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| Kercher jury studies murder scene | Kercher jury studies murder scene |
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| The jury in the trial of two students accused of murdering Leeds University student Meredith Kercher has inspected the house in Italy where she died. | The jury in the trial of two students accused of murdering Leeds University student Meredith Kercher has inspected the house in Italy where she died. |
| They were joined by the judge and lawyers as they studied the building, including a window found broken when the 21-year-old's body was discovered. | They were joined by the judge and lawyers as they studied the building, including a window found broken when the 21-year-old's body was discovered. |
| Prosecutors say Ms Kercher, of south London, died in a violent sex attack. | Prosecutors say Ms Kercher, of south London, died in a violent sex attack. |
| Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and his ex-girlfriend, American Amanda Knox, 21, deny the 2007 murder in Perugia. | Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and his ex-girlfriend, American Amanda Knox, 21, deny the 2007 murder in Perugia. |
| Ms Knox and Mr Sollecito appeared in court prior to the visit, but did not attend the inspection, as was their right under Italian law. | Ms Knox and Mr Sollecito appeared in court prior to the visit, but did not attend the inspection, as was their right under Italian law. |
| Prosecutors have alleged that Ms Kercher's attackers broke the window from inside in an attempt to fake a break-in. | Prosecutors have alleged that Ms Kercher's attackers broke the window from inside in an attempt to fake a break-in. |
| Closed session | Closed session |
| Both the Saturday morning session - the first since a court break for Easter - and the house inspection were closed to journalists. | Both the Saturday morning session - the first since a court break for Easter - and the house inspection were closed to journalists. |
| Lawyers in the case said the morning session included testimony from a forensics doctor called by the prosecution. | Lawyers in the case said the morning session included testimony from a forensics doctor called by the prosecution. |
| The Italian news agency ANSA quoted an attorney representing the victim's family as saying the expert witness testified that there had probably been an attempt to strangle Ms Kercher before she was stabbed. | The Italian news agency ANSA quoted an attorney representing the victim's family as saying the expert witness testified that there had probably been an attempt to strangle Ms Kercher before she was stabbed. |
| Meredith Kercher was found dead just two months into her studies in Italy | Meredith Kercher was found dead just two months into her studies in Italy |
| The lawyer for the Kercher family Francesco Maresca and two defence lawyers gave conflicting interpretations of the doctor's testimony about whether the knife that prosecutors say could be the murder weapon matched the victim's wounds, said the agency. | The lawyer for the Kercher family Francesco Maresca and two defence lawyers gave conflicting interpretations of the doctor's testimony about whether the knife that prosecutors say could be the murder weapon matched the victim's wounds, said the agency. |
| Earlier this month a man already convicted of killing Ms Kercher refused to answer questions at the trial of Ms Knox and Mr Sollecito. | Earlier this month a man already convicted of killing Ms Kercher refused to answer questions at the trial of Ms Knox and Mr Sollecito. |
| Ivorian Rudy Guede was jailed for 30 years last October, but is appealing. | Ivorian Rudy Guede was jailed for 30 years last October, but is appealing. |
| Guede has admitted being in the house at the time of the murder but denies any wrongdoing. | Guede has admitted being in the house at the time of the murder but denies any wrongdoing. |
| Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon, south London, was studying and living in the Umbrian university town of Perugia when she was killed on 1 November 2007. | Ms Kercher, from Coulsdon, south London, was studying and living in the Umbrian university town of Perugia when she was killed on 1 November 2007. |
| She shared a house with Ms Knox, who was a student at Seattle's University of Washington. | |
| Ms Kercher's body was discovered half-naked in the bedroom of the house on 2 November. Her throat had been cut. | Ms Kercher's body was discovered half-naked in the bedroom of the house on 2 November. Her throat had been cut. |