November 2007. | Both Miss Knox and Miss Kercher were studying in the Umbrian hilltop town at the time of the murder on 2 November 2007. |
Knox did not shed tears over the death, Miss Romanelli said | Knox did not shed tears over the death, Miss Romanelli said |
Neither Miss Knox nor her boyfriend Mr Sollecito cried when Miss Kercher's body was found, Miss Romanelli said, although most of the others present at the scene did. | Neither Miss Knox nor her boyfriend Mr Sollecito cried when Miss Kercher's body was found, Miss Romanelli said, although most of the others present at the scene did. |
Miss Kercher's semi-naked body was found in her bedroom in the shared cottage. Her throat had been cut. | Miss Kercher's semi-naked body was found in her bedroom in the shared cottage. Her throat had been cut. |
Miss Romanelli described how Miss Knox had telephoned her that morning and told her: "There's something strange in the house. The door is open and there's some blood." | Miss Romanelli described how Miss Knox had telephoned her that morning and told her: "There's something strange in the house. The door is open and there's some blood." |
'Blood everywhere' | 'Blood everywhere' |
She said the two accused had been very affectionate with each other when they had been together. | She said the two accused had been very affectionate with each other when they had been together. |
"He was always very nice to her, always holding her hand," she said. | "He was always very nice to her, always holding her hand," she said. |
She added Miss Knox had seemed like a normal girl. "She liked music, yoga, sport, socialising," she said. | She added Miss Knox had seemed like a normal girl. "She liked music, yoga, sport, socialising," she said. |
She also described to the court the murder scene. | She also described to the court the murder scene. |
"There was blood everywhere and broken glass." | "There was blood everywhere and broken glass." |
When shown a knife believed to be the murder weapon, Miss Romanelli said it had not come from the house the girls had shared. | When shown a knife believed to be the murder weapon, Miss Romanelli said it had not come from the house the girls had shared. |
Miss Knox and Mr Sollecito have been held for 15 months awaiting the trial, which is expected to last until at least the summer. | Miss Knox and Mr Sollecito have been held for 15 months awaiting the trial, which is expected to last until at least the summer. |
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