Breaking - Amanda Knox Faces Reconviction in Slander Case

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Amanda Knox has been reconvicted of slander in Florence, years after being acquitted of her roommate Meredith Kercher's 2007 murder.

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Knox, who already served four years for the murder, will not return to prison.

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Initially convicted of slandering bar owner Patrick Lumumba during police questioning, Knox's conviction was quashed last year, prompting a retrial.

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Knox's lawyers plan to appeal the verdict, expressing her disappointment after years of legal battles.

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Knox testified that police coerced her into blaming Lumumba, threatening her with 30 years in prison and physically assaulting her.

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Apologizing, Knox said she never intended to slander Lumumba, who was her friend and comforted her after Kercher's death.

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Lumumba, wrongly implicated, was arrested but released after an alibi surfaced, yet his reputation suffered greatly.

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Lumumba's lawyer highlighted the severe impact on his client's life, including job loss and the need to relocate to Poland.

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The hearing, conducted behind closed doors, revived global interest in the infamous case where Kercher was murdered in Perugia.

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Despite the overturning of Knox's and Sollecito's convictions, Rudy Guede remains the only person serving a sentence for Kercher's murder.

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