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On 19 November 2007 BBC News reported "Fourth Meredith suspect is named"

Police have confirmed the name of a fourth suspect they want to speak to over the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. Officers want to speak to Rudy Herman Guede, 21, originally from Ivory Coast.

Bloody fingerprints found on Miss Kercher's pillow and on toilet paper in her bathroom are reported to match his. Two other men and a woman have been arrested over the murder of the 21-year-old Leeds University student, from Coulsdon, London, on 2 November.

Miss Kercher's body was found in her bedroom in a pool of blood. Police do not believe the murder was premeditated but they allege each of the suspects played a role.

Prosecutors believe the student was murdered after refusing to take part in an extreme sex game. The three suspects have all denied any involvement in Miss Kercher's death.

However, officers are understood to have said they are confident they can place the trio at the scene. The suspects' phone records and calls they exchanged after the murder are expected to play a crucial role in the case.

Mr Lumumba had been in the country since 1988, while Mr Sollecito was a student at the local university. Miss Knox is from Seattle, Washington.

Miss Kercher had been in the third year of a four-year European Studies degree and went to Italy, in August, as part of a one-year exchange programme.

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