'More than one attacked Meredith'

Apr 4 2009

A medical examiner has testified that a British student killed in central Italy was attacked by more than one person.

Prosecution witness Vincenza Liviero took the stand behind closed doors in the trial of Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito in Perugia.

Ms Liviero told reporters at the end of the hearing: "It was an action carried out by more than two hands, and there was sexual violence."

Knoz and Sollecito are being tried on charges of murder and sexual violence for the 2007 death of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher.

A third suspect, Ivory Coast national Rudy Hermann Guede, was convicted on identical charges last year after a 'fast-track' trial and sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Ms Liviero's testimony was ruled closed to the public and press to comply with a request from Miss Kercher's family to preserve the victim's memory.