American student Amanda Knox takes stand in well-publicized murder trial in Italy . When an attorney pointed out that police offered her tea at the end of questioning , he said it indicated that they treated her well . British student Meredith Kercher found dead in house shared with Knox in 2007 . The case has been a source of international attention and fueled debate over the rights of convicted criminals to appeal their sentences or have them reduced. Knox 's former boyfriend , Italian Raffaele Sollecito , also faces murder charges .
American student Amanda Knox takes stand in well-publicized murder trial in Italy . British student Meredith Kercher found dead in house shared with Knox in 2007 . The case has been a source of international attention and fueled debate over the rights of convicted criminals to appeal their sentences or have them reduced. Knox 's former boyfriend , Italian Raffaele Sollecito , also faces murder charges .