Knox in appeal court address

CONVICTED murderer Amanda Knox broke into tears as she made an emotional address to an appeals court in Italy, saying she is the innocent victim of an “enormous mistake” and that her life had been “broken” by three years in jail.

In a powerful 20-minute address to the court, the 23-year-old American reached out to the family of Meredith Kercher, the British girl she was convicted of killing and sexually assaulting in 2007 when they were roommates on a student exchange programme in Perugia.

Last year Knox was convicted and sentenced to 26 years in prison. The appeals trial formally opened last month but that hearing was immediately adjourned. With Saturday’s hearing the new proceedings got into full swing.