Former suspect seeks damages from Knox
ROME (AP) - A lawyer for a Congolese pub owner who was briefly a suspect in the slaying of a British student in Italy says his client plans to seek damages for defamation from an American suspect.
Carlo Pacelli said Wednesday that Diya "Patrick" Lumumba intends to join an eventual criminal trial in a move to claim damages from 21-year-old Amanda Knox, of Seattle, who accused him of involvement in the Nov. 1 stabbing death of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher.
Lumumba was held for two weeks as a suspect before his release for lack of evidence. He is no longer a suspect.
A judge in Perugia is expected to rule Tuesday whether Knox, her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and Ivory Coast national Rudy Hermann Guede should stand trial for the slaying.
Carlo Pacelli said Wednesday that Diya "Patrick" Lumumba intends to join an eventual criminal trial in a move to claim damages from 21-year-old Amanda Knox, of Seattle, who accused him of involvement in the Nov. 1 stabbing death of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher.
Lumumba was held for two weeks as a suspect before his release for lack of evidence. He is no longer a suspect.
A judge in Perugia is expected to rule Tuesday whether Knox, her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito and Ivory Coast national Rudy Hermann Guede should stand trial for the slaying.