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House at Heart of Knox Trial Ransacked

Intruders leave knives, candles in home British student was murdered

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 18, 2009 1:40 PM CST

(Newser) – Intruders broke into the house in Italy where Meredith Kercher was murdered last year, the Telegraph reports. Their motivation is unclear—they ransacked the house and left candles and four kitchen knives in various rooms, but left the room where the British exchange student was murdered untouched. Police, who discovered the break-in today, had sealed the flat while Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito stand trial for Kercher's murder.

This is a Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 file photo of  Amanda Knox, right, escorted by a Penitentiary guard arrives at Perugia's court, Italy.
This is a Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 file photo of Amanda Knox, right, escorted by a Penitentiary guard arrives at Perugia's court, Italy.   (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
In this Nov. 7, 2007 file photo, police officers inspect the house where British student Meredith Kercher was killed, in Perugia, Italy.
In this Nov. 7, 2007 file photo, police officers inspect the house where British student Meredith Kercher was killed, in Perugia, Italy.   (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, files)
This combination of three file photos shows: from left, of Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain British woman Meredith Kercher and her American roommate Amanda Knox.
This combination of three file photos shows: from left, of Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain British woman Meredith Kercher and her American roommate Amanda Knox.   (AP Photos)
This Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 file photo shows a view of the house where foreign university students Amanda Knox and Meredith Kercher lived, in Perugia.
This Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 file photo shows a view of the house where foreign university students Amanda Knox and Meredith Kercher lived, in Perugia.   (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, files)
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