American Amanda Knox who spent four years in an Italian prison for murder, for which she was later acquitted, She was sentenced again this Wednesday. in Florence as part of a parallel case in which he alleged defamation of a former boss whom he tried to involve in this high-profile case.

Knox was convicted along with his ex-boyfriend for her suspected connection to murder in 2007 from his roommate in Perugia, Meredith Kercher. In the early moments of the investigation, he blamed his then boss Patrick Lumumba, who was held in custody for two weeks before being released due to lack of evidence.

Now the Florence Court of Appeal has confirmed that Knox, who was present in the courtroom during the verdict, committed the crime of libel, AdnKronos agency reports.

During the trial, the American argued that She never wanted to accuse an innocent person and was pressured by the police. at the moment of maximum emotional stress, which served as the basis for the charges for which his defense demanded acquittal.

While we’ll still have to wait 90 days to hear the details of the verdict, it seems clear that Knox, 36, who has two children with her current husband, You don’t have to go to jail given the time she had already spent behind bars in the case in which she was finally acquitted. There is also an appeal to the Supreme Court, which could have the final say.

In addition to Knox, her former partner was also convicted in Kercher’s murder. Raffaele Sollecito – acquitted, like her, in 2015 – and a third man, Rudy Guede, who ultimately served 13 of his 16-year prison sentence before being released in 2021.

(Europe Press)