Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Not so Foxy Knoxy: Killer Amanda looks pale and spotty as she arrives at court for murder appeal

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:18 PM on 24th November 2010

Amanda Knox arrived at court for the start of her appeal against the murder conviction looking pale, spotty and much less glamorous than she had during her infamous trial.
And the granny-style pale blue cardigan she was wearing did not do much to disguise the year she has spent behind bars for killing 21-year-old Briton Meredith Kercher.
The American, jailed for 26 years after what judges said was a frenzied sex game that spiralled out of control, appeared tired and drawn.
It was a surprisingly low-key outing given she was due to see her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito in court, their first meeting in 12 months since sentence was passed.

Haggard: Wearing a blue cardigan, Amanda Knox looks pale and drawn as she is led into court in Perugia for an appeal hearing

Concerned: The usually glamorous American, dubbed Foxy Knoxy by world media during her murder trial, is sharing a cell with another female inmate

The Italian was sent to prison for 25 years for his role in the murder, but is also appealing.
The appeal trial was immediately adjourned until December 11, with two more hearings set for December 18 and January 15.
Knox, 23, had always protested her innocence. Her stepfather Chris Mellas said: 'Amanda is actually fine, she's looking forward to it.

Media glare: Friends and family have said Knox is confident her appeal will be successful and said she had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice

Denial: The 23-year-old smiles at one of her lawyers as she enters the court room

'She's hopeful for a good appeal, I think she feels and certainly the lawyers feel that we have a very strong case for her being innocent, which, you know, is the case.
'Amanda thinks it's amazing. Since she read it, it's been like waiting for Christmas trying to get this appeal going because she feels it's so strong that she will get out.
'We're requesting that the evidence be reviewed by third party people who are not biased - people not from the prosecution or defence, people who do not have any real interest in the matter other than the interest of science.'

Appeal: Raffaele Sollecito, Knox's former boyfriend who was also convicted in the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, arrives at court for the hearing

Victim: Meredith's semi-naked body was found with her throat cut in the house she shared with Knox. Right, the U.S. student during her trial

She has been sharing a cell with another female inmate at a prison near Perugia.
Meredith Kercher's semi-naked body was found in November 2007, locked in her blood-splattered bedroom in the house she shared with Knox and two other students in the university town of Perugia.
Her throat had been cut.
Prosecuters have accused Knox or persuading Sollecito and a third man, Rudy Guede, to take part in an extreme sex game involving Kercher, which then turned violent.
They said Knox was furious at the student for criticising her for a lack of cleanliness and promiscuity.

Crime scene: The house in Perugia where Meredith was killed during a sex game that descended into violence

Guede was sentenced to 30 years, which was later reduced to 16 years on appeal.
Knox's family, along with parts of the U.S. media, have said that he conviction was a miscarriage of justice.
Madison Paxton, a friend who travelled from her hometown of Seattle for the hearing, said: 'I think mistakes are made in every justice system throughout the world and mistakes were made in this one and I think it will be fixed.'

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