Italy court orders Amanda Knox retrial for Meredith Kercher murder

ROME (Reuters) - Italy's top court on Tuesday overturned the 2011 acquittal of American student Amanda Knox and former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher, and ordered a retrial.

The decision by the Court of Cassation adds a further twist to a long-running case whose initial handling was sharply criticised by independent forensic experts.