Judge 'suffered over Amanda Knox verdict'
The judge who presided over Amanda Knox's second murder conviction says he suffered over the verdict but that he and the jury agreed about her guilt in the death of British student Meredith Kercher.
Knox not expected in court for Kercher murder verdict
Amanda Knox is not expected to appear in court for the fourth verdict in the trial for the brutal 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.
The American refuses to return to Italy for fears she will be "wrong convicted" of the sexual assault and murder of her former flatmate.
Amanda and her ex-boyfriend, Italian Raffaele Sollecito were acquitted of Kercher's murder in 2011 but those verdicts were overturned by the supreme court in 2013.
The appeal judge who freed them was accused of "a rare mix of violation of the law and illogicality" and the supreme court criticised the approach taken to DNA evidence and witnesses.
The case was sent to a retrial in Florence, where a verdict is expected on Thursday.
With little change in the case details over the years, it is not clear how presiding judge Alessandro Nencini will rule.
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