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04/12/2007
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. He was detained on a tram by a ticket inspector as he did not have a ticket.
Italian police had identified Mr Guede as a suspect in Meredith's murder. According to reports, bloody fingerprints found on Meredith's pillow and on toilet paper in her bathroom matched Mr Guede's.
Mr Guede's lawyer said that his client had admitted being in Miss Kercher's room on the night she died, but had denied any involvement in her death.
Meredith, 21, from Couldson in south London, was found dead in the house where she was living in Perugia on November 1.
Three other people have been arrested in connection with her murder. Twenty-year-old Amanda Knox, an American student who was Miss Kercher's housemate, and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 24, are still in custody after failing in their bid to be released on bail.
Another man, Congolese bar owner Diya Lumumba, has been released on bail, but remains a suspect.
(KMcA)
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. He was detained on a tram by a ticket inspector as he did not have a ticket.
Italian police had identified Mr Guede as a suspect in Meredith's murder. According to reports, bloody fingerprints found on Meredith's pillow and on toilet paper in her bathroom matched Mr Guede's.
Mr Guede's lawyer said that his client had admitted being in Miss Kercher's room on the night she died, but had denied any involvement in her death.
Meredith, 21, from Couldson in south London, was found dead in the house where she was living in Perugia on November 1.
Three other people have been arrested in connection with her murder. Twenty-year-old Amanda Knox, an American student who was Miss Kercher's housemate, and her Italian former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 24, are still in custody after failing in their bid to be released on bail.
Another man, Congolese bar owner Diya Lumumba, has been released on bail, but remains a suspect.
(KMcA)
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20 November 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.
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.
16 September 2008
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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