Today was the day before Amanda Knox finds out whether or not she will remain in Italian prison for 26 years… so how did she spend it? According to reports, Knox went to Mass and played the guitar. Read the full report after the jump…
Knox, 24, who is serving 26 years for the brutal murder of British student Meredith Kercher, 21, is nearing the end of her appeal and will learn on Monday whether she is to be cleared of the crime or remain in prison.
Father Saulo Scarabattoli said: ’It was just a usual Saturday for us – Amanda played the guitar and joined in the singing of the hymns as she does every Saturday at Mass – she was very hopeful of being freed and at the same time also very anxious.
‘I hope the truth comes out – and I truly believe that she is innocent of this terrible murder. She is suffering physically and mentally and she is also feeling the pain that Meredith’s family are feeling for their loss.
‘They were friends, not best friends, and they had a cordial relationship with each other – she really does feel the pain of Meredith’s loss.
‘For me there is no proof that she was involved in this terrible murder and if that is the case then she should be freed – I believe she is innocent and she should be cleared.
‘She has changed a lot in prison – she was just a 20-year-old girl when she arrived and in four years she has been through a great deal emotionally, physically and spiritually.
‘When new inmates come in I always say to them not “what have you done?” but “what are you accused of?” and eventually 90 per cent accept the consequences of what they have done.
‘Ten per cent maintain their innocence and in the end the truth prevails and they are freed – Amanda has always maintained her innocence and the truth I think and hope this will prevail.
‘I always say that people are like gold rings, sometimes they drop on the floor and end up covered in mud but they still remain gold rings – they just need to be cleaned.
‘When I left the prison I gave her a few private words of encouragement and now I will not see her until Monday afternoon when she will be brought back to prison to await the verdict.
‘I truly hope that is the last time I see her and that she can return to the comfort of her family.’
Meanwhile, it has emerged Knox danced and sang along with a rock band invited to perform a concert at the prison where she is being held.
For a few hours she forgot the impending restart of the appeal trial by singing and dancing with other inmates at the gig by a local Italian band called Hands of Time.
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