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| Clue hunt after Briton's murder | Clue hunt after Briton's murder |
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| Italian police are searching for clues after a British student was discovered murdered in the town of Perugia. | Italian police are searching for clues after a British student was discovered murdered in the town of Perugia. |
| Meredith Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was found partially clothed with a deep cut in her throat on Friday at the apartment she shared. | Meredith Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was found partially clothed with a deep cut in her throat on Friday at the apartment she shared. |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out which will show if she was sexually assaulted. | |
| Local reports say traces of blood have been found by police in the Leeds University exchange student's bathroom. | Local reports say traces of blood have been found by police in the Leeds University exchange student's bathroom. |
| A Perugia medical examiner said initial checks showed Miss Kercher was probably stabbed in the neck with a knife. | A Perugia medical examiner said initial checks showed Miss Kercher was probably stabbed in the neck with a knife. |
| Missing key | Missing key |
| Police carried out a detailed search of her apartment on Saturday. | Police carried out a detailed search of her apartment on Saturday. |
| Officers are said to be examining her mobile phone, found in a nearby garden before her body was discovered under a duvet, and a second phone found near her body. | Officers are said to be examining her mobile phone, found in a nearby garden before her body was discovered under a duvet, and a second phone found near her body. |
| Police are also keen to trace an Italian boyfriend and a missing key used to lock Miss Kercher's bedroom door. | Police are also keen to trace an Italian boyfriend and a missing key used to lock Miss Kercher's bedroom door. |
| They also recovered a bloodstained handkerchief from close to the apartment. | They also recovered a bloodstained handkerchief from close to the apartment. |
| Police discovered Miss Kercher's body in her locked bedroom | Police discovered Miss Kercher's body in her locked bedroom |
| Miss Kercher's father John said he was due to fly to Italy, and the Foreign Office said it was working with Italian officials. | Miss Kercher's father John said he was due to fly to Italy, and the Foreign Office said it was working with Italian officials. |
| He has been quoted as saying he plans to identify his daughter's body "as soon as possible", but neither the police nor the British Embassy gave any further details on when he would arrive. | He has been quoted as saying he plans to identify his daughter's body "as soon as possible", but neither the police nor the British Embassy gave any further details on when he would arrive. |
| An embassy spokesman said: "We cannot discuss family travel plans." | An embassy spokesman said: "We cannot discuss family travel plans." |
| Police said Miss Kercher had watched a film at a friend's house on Thursday evening but returned home alone to the apartment she shared with three others. | Police said Miss Kercher had watched a film at a friend's house on Thursday evening but returned home alone to the apartment she shared with three others. |
| BBC Rome correspondent Christian Fraser said the door to the bedroom in which she was found had been locked from the inside and it is thought the murderer may have left through a broken window. | BBC Rome correspondent Christian Fraser said the door to the bedroom in which she was found had been locked from the inside and it is thought the murderer may have left through a broken window. |