Amanda Knox freed to head back home

American citizen Amanda Knox headed back home this Tuesday (04) from Italy after being considered not-guilty of charges against her over the homicide of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, who died in 2007 in their dorm. At that time, they were both exchange students studying in Italy. Her one-time boyfriend, Italian Raffaele Sollecito and an African student. were also accused of being guilty together with Knox.

Inconclusive Evidences

Even though they were all arrested four days after Meredith’s body was found, the main argument to overrule the decision of their guilt was that prosecution did not have the DNA evidence needed to prove the students’ involvement. Another lack of credibility is that prosecution only collected material from the crime scene about 40 days after Meredith was already dead.

Besides being accused of homicide, the trio was also accused of sexual harassment and brutally slaying the British tourist. Both Knox and Sollecito were in prison since Nov. 6, 2007. At the time of their initial trial, Knox was convicted to 26 years and Sollecito to 25. Even though considered not-guilty of murder, Knox was considered guilty for having involved innocent people in the case, but the four years she spent in prison were more than her conviction, which granted her three years.

Opposing Reactions

Once free to go back home, people began to wonder how Amanda is right now. According to Corrado Maria Daclon, the secretary general of the Italy-US Foundation, “during the trip from Perugia to Rome, Amanda was serene. She confirmed to me that in the future she intends to come back to our country.” To acknowledge those who supported her, Knox wrote herself “those who wrote, those who defended me, those who were close, those who prayed for me. I love you, Amanda.”

However, the brightness is not the same for the Kercher family. Once the veredict was announced, Meredith’s family seemed to be ecstatic. While the victim’s sister only managed to cry, her mother kept looking straight forward. On the Kercher’s point of view, this was not a single-handed case and they pressured court to keep the guilty veridicts. The third person involved is Rudy Hermann Guede, the African student.