Amanda Knox arrives in Seattle – live

Amanda Knox, acquitted of murdering Meredith Kercher, has arrived in Seattle. Follow our live coverage of the event, including a scheduled press conference 1.39am BST: Amanda is now speaking saying she is reminded to speak in English. Visibly upset and shaking she says: I am really overwhelmed right now. I was looking down from the airplane and it seemed like everything wasn’t real. What’s important for me to say is just thank you to everyone who has believed in me, who has defended me, who has supported my family. My family is the most important thing to me right now and I just want to go and be with them, so thank you for being there for me. She sits back down next to her mother again, being consoled by her sister. 1.37am BST: Curt Knox is speaking: “We couldn’t have made it through without all of you who have supported us, and especially Amanda.” Amanda’s mother Edda Mellas is now speaking and also thanking all for support. 1.36am BST: Knox is holding her mother’s hand as they stand up to the podium to speak. 1.33am BST: Theodore Simon, a Philldephia lawyer, is at the microphone calling it a “trying and gruelling nightmarish marathon”. He says the family have demonstated “unquestioned and unparralleled patience”. They have relied upon their faith, he says, that “this unjust conviction would not stand”. He says they want a thorough inquiry into the facts. “Amanda Knox was wrongly convicted and she was not, absolutely not, responsible for the death of Meredith Kercher.” 1.32am BST: Amanda Knox has walked into the room where the press conference is to start. Huge cheers have gone up. She is introduced by a speaker who says: “A very joyous occasion for us today.” Amanda’s parents are to speak, he says, confirming Amanda will make a statement but will not take questions. 1.09am BST: Television footage is showing the British Airways flight that Amanda Knox is travelling on landing in Seattle. After four years in an Italian jail she has arrived back in the US. 1am BST: Amanda Knox is en route to her home in Seattle following her acquittal on appeal of the murder of Meredith Kercher. Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were both freed following the verdict in Italy on Monday evening amid dramatic courtroom scenes. It is understood Knox will land in Seattle imminently. A spokesman for the Knox family has told various media outlets that the family will hold a news conference at Seattle airport at which Amanda may speak. Meredith Kercher’s family gave a press conference earlier on Tuesday in which they said they “accept the decision and respect the court” but are “left wondering” who did kill Meredith along with Rudy Guede: “For us it feels like we are back to square one.” Amanda Knox Meredith Kercher United States Italy Lee Glendinning guardian.co.uk

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