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| Meredith trio face more questions | Meredith trio face more questions |
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| Italian police are continuing to question three people about the death of Briton Meredith Kercher, found dead at her house in Perugia, Italy. | Italian police are continuing to question three people about the death of Briton Meredith Kercher, found dead at her house in Perugia, Italy. |
| Reports suggest all three had been at the property where Miss Kercher of Coulsdon, south London, was found. | Reports suggest all three had been at the property where Miss Kercher of Coulsdon, south London, was found. |
| The three are her American flatmate, Amanda Knox, 20, Miss Knox's boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and Congolese immigrant Patrick Lumumba, 37. | The three are her American flatmate, Amanda Knox, 20, Miss Knox's boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and Congolese immigrant Patrick Lumumba, 37. |
| Police suspect the 21-year-old was murdered in a violent sexual attack. | Police suspect the 21-year-old was murdered in a violent sexual attack. |
| Amanda Knox shared a house with Meredith Kercher | Amanda Knox shared a house with Meredith Kercher |
| Arturo De Felice, Perugia's police chief, told a press conference that she died fighting off a sexual attack. | Arturo De Felice, Perugia's police chief, told a press conference that she died fighting off a sexual attack. |
| He said that Miss Kercher was a "victim and nothing more". | He said that Miss Kercher was a "victim and nothing more". |
| Asked by reporters if one of the three people being questioned had confessed to the crime, the police said this was a "valid hypothesis". | Asked by reporters if one of the three people being questioned had confessed to the crime, the police said this was a "valid hypothesis". |
| Miss Kercher's body was found on Friday in the bedroom of her apartment. | Miss Kercher's body was found on Friday in the bedroom of her apartment. |
| She was partially-clothed and under a duvet and is thought to have been stabbed with a pocket knife. | She was partially-clothed and under a duvet and is thought to have been stabbed with a pocket knife. |
| Luca Lalli, the medical examiner, said there was evidence that she had taken part in sexual activity before her death, but did not confirm reports that she had been raped. | Luca Lalli, the medical examiner, said there was evidence that she had taken part in sexual activity before her death, but did not confirm reports that she had been raped. |
| Raffaele Sollecito is an Italian student from Bari | Raffaele Sollecito is an Italian student from Bari |
| Detectives have five days to question the three people being held in connection with Miss Kercher's death. | Detectives have five days to question the three people being held in connection with Miss Kercher's death. |
| Mr Lumumba had been in the country since 1988, while Mr Sollecito was a student at the local university. | Mr Lumumba had been in the country since 1988, while Mr Sollecito was a student at the local university. |
| Miss Kercher, who had been on a study year from Leeds University as part of the Erasmus programme, is known to have gone to at least one party on Halloween last Wednesday, the night before she died. | Miss Kercher, who had been on a study year from Leeds University as part of the Erasmus programme, is known to have gone to at least one party on Halloween last Wednesday, the night before she died. |
| The next evening, she had dinner with a female friend, and went home in the middle of the evening. | The next evening, she had dinner with a female friend, and went home in the middle of the evening. |
| Officers have been carrying out checks for fingerprints on two mobile phones belonging to Miss Kercher, which were found at or near the scene. | Officers have been carrying out checks for fingerprints on two mobile phones belonging to Miss Kercher, which were found at or near the scene. |
| An elderly woman found one mobile abandoned in her garden and handed it to police. | An elderly woman found one mobile abandoned in her garden and handed it to police. |
| Detectives traced it to the flat, where they kicked in the door and discovered Miss Kercher's body. | Detectives traced it to the flat, where they kicked in the door and discovered Miss Kercher's body. |
| ERASMUS PROGRAMME Seeks to "enhance the quality and reinforce the European dimension of higher education"Includes exchange schemes for studentsCovers 2,199 higher education institutions in 31 countries Dangers for women travellers | |
| They are also studying a footprint left in the blood in her bedroom. | They are also studying a footprint left in the blood in her bedroom. |
| The Daily Telegraph quoted her father, John Kercher, as saying that he had found it "very difficult" to learn of the circumstances surrounding her death. | The Daily Telegraph quoted her father, John Kercher, as saying that he had found it "very difficult" to learn of the circumstances surrounding her death. |
| He said: "Meredith was just not that sort of person. | He said: "Meredith was just not that sort of person. |
| "She would never have got involved in anything like that. | "She would never have got involved in anything like that. |
| "I think I am dealing with it and then I see cards and pictures or I hear her name mentioned and it sets me off crying again." | "I think I am dealing with it and then I see cards and pictures or I hear her name mentioned and it sets me off crying again." |
| Friends of Miss Kercher held a candlelit vigil in her memory at Perugia's cathedral on Monday night. | Friends of Miss Kercher held a candlelit vigil in her memory at Perugia's cathedral on Monday night. |