UK : The parents of Amanda Knox , an American convicted of murdering her British roommate in 2007 , were indicted Tuesday for allegedly libeling police in Perugia , Italy , Knox 's mother and the family 's Italian attorney said . A family spokesman says Knox 's parents are working on her appeal . Curt ##in and Edda Mellas claim their daughter told them she was physically and verbally abused . The claims were made in a 2009 Sunday Times of London interview . A hearing is set for July 1st .
UK : A family spokesman says Knox 's parents are working on her appeal . Curt ##in and Edda Mellas claim their daughter told them she was physically and verbally abused . The claims were made in a 2009 Sunday Times of London interview . A hearing is set for July 1st .