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An Italian tramp has told a court he saw Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend close to the house where British student Meredith Kercher was murdered.

Antonio Curatolo, 52, said he saw Knox and Raffaele Sollecito ''chatting animatedly'' on a basketball court in a square close to the house.

He told the court he saw them ''around five times'' between 9.30pm and midnight the night that Meredith was murdered.

Knox and Sollecito have always claimed they were at home the night Meredith was killed in November 2007 and did not leave until the following morning.

When asked if he recognised the two people he had seen in court, he said he could and pointed out Knox and Sollecito who were sitting just a few yards away from him.

According to an autopsy report police and prosecutors believe Meredith was murdered between 9pm and 11pm on November 1, 2007.

She was found semi naked and with her throat cut in the bedroom of the house she shared with Knox in Perugia, Italy.

The trial has already heard from prosecutor Giuliano Mignini that she was murdered after refusing to take part in a drug fuelled sex game.

Knox, dressed in a lilac jumper and blue jeans exchanged glances with Sollecito in court and during breaks smiled and joked with warders guarding her.

The court earlier heard from a woman who said she had heard a ''prolonged'' scream coming from the house the night Meredith was killed and imitated it for the court.

Nara Capezzali said the scream made her ''skin crawl'' and still troubled her now.

Knox's mother Edda Mellas has arrived to give her support but will not be allowed to attend court as she is listed as a witness.