Dead Brit student 'fought off group sex attack'
By Chris Pragnell
PRETTY Meredith Kercher was killed as she fought off
pals who tried to force her into group sex, say cops.
British student Meredith was found dead with her throat
slit following a Halloween party in Perugia, Italy.
Cops say Meredith was killed by three lust-crazed friends who
were trying to force her into an orgy.
Meredith's HOUSEMATE Amanda Knox, 21, has sensationally broken
down and confessed to involvement in the killing, say officers.
Knox , her Italian boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito, 24 and bar owner
Lumumba Diya, 37, known as Patrick, have all been arrested.
They are being held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit manslaughter
and conspiracy to commit sexual violence.
As news of the developments broke, shocking images of Knox and
Sollecito surfaced on the internet.
In one, Knox is seen cackling manically as she poses with a machine
gun while in another Sollecito poses as a mad doctor wielding
a cleaver.
Police sources say their three suspects were detained after Knox
broke down and confessed.
In her alleged confession, published in the Corriere Della Sera
newspaper, she claimed her flatmate began screaming when she was
in her room with Diya.
She said: “Patrick and Meredith were in Meredith’s
room, while I had stayed in the kitchen.
“I can’t remember how long they were together in the
room but I can only say that at a certain point I had heard Meredith
screaming, and I was scared so I covered my ears.
READ: HAND OF A KILLER?
“After that I don’t remember anything, my head is
very confused.
“I don’t remember if Meredith called out or if I
heard thuds because I was upset, but I can imagine what was
happening.”
Police chief Arturo de Felice said: "All three participated
in this crime. The motive was sexual and the victim rebelled."
He described 21-year-old Meredith as "morally innocent,"
saying "She was a victim, nothing more."
Mr Felice also said that no traces of drugs or alcohol had been
found in Meredith's blood.
Italy's Interior Minister Giuliano Amato added weight to the
forced group sex theory, saying: "It's an ugly story in
which people - friends in her home - tried to force her into
relations she didn't want."
Meredith, a student at Leeds University from Coulsdon, Surrey,
shared a house with Knox, an exchange student studying at the
University of Washington.
Knox also worked at a bar in Perugia called Le Chic, owner by
third suspect Lumumba Diya..
Diya , a Congolese immigrant, is a married father.
Knox's boyfriend Sollecito, a computer-science student, told
at the weekend how he and Knox had been horrifed to see Meredith's
body in her bedroom.
His father said he could not believe his son was in any way
involved in her killing.
Knox's parents also spoke of their horror at their daughter's
arrest.
Stepmother Cassandra Knox, of Seattle, US, said: "I don't
believe a word of it. I can't believe there is any truth in
it at all."
She added Knox's father William was "in a state of utter
shock and disbelief. There's no way she could have done it,
it's all a horrible mistake." 
Meredith's family were anxiously waiting in Italy for the go-ahead
to return her body to the UK.
Parents Arline and John and sister Stephanie arrived in Perugia
on Tuesday night, where they visited the morgue to see her body.
Stephanie, 24, read out a statement saying: “Words cannot
even begin to describe how we feel right now, other than utterly
devastated.
“Nothing can prepare you for the news we received on Friday
evening and it has taken this long for us to feel able to express
our thoughts.
“As anyone who had been lucky enough to have known her
would testify, she was one of the most beautiful, intelligent,
witty and caring people you could wish to meet.
“Nothing was ever too much effort for her - a loving daughter
and sister and a loyal friend.”
|
Home
MADDIE:
See video from inside Madeleine bedroom 
VICE: Celeb hairdesser's
£110 sessions with hooker 
EXPOSED:
Greedy MEPs milk taxpayers for millions 
BOOB!
England ace groped transvestite's fake breasts
GYPSIES:
'I don't care' says mum of bride, 13 More
News 
2008 Sports Diary
APPRENTICE:
Jenny's nude photos and wild sex secrets
BIG
BROTHER: Davina didn't heal rift before mum died
SEX:
Sarah Jessica Parker on men, marriage & hot heels
MUCCA:
Heather Mills breaks promise to disabled girl
RAV:
Amy Winehouse man falls for office girl + showbiz news. 
OWEN: Fergie ready to launch £7m raid
BENITEZ: He could quit in summer, warns Dalglish
NEWCASTLE: Ashley refuses to splash cash for Keegan
EXPOSED:
The hottest stories in football today
YOUR
SCORE: Every goal, every game.. all the action
YourScore:
Football results and chat
Soap sexiest babe Roxy McKee
Dear Jane: Julie's perfect partner