Knox makes final appeal to jury

AMERICAN student Amanda Knox, fighting back tears, told the Italian court trying her for the murder of her British roommate that she doesn’t want to be branded an assassin.

With her voice breaking, Knox addressed the eight members of the jury yesterday, just before they were scheduled to begin their deliberations. It was her final statement to the court.

Knox said she was afraid she was losing herself, frightened of being branded “what I am not”.