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20/11/2007
Fourth Arrest In Meredith Murder
Police investigating the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy have arrested a fourth person, Rudy Hermann Guede.
Mr Guede, 21, who is originally from the Ivory Coast, was detained in Germany and is expected to be extradited to Italy within the next few days.
Meredith Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon in London, was found with her throat cut in an apartment in Perugia on November 2
It is believed that Miss Kercher, who was on a student exchange programme, was sexually assaulted and murdered after refusing to participate in an extreme sex game.
Three other people have been arrested in connection with Meredith's murder. They are her American roommate Amanda Knox, 20, Ms Knox's Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 23, and Congolese bar owner Diya 'Patrick' Lumumba, 38.
(KMcA)
Mr Guede, 21, who is originally from the Ivory Coast, was detained in Germany and is expected to be extradited to Italy within the next few days.
Meredith Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon in London, was found with her throat cut in an apartment in Perugia on November 2
It is believed that Miss Kercher, who was on a student exchange programme, was sexually assaulted and murdered after refusing to participate in an extreme sex game.
Three other people have been arrested in connection with Meredith's murder. They are her American roommate Amanda Knox, 20, Ms Knox's Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 23, and Congolese bar owner Diya 'Patrick' Lumumba, 38.
(KMcA)
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A hearing is taking place in the Italian town of Perugia to decide if the three suspects accused of the murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher should face trail. American Amanda Knox, 21, her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and Rudy Hermann Guede, 21, originally from the Ivory Coast, all deny sexual assault and murder.
Trio In Court Over Meredith Kercher Murder
A hearing is taking place in the Italian town of Perugia to decide if the three suspects accused of the murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher should face trail. American Amanda Knox, 21, her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and Rudy Hermann Guede, 21, originally from the Ivory Coast, all deny sexual assault and murder.
04 December 2007
Meredith Murder Suspect To Be Extradited
A man suspected of involvement in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy is to be extradited from Germany, it has been announced. Ivory Coast national Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, was arrested in Germany on November 20, one day after an international arrest warrant was issued for him.
Meredith Murder Suspect To Be Extradited
A man suspected of involvement in the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy is to be extradited from Germany, it has been announced. Ivory Coast national Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, was arrested in Germany on November 20, one day after an international arrest warrant was issued for him.
31 January 2014
Kercher Accused Found Guilty For Second Time In Italy
An Italian court has reinstated guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Rafaele Sollecito for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Knox, who lives in Seattle, was sentenced to 28 years and six months and Sollecito, was given 25 years.
Kercher Accused Found Guilty For Second Time In Italy
An Italian court has reinstated guilty verdicts against Amanda Knox and Rafaele Sollecito for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Knox, who lives in Seattle, was sentenced to 28 years and six months and Sollecito, was given 25 years.
04 October 2011
Knox Freed Over Dodgy DNA Evidence
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been cleared of the murder of Meredith Kercher. Miss Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were freed from prison last night after spending four years behind bars following their conviction for British Meredith's murder.
Knox Freed Over Dodgy DNA Evidence
Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito have been cleared of the murder of Meredith Kercher. Miss Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were freed from prison last night after spending four years behind bars following their conviction for British Meredith's murder.
16 January 2009
Meredith Kercher Murder Trial Begins
The trial of two people accused of murdering British Meredith Kercher is opening today in Italy. Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and American Amanda Knox, 21, appeared in front of an eight-member jury in a courthouse in the university town of Perugia.
Meredith Kercher Murder Trial Begins
The trial of two people accused of murdering British Meredith Kercher is opening today in Italy. Italian Raffaele Sollecito, 24, and American Amanda Knox, 21, appeared in front of an eight-member jury in a courthouse in the university town of Perugia.
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