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| A fourth person arrested in connection with the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy is due to appear in court in Germany. | A fourth person arrested in connection with the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy is due to appear in court in Germany. |
| Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, was detained after travelling without a ticket on a train bound for Frankfurt. | Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, was detained after travelling without a ticket on a train bound for Frankfurt. |
| German prosecutors said a judge would rule whether he could be kept in custody on an Italian warrant. | German prosecutors said a judge would rule whether he could be kept in custody on an Italian warrant. |
| One of three others being held over the murder, Diya "Patrick" Lumumba, has been released by Italian police. | One of three others being held over the murder, Diya "Patrick" Lumumba, has been released by Italian police. |
| Charges faced | Charges faced |
| Italian detectives had launched a hunt for Mr Guede, who has dual Italian and Ivory Coast nationality, after identifying him as a suspect on Monday. | Italian detectives had launched a hunt for Mr Guede, who has dual Italian and Ivory Coast nationality, after identifying him as a suspect on Monday. |
| Officials said he was arrested in the western German city of Mainz by Interpol on an international warrant. | Officials said he was arrested in the western German city of Mainz by Interpol on an international warrant. |
| 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 in the central Italian city of Perugia. | 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 in the central Italian city of Perugia. |
| I would like to thank the German police very much because...they arrested the Ivorian man who was wanted in a savage murder in Perugia Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi | I would like to thank the German police very much because...they arrested the Ivorian man who was wanted in a savage murder in Perugia Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi |
| Miss Kercher's American roommate, Amanda Marie Knox, 20, and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 23, are also being held. | Miss Kercher's American roommate, Amanda Marie Knox, 20, and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 23, are also being held. |
| They both deny any involvement, but under Italian law can be held for up to a year. | They both deny any involvement, but under Italian law can be held for up to a year. |
| Mr Lumumba, 38, a Congolese bar owner, was released from prison in Rome on Tuesday, two weeks after he was remanded in custody by a judge. | Mr Lumumba, 38, a Congolese bar owner, was released from prison in Rome on Tuesday, two weeks after he was remanded in custody by a judge. |
| His lawyers had earlier formally applied for his release on grounds of lack of evidence. | His lawyers had earlier formally applied for his release on grounds of lack of evidence. |
| Italian news agency Ansa reported him saying: "I am happy to be going home. I thank God." | Italian news agency Ansa reported him saying: "I am happy to be going home. I thank God." |
| Ticket inspection | Ticket inspection |
| Meanwhile, Italian police had tracked down the fourth suspect in the case, Mr Guede, to Germany, believing he had left Perugia for Milan before leaving Italy. | Meanwhile, Italian police had tracked down the fourth suspect in the case, Mr Guede, to Germany, believing he had left Perugia for Milan before leaving Italy. |
| Detectives had planned to arrest him as he crossed the border back into Italy, but a German ticket inspector detained him for fare-dodging. | Detectives had planned to arrest him as he crossed the border back into Italy, but a German ticket inspector detained him for fare-dodging. |
| Miss Kercher was found dead at her home in Perugia, Italy | |
| 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. |
| A spokesman for German prosecutors in Koblenz said he would appear in court on Wednesday. | A spokesman for German prosecutors in Koblenz said he would appear in court on Wednesday. |
| If the judge orders him to be detained, Koblenz prosecutors will begin preparing a case for his extradition. | If the judge orders him to be detained, Koblenz prosecutors will begin preparing a case for his extradition. |
| Perugia police chief Arturo de Felice said Mr Guede would be deported to Italy as soon as possible. | Perugia police chief Arturo de Felice said Mr Guede would be deported to Italy as soon as possible. |
| On Tuesday Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi praised the German authorities involved. | On Tuesday Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi praised the German authorities involved. |
| "I would like to thank the German police very much because...they arrested the Ivorian man who was wanted in a savage murder in Perugia," he said. | "I would like to thank the German police very much because...they arrested the Ivorian man who was wanted in a savage murder in Perugia," he said. |
| No physical evidence | No physical evidence |
| Mr Lumumba became a suspect based on Miss Knox's police interviews, according to court documents. | Mr Lumumba became a suspect based on Miss Knox's police interviews, according to court documents. |
| But the American was confused about the events because she had smoked cannabis before the killing, a judge said. | But the American was confused about the events because she had smoked cannabis before the killing, a judge said. |
| No physical evidence has emerged linking Mr Lumumba to the crime scene and witnesses have placed him at his bar on the night of the murder. | No physical evidence has emerged linking Mr Lumumba to the crime scene and witnesses have placed him at his bar on the night of the murder. |
| 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. |