Meredith Kercher killer Rudy Guede 'is let out of prison to go to history degree course'

One of Meredith Kercher’s killers is to be allowed to leave jail to attend a university course.

Rudy Guede, who is serving 16 years for the murder of the student from Coulsdon, Surrey, will be let out of prison for short periods to pursue a history degree.

Last month American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were re-convicted of the murder of Miss Kercher, who was knifed to death while studying in Perugia, Italy, in October 2007.

Guede, 27, was found guilty of the killing at a separate trial after his DNA was found on the 21-year-old’s body. He is currently the only one behind bars for the murder. Guede’s lawyer Walter Biscotti said the killer was entitled to partial freedom.

He said: “If the English and Meredith’s family are upset about this I don’t know what to say...it’s the law.

“He is a model prisoner, who is currently studying for a history degree in jail. The law now gives Rudy the right to be released for a few hours to see friends and family, but he has not asked permission yet.”

Knox is in the US and has made it clear she has no intention of returning to Italy, while Sollecito is free in Italy, but has had his passport confiscated.