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Amanda Knox to become a fugitive if re-convicted for murder

Amanda Knox is prepared to become “a fugitive” from justice if an Italian court upholds her original conviction for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

One of the last hearings in Amanda Knox’s retrial was held Thursday in Florence.

Amanda Knox, 26, confirmed from her home town of Seattle, where she is studying at Washington University, that she would fight any extradition request from Italy if the appeals court in Florence finds her guilty of the murder and assault of Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007.

Italy could apply for her to be extradited but her lawyers in the US are expected to resist that on the basis of double jeopardy – the principle that a defendant cannot be tried twice for the same crime.

Amanda Knox is prepared to become “a fugitive” from justice if an Italian court upholds her original conviction

The appeals court is expected to hand down its verdict on Jan. 30 after hearing the case since September.

Asked what she would do if the court overturned her 2011 acquittal for the murder of the Leeds University student, Amanda Knox said: “In that case I will be … how does one say … a fugitive.”

Amanda Knox told Italian newspaper La Repubblica that she remained optimistic the court would find her and her ex-boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, 29, not guilty.

Prosecutors have asked for Amanda Knox to be sent to jail for 30 years – four years more than her original conviction in 2009.

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