Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have again been found guilty of murdering British student Meredith Kercher after an Italian court ruled the pair should not have been cleared. Knox, who was in her hometown of Seattle when she learned her conviction had been reinstated, has been sentenced to 28 years and six months.
The 26-year-old said she was "frightened and saddened" by the ruling.
Sollecito, 29, who was not in court but had attended lengthy hearings, was sentenced to 25 years. Their lawyers have said they intend to appeal to Italy's highest court and a long legal battle for Knox's extradition is now expected.
Miss Kercher's sister Stephanie and brother Lyle were both at the Nuovo Palazzo di Giustizia courthouse in Florence to hear the outcome of the third trial in the case.
