Flatmate ‘covered her ears as student screamed’

THE American flatmate of murdered Meredith Kercher has told Italian police she covered her ears as the student screamed.

The flatmate, named in reports as Amanda Knox, has given a partial confession but keeps changing her story, according to reports.

Police chief Arturo De Felice said that Knox had said: “I can’t remember how long they were in there, but at one point I heard Meredith scream.