Knox and Sollecito were both present at Monday 's court session , Kercher 's attorney Francesco Maresca said . Knox accused of killing her flatmate , British student Meredith Kercher . The case has been a source of controversy for years and the verdict was met with outrage in Britain as well as abroad. Prosecutors say evidence places Knox and Raffaele Sollecito at the scene . Knox and ex-boyfriend Sollecito also facing charges of sexual assault .
Knox accused of killing her flatmate , British student Meredith Kercher . The case has been a source of controversy for years and the verdict was met with outrage in Britain as well as abroad. Prosecutors say evidence places Knox and Raffaele Sollecito at the scene . Knox and ex-boyfriend Sollecito also facing charges of sexual assault .