Millions sought in damages in Italy murder case

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A lawyer representing the family of a British college student who was slain in Italy is seeking €25 ($NZ53.53) million in damages from an American and two other defendants accused in the 2007 killing.

Lawyer Francesco Maresca said in court Friday that the family of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher is seeking compensation from Amanda Knox, of Seattle, co-defendant Raffaele Sollecito and Ivorian Rudy Hermann Guede, who was convicted in a separate trial. They all deny wrongdoing.

Prosecutors have asked the eight-member jury in Perugia, Italy, to give Knox and Sollecito a life sentence. A verdict is expected next week.

Kercher's body was found in the apartment she shared with Knox in Perugia on November 2, 2007. Prosecutors believe the Briton was the victim of a drug-fuelled sex game.

- AP