Amanda Knox (Photo : REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico)
Italian judges are reviewing the case of Amanda Knox on Wednesday and will be setting out a ruling on what is considered one of the country's most notorious and tortuous murder cases, according to Bloomberg Business.
The long court battle had been ongoing for more than seven years as Knox, who was then an American undergraduate, was accused alongside Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, for apparently killing British exchange student Meredith Kercher in 2007.
Kercher was a housemate of Knox and was a student from Leeds University. Her lifeless body was found on Nov. 2, 2007, half-naked and with her throat slit.
A question if whether the accused, who is currently back in Seattle and works as a writer for a local newspaper, will be extradited to Italy or not.
Lawyers of both accused as well as for the Kercher family have comments about the forthcoming decision.
"This is the fifth verdict and we hope it won't be the last," said Luciano Ghirga, Knox's lawyer.
"We expect justice," was the short statement given by Luca Maori, lawyer of Knox's co-accused, Sollecito.
As for Francesco Maresca, representing the Kercher's family, he said that the victim's family is hoping the case finally ends and does not want to go back to court.
"I hope that Knox and Sollecito will be found guilty, and that Italy will seek Knox's extradition," this was what the lawyer has to say.
Speculations about the possible outcomes are circulating, yet the fate of the woman from Seattle will depend on the ruling. If a guilty verdict is passed, Know will return to prison and extradition proceedings will start.
However, if a sudden twist surfaces and the court finds fault with the previous conviction, a new trial might just happen.
Meanwhile, an exclusive report by Mail Online mentioned Sollecito's change of alibi in connection to the whereabouts of Knox the time of the alleged murder. He said he was under the influence of drugs that day and denied having a motive to carry out the crime with Knox.
In 2009, both Knox and then boyfriend Sollecito, were convicted, only to be acquitted two years after. However, these acquittals were reversed and a retrial took place.
In January 2014, Amanda Knox was sentenced to 28 ½ years of imprisonment while Raffaele Sollecito got 25 years.
