Amanda Knox slander trial put back to 2013

Amanda Knox’s slander trial in Italy has been postponed until next year because the judge is busy with another trial.

She faces a charge of slander in Perugia for publicly accusing police of physically and verbally abusing her during questioning over the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007.

Ms Knox’s conviction for murdering her was overturned on appeal last year. The 24-year-old US student was freed after four years in jail and returned home.

A court today postponed the slander case until 5 February.