'We might never know the truth' - Kercher family react after Knox appeal verdict
- 10 years ago
Rafaelle Sollecheto has been picked up by police in an Italian hotel close to the Slovenian-Austrian border. He has had his passport confiscated.
A travel ban was imposed on the Italian by the court of appeal after it reinstated guilty verdicts on him and Amanda Knox for the murder of British student Meridith Kercher in 2009 in Perugia.
Knox is at home in Seattle in the US. She said she will only be extradited to Italy, “kicking and screaming”. Lawyers for the two said they will appeal. Kercher’s family wants Knox to be extradited to Italy.
They said they may never know the truth of what happened when Meridith was murdered in the flat she shared with Knox.
“No matter what the decision is and when it’s finally upheld or not, you know, nothing of course is going to bring Meridith back. Nothing will ever take away the horror of what happened to her. The best we can hope for is finally to bring this case to a conclusion with a conviction and then everybody can move on with their lives,” Meridith’s brother Lyle told reporters.
In the fresh ruling Amanda Knox was sentenced to 28 years and six months and Sollecito to 25 years. The sentences have to be confirmed by Italy’s high court to become definitive.
A travel ban was imposed on the Italian by the court of appeal after it reinstated guilty verdicts on him and Amanda Knox for the murder of British student Meridith Kercher in 2009 in Perugia.
Knox is at home in Seattle in the US. She said she will only be extradited to Italy, “kicking and screaming”. Lawyers for the two said they will appeal. Kercher’s family wants Knox to be extradited to Italy.
They said they may never know the truth of what happened when Meridith was murdered in the flat she shared with Knox.
“No matter what the decision is and when it’s finally upheld or not, you know, nothing of course is going to bring Meridith back. Nothing will ever take away the horror of what happened to her. The best we can hope for is finally to bring this case to a conclusion with a conviction and then everybody can move on with their lives,” Meridith’s brother Lyle told reporters.
In the fresh ruling Amanda Knox was sentenced to 28 years and six months and Sollecito to 25 years. The sentences have to be confirmed by Italy’s high court to become definitive.