‘I didn’t kill, rape or plot’ Knox tells court via email

Amanda Knox declared her innocence in her roommate’s 2007 murder in a highly unusual email to the Italian court hearing the case against her. The US former exchange student also said she was staying away from the trial out of fear of being wrongly convicted.

“I didn’t kill. I didn’t rape. I didn’t rob. I didn’t plot. I didn’t instigate. I didn’t kill Meredith,” Knox wrote.

Judge Alessandro Nencini read the five-page email written in Italian into the court record. He noted that the email, presented by Knox’s lawyers before their closing arguments, was not a normal procedure in Italy. He said it highlighted Knox’s absence and indicated it did not have the same legal standing as a declaration made in person.