Pizzas galore!

In her statement, on which she wrote “All the police must read this”, Ms Knox listed “all the men” who “knew Meredith”: Mr Lumumba, a Swiss man called Peter, a North African called Ardak, an Algerian called Yuve who worked at Mr Lumumba’s bar, a Greek named Spyros and a Moroccan that she knew as “Shaky” and who worked in a pizzeria. Witnesses have said, however, that these were friends of Ms Knox, not Ms Kercher. She also described Rudy Hermann Guede, the fourth suspect, who was arrested in Germany this week and is awaiting extradition to Italy, but did not name him, even though she is said to know him well.

Police suspect that Ms Knox named Mr Lumumba as the killer to cover up for Mr Guede. She worked part-time at Mr Lumumba’s bar. In her statement she said that she had been warned by police that she would be arrested and would spend 30 years in jail.

Amanda Knox's statement

New witness 'saw Meredith suspects together'

Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito and Rudy Guede were see at the house in Perugia where the American student died

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“I have serious doubts about the truth of my declarations” “Who was the real murderer? Why did Raffaele lie? What made me think of Patrick?”

“[These memories are] surreal . . . I don’t know if they really happened or were just a dream”

“I don’t think Raffaele killed Meredith, but I think he’s terrified like me. And now he’s trying to find a way out by distancing himself from me”

“Everything I have said about my involvement in the death of Meredith, even if contradictory, is the best version of the truth I am capable of thinking. There’s something inside me which I think is true, but then there is another possibility which could also be true. I honestly do not know which is the real truth”

“My only certainty is that I did not kill Meredith”

“With the way the truth appears in my mind there is no way to verify it [Mr Lumumba as the murderer], because I don’t even remember with certainty that I was there”

“I’m doing my best. If you [the police] think there are parts of my story which don’t make sense, ask me. You must believe me, even if I understand the reasons why you will not believe me”

“I understand the stress the police are under”

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