Meredith Kercher murder trial

16 January 2009: At an earlier hearing, Knox smiles at her lawyer Luciano Ghirga as she arrives at the Perugia court in Italy Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/guardian.co.uk

16 January 2009: Fellow accused Sollecito has said he was at his own flat in Perugia, working at his computer, at the time of the killing Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/guardian.co.uk

16 January 2009: Knox on the first day of the murder trial. Prosecutors claim her DNA was found on the handle of the likely murder weapon – a kitchen knife found in Sollecito's house – and that traces of Kercher's DNA were on the blade Photograph: Fabio Muzzi/guardian.co.uk

16 January 2009: Knox confers with her lawyer. She and Sollecito face life imprisonment if convicted of murder. A verdict is expected after the summer Photograph: Daniele La Monaca/guardian.co.uk

16 January 2009: Sollecito, conferring with his lawyer, Giulia Buongiorno, said he does not remember if Knox spent the whole night with him or just part of it Photograph: Daniele La Monaca/guardian.co.uk

16 January 2009: Knox holds a copy of the Italian penal code Photograph: Daniele La Monaca/guardian.co.uk

Perugia, 16 January: The American exchange student pictured between two prison officers Photograph: Daniele La Monaca/guardian.co.uk

The media attention created by the case means that journalists have had to sit in a cage usually reserved for prisoners Photograph: Daniele La Monaca/guardian.co.uk

5 June 2009: The family of Meredith Kercher arrive for at court Photograph: Daniele La Monaca/guardian.co.uk

6 June 2009: Knox and her co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito, arriving for a hearing, have given conflicting statements over their whereabouts on the night of the murder Photograph: Stefano Medici/guardian.co.uk

5 June 2009: Knox, speaking to Vedova in advance of a court session, denies the charges against her Photograph: Fabio Muzzi/guardian.co.uk

5 June 2009: Sollecito, who was Knox's boyfriend at the time of Kercher's death, attends a trial session Photograph: Daniele La Monaca/guardian.co.uk

12 June 2009: Knox is surrounded by two police officers as she meets her lawyer Carlo Della Vedova Photograph: Stefano Medici/guardian.co.uk

12 June 2009: The American will testify for the first time during this court session Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/guardian.co.uk

12 June 2009: Amanda Knox, who is accused of killing her British housemate two-years ago, takes her place in the courtroom in Perugia Photograph: Tiziana Fabi/guardian.co.uk

18 November 2009: Rudy Guede arrives at the Perugia courthouse for his appeal against the sentence he received in the Meredith Kercher murder trial. Rudy Guede, 21, who was arrested after fleeing to Germany, chose a fast-track trial in the hope of a reduced sentence if he was found guilty and was sentenced to 30 years in prison Photograph: Franco Origlia/guardian.co.uk

20 November 2009: Raffaele Sollecito attends the Meredith Kercher trial in Perugia Photograph: Giuseppe Bellini/guardian.co.uk

20 November 2009: Murder suspect Amanda Knox, left, talks with her lawyer Maria Del Grosso during a break in the trial for the murder of her British roomate Meredith Kercher, in Perugia's court, Italy Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/guardian.co.uk

Murder suspect Amanda Knox reacts during a hearing at Perugia's court, Italy, 21 November 2009. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/guardian.co.uk

Jailed suspect Raffaele Sollecito reacts as he leaves a courtroom after a prosecutor asked for a life sentence for Amanda Knox and Sollecito at the end of a murder trial session in Perugia 21 November 2009. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/guardian.co.uk

Jailed suspect Amanda Knox reacts as she leaves a courtroom after a prosecutor asked for a life sentence for Knox and Raffaele Sollecito at the end of a murder trial session in Perugia 21 November 2009. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/guardian.co.uk

28 November 2009: Amanda Knox is escorted into the courtroom during a murder trial session in Perugia Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/guardian.co.uk

1 December 2009: Amanda Knox's lawyer Carlo Dalla Vedova watches a computer rendering of the crime scene as he prepares for a defence hearing at the Perugia court Photograph: Luca Bruno/guardian.co.uk

1 December 2009: Murder suspect Amanda Knox's parents Edda Mellas and Curt Knox are seen prior to the start of a hearing at the Perugia court Photograph: Luca Bruno/guardian.co.uk

2 December 2009: Amanda Knox attends the Meredith Kercher trial for the closing arguments at the courthouse in Perugia Photograph: Giuseppe Bellini/guardian.co.uk

3 December 2009: Giulia Bongiorno, the lead lawyer in Raffaele Sollecito's defence team speaks to a colleague prior to the closing arguments of the Meredith Kercher trial Photograph: Oli Scarff/guardian.co.uk

3 December 2009: Defendant Raffaele Sollecito attends the Meredith Kercher murder trial for the closing arguments Photograph: Franco Origlia/guardian.co.uk

3 December 2009: Defendant Amanda Knox looks on during a break in the Meredith Kercher trial in Perugia Photograph: Oli Scarff/guardian.co.uk

3 December 2009: Defendant Amanda Knox leaves for a break in the Meredith Kercher trial during the closing arguments Photograph: Oli Scarff/guardian.co.uk