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| Kercher body cleared for burial | Kercher body cleared for burial |
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| A second post-mortem will not be carried out on the body of murdered British student Meredith Kercher. | A second post-mortem will not be carried out on the body of murdered British student Meredith Kercher. |
| Italian lawyers and experts decided there was enough information from the first post-mortem to establish the time and cause of death on 1 November. | Italian lawyers and experts decided there was enough information from the first post-mortem to establish the time and cause of death on 1 November. |
| The decision, sent to lawyers concerned with the case, means Ms Kercher's family can arrange a funeral. | The decision, sent to lawyers concerned with the case, means Ms Kercher's family can arrange a funeral. |
| Four people are being treated as suspects in the 21-year-old exchange student's murder. | Four people are being treated as suspects in the 21-year-old exchange student's murder. |
| Ms Kercher, a Leeds University student from Coulsdon, south London, died after her throat was cut in her apartment in the Italian town of Perugia. | Ms Kercher, a Leeds University student from Coulsdon, south London, died after her throat was cut in her apartment in the Italian town of Perugia. |
| Funeral planning | Funeral planning |
| Her body was flown back to the UK on November 11, and the family's lawyer said the family were pleased a second post-mortem was not necessary. | Her body was flown back to the UK on November 11, and the family's lawyer said the family were pleased a second post-mortem was not necessary. |
| Lawyer Francesco Maresca said: "I have spoken to the family and they are obviously glad that they will now be able to bury their daughter. | Lawyer Francesco Maresca said: "I have spoken to the family and they are obviously glad that they will now be able to bury their daughter. |
| "They had been hoping that there would be no need for a second examination on the body and will now move on to planning the funeral." | "They had been hoping that there would be no need for a second examination on the body and will now move on to planning the funeral." |
| Ms Kercher's housemate Amanda Knox, 20, is in custody, as is Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 23. | Ms Kercher's housemate Amanda Knox, 20, is in custody, as is Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 23. |
| Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, an Ivorian with joint Italian nationality, was arrested in Germany and is awaiting extradition. | Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, an Ivorian with joint Italian nationality, was arrested in Germany and is awaiting extradition. |
| Alibi | Alibi |
| A fourth man, Congolese bar owner Diya Lumumba, 38, was released from custody last week but remains a suspect in the case. | A fourth man, Congolese bar owner Diya Lumumba, 38, was released from custody last week but remains a suspect in the case. |
| All four deny sexually assaulting and murdering Ms Kercher. | |
| A hearing about a second post-mortem was held before Perugia's public prosecutor Claudia Matteini on Monday and Tuesday. | A hearing about a second post-mortem was held before Perugia's public prosecutor Claudia Matteini on Monday and Tuesday. |
| The hearing was requested by Mr Lumumba's lawyers as they sought to establish a more accurate time of death and thereby back up his alibi. | The hearing was requested by Mr Lumumba's lawyers as they sought to establish a more accurate time of death and thereby back up his alibi. |
| A service of remembrance for Ms Kercher will take place at the University of Perugia on Wednesday. | A service of remembrance for Ms Kercher will take place at the University of Perugia on Wednesday. |