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| Fourth arrest over student murder | Fourth arrest over student murder |
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| A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. | A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy. |
| Police arrested 21-year-old Rudy Hermann Guede, who is an Ivory Coast national, in western Germany. | |
| He faces charges over the murder and sexual assault on 1 November of Miss Kercher, 21, of Coulsdon, south London, who was found with her throat cut. | |
| Two other men and an American woman who was Miss Kercher's roommate are also being held. They deny any involvement. | Two other men and an American woman who was Miss Kercher's roommate are also being held. They deny any involvement. |
| Popular with students | Popular with students |
| Officials said Mr Guede had been arrested in the western German city of Mainz by Interpol on an international warrant. | Officials said Mr Guede had been arrested in the western German city of Mainz by Interpol on an international warrant. |
| Police identified him as a suspect on Monday. They believe he left the central Italian city of Perugia, where the murder happened, for Milan, before travelling to Germany. | Police identified him as a suspect on Monday. They believe he left the central Italian city of Perugia, where the murder happened, for Milan, before travelling to Germany. |
| Bloody fingerprints found on Miss Kercher's pillow and on toilet paper in her bathroom are reported to match those of Mr Guede. | Bloody fingerprints found on Miss Kercher's pillow and on toilet paper in her bathroom are reported to match those of Mr Guede. |
| Local reports said he had been adopted by a family living in Perugia who had since cut ties with him. | Local reports said he had been adopted by a family living in Perugia who had since cut ties with him. |
| The Ansa news agency also said he had played for a basketball team in Perugia, and been popular with foreign students in the town. | The Ansa news agency also said he had played for a basketball team in Perugia, and been popular with foreign students in the town. |
| Charges denied | Charges denied |
| Two other men and a woman are being held over the murder of the Leeds University student, whose body was found in her bedroom in a pool of blood. | Two other men and a woman are being held over the murder of the Leeds University student, whose body was found in her bedroom in a pool of blood. |
| Amanda Marie Knox, 20, her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 23, and a Congolese bar owner, Diya "Patrick" Lumumba, 38, all deny involvement in the murder of Miss Kercher. | Amanda Marie Knox, 20, her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 23, and a Congolese bar owner, Diya "Patrick" Lumumba, 38, all deny involvement in the murder of Miss Kercher. |
| They are all being held in custody in Italy, and under Italian law, they can be held for up to a year. | They are all being held in custody in Italy, and under Italian law, they can be held for up to a year. |
| Police do not believe the murder was premeditated, but they allege each of the suspects played a role. | Police do not believe the murder was premeditated, but they allege each of the suspects played a role. |
| Prosecutors believe Miss Kercher was killed after refusing to take part in an extreme sex game. | Prosecutors believe Miss Kercher was killed after refusing to take part in an extreme sex game. |