Kercher post mortem results due

The results of the latest post mortem on the body of murdered British student Meredith Kercher are expected later.The 21-year-old was stabbed to death in Perugia, Italy last November.Suspects Amanda Knox, a student from Seattle, her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and Ivory Coast national Rudy Hermann Guede have been held in police custody since then, but no charges have been brought.Meanwhile, the mother, sister and brother of the student were in Perugia on Friday before a court hearing in the case, and said they were satisfied with the investigation.Lyle Kercher said at a news conference: "Despite attempts to, perhaps, discredit evidence, and undermine the process, we do have every faith in the police, the forensic experts, the legal team that we have, and the Italian justice system, and believe that their efforts will ultimately see the right person or persons responsible suitably punished."Kercher was found dead from a stab wound to the neck, lying half-naked in a pool of blood in the apartment she shared with Knox.Prosecutors have said she was killed resisting sexual assault and are investigating the three people in jail on suspicion of murder and sexual violence. However, forensic scientists have cast doubt on whether she was sexually assaulted.All three suspects deny wrongdoing but judges have ruled that they could be held for up to a year while the case is investigated.On Saturday, a court hearing will be held in Perugia to discuss evidence in the case before possible charges and a trial.

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ITN | April 19, 2008

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