of amanda knox jailed for 26 years for the murder of meredith kercher

Amanda Knox sobs as guilty verdict read: Amanda Knox was sentenced to 26 years and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito sentenced to 25 years.

An Italian jury has found American student Amanda Knox and her Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito guilty in the stabbing death of British exchange student Meredith Kercher.

Knox was sentenced to 26 years in prison and Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years.

Both were convicted on all charges except theft and together must pay 5 million euros ($7.4 million) to the victim's family. In addition, Knox must pay 40,000 euros ($60,000) to a man whom she falsely accused of the killing.