Stephanie Kercher and her brother Kyle: The siblings of murdered British student Meredith Kercher today called for her convicted murderer Amanda Knox to be returned to Italy to begin serving her 28-year sentence
Tormented relatives of Meredith Kercher yesterday said they feared their quest for justice may be thwarted by the American authorities.
Meredith’s elder brother Kyle insisted Amanda Knox must be punished for her part in the 2007 murder of his sister – yet was concerned she might never be sent back to Italy.
The 34-year-old warned that if the US did not extradite Knox, it could not expect other countries to return fugitives to face justice in America
Mr Kercher, who was in Florence for the ruling, said: ‘Ultimately somebody who is found guilty for murder, whoever they are, should be punished.’
And Stephanie, Meredith’s sister, said it would be wrong for Knox or her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito to remain at liberty.
Mr Kercher said: ‘Nothing will ever take away the horror of what happened to her. The best we can hope for is of course finally bringing this whole case to a conclusion.’
The American, nicknamed Foxy Knoxy, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of the Leeds University student, who was found half naked with her throat slit in the cottage she shared with Knox in Perugia.
Knox served four years but was freed on appeal in 2011 and immediately returned to the US.
SOURCE-DAILYM
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