It was the final vindication for American student, Amanda Knox, as Italy's highest court explained in a published 52-page opinion why she should not be blamed for the murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher.
Italy's equivalent of the Supreme Court, also known as the Court of Cassation said in its ruling issued in March that Knox and her former Italian beau, Raffaele Sollecito, were wrongfully accused of the murder because of the "glaring errors" in the evidence gathered by the prosecution and police, according to CNN.
The lack of biological evidence from Knox or Sollecito at the scene of the crime at the house in Perugia where Kercher was murdered, should have excluded them from the investigation, the Italian high court further explained.
The mistrial suffered by Knox and Sollecito made them serve four years in jail. It took the Italian courts almost eight years between the murder of Kerchner and the final verdict, according to NBC News.
Knox and Sollecito were twice convicted and twice acquitted. Early this year, the high court revealed the final verdict saying they were both innocent of the crime.
"There was no shortage of glaring errors in the underlying fabric of the sentence in question," the court wrote, according to NBC News.
Ivory Coast-born Rudy Guede, the third person accused in the murder, now serving a 16-year sentence after opting for a fast-track trial, left "copious" biological traces at the scene, the court said.
Moreover, the evidence gathered by the prosecution and the police, according to the high court were filled with "glaring errors" and "guilty omissions."
On Monday, Knox issued a statement on her website saying that she is "deeply grateful that the Italian Supreme Court has filed its opinion and forcefully declared" her innocence.
"This has been a long struggle for me, my family, my friends, and my supporters. While I am glad it is now over, I will remain forever grateful to the many individuals who gave their time and talents to help me," her statement said, according to Fox 31 Denver.
