“It is easy to believe Knox said ... ‘You were such a little saint ... now you are going to be forced to have sex,’” Mignini said.
As Sollecito pulled at her bra strap, Knox stabbed her for the first time. Pulling out his smaller knife, Sollecito did the same, Mignini said.
As it became clear Kercher “did not want to submit to sexual violence, ‘the game’ had to be brought to an end,” he said.
Knox began to strangle Meredith as Sollecito continued to stab, prompting Meredith to let out the “terrible” scream that neighbor Nara Capezzali heard.
At this point, Knox delivered the fatal blow, plunging her knife into Kercher’s neck at about 11.30pm, Mignini said.
Knox’s stepfather Chris Mellas, who was in court, said: “It is a huge jump to go from cohabitation issues to an enormous hatred, especially since Amanda had never ever had these issues. It’s one day closer to a verdict, which we believe will be innocent.”
Sollecito’s father, Francesco, said: “My son is astonished that anyone would think he killed Kercher, especially in that horrible way.”
Knox and Sollecito said they spent the night of the murder at Sollecito’s house in Perugia, having sex, smoking dope and watching a film.
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