Updated Jul 14, 2009 - 7:26 am
Knox's family says prosecution's case is crumbling
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The family of Amanda Knox says the prosecution's murder case against the former University of Washington student is crumbling.
"That's their case and it's been soundly disputed," Amanda's mother, Eda Mellas, told KIRO Radio from Italy Tuesday morning. The family has been visiting Knox for her birthday, which is her second "celebration" spent in prison.
Mellas says the defense has already poked significant holes in the prosecution's claim that Knox murdered her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in their Italian home. She says the family is confident Knox will be acquitted, but it's taking a while to present their side of the case.
"Unfortunately because of this illness with the judge, several court dates got canceled," said Mellas.
Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are on trial in the death of Kercher in Perugia in central Italy. They both deny wrongdoing.
Recently in the trial, a coroner testified that a knife believed to have been used to kill Kercher is not compatible with the victim's stab wound. He also said there is no evidence that Kercher was assaulted by more than one person.
The trial resumes Friday and Saturday and then there will be a two month recess before the trial continues again.
Mellas says Knox is spending her time reading classic books in Italian and is learning new languages: German, French, and Hindi.
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