Amanda Knox has spoken publicly about her ongoing anguish over the death of Meredith Kercher, describing being 'haunted' by the false accusation that she was involved. Speaking at an event in south-east London organised by the London Innocence Project, the 38-year-old told an audience of 50 people that she still feels anger and grief over the ordeal that saw her wrongfully convicted of murder.
Knox, who was acquitted by Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation in 2015, described the impact of the case on her life. 'My life was totally upended. A part of me died in Italy – this deep abyss in me will never go away,' she said. The mother-of-two also revealed she had been in Chester making a podcast about nurse Lucy Letby, who was convicted of killing seven babies.
The event at the Greenwich Picturehouse was intended to include a screening of the documentary 'Mouth of the Wolf', directed by Knox's husband Christopher Robinson, but it was cancelled at the last minute due to licensing issues. Knox told the audience she had thought she would never have children while facing a 26-year sentence, adding: 'I'm constantly compared to my dead friend.'
Knox reflected on the scrutiny she continues to face, saying: 'Everywhere I go I get scrutinised. I was a prey animal – I was being hunted down by the justice system and the media.' She maintained her innocence, stating she had no motive to kill her flatmate, and criticised the Italian prosecutor, though she said: 'I don't think my prosecutor was evil: he was just wrong.'
However, the Kercher family's lawyer, Francesco Maresca, accused Knox of turning her wrongful conviction into a money spinner, saying: 'To be frank, enough is enough.' Meredith Kercher, a British student from the University of Leeds on an exchange programme, was murdered on 1 November 2007 in Perugia, Italy.
