Multiple People Assaulted Kercher: Expert

Convicted killer Guede appears in court, refuses to testify

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 4, 2009 11:36 AM CDT

(Newser) – A forensics expert testified today in the Meredith Kercher murder trial that she was assaulted by more than one person, Sky News reports. A gynecologist, meanwhile, said he’d never seen similar wounds on someone who had consented to sex. Today's court session included evidence... Read full story »

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