LONDON (AP) — The father of slain British student Meredith Kercher is criticizing a television re-enactment for carrying scenes of his daughter’s murder in the Italian city of Perugia.
The movie is based on the trial which followed the stabbing death of Meredith Kercher on Nov. 1, 2007, a killing for which Kercher’s roommate, University of Washington student Amanda Knox, was eventually found guilty.
“Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy” has “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere in the title role. A preview of the film posted online briefly shows her in a sexually charged murder scene as well as the discovery of Kercher’s corpse.
John Kercher was quoted as The Sun as saying that the scenes “were absolutely horrific.”
The film airs Feb. 21 on Lifetime.
