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Court clears Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito of murder

Italy's highest court has overturned the murder conviction of Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and ordered them to be acquitted of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Ms Kercher, a 21-year-old from Coulsdon, Surrey, was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in her bedroom in 2007 while studying in Perugia, Italy.

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Knox says she has her life back - and that she is lucky

Amanda Knox says she now has her life back - and that she is lucky. She was reacting after a court in Rome cleared her of the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Meredith's mother said she was "surprised and very shocked" at the verdict.

ITV News reporter Duncan Golestani has the latest:

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