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Prosecutors are expected to request life in prison for an American student and her former boyfriend accused of killing a young British woman in Italy.

Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are charged with murder and sexual violence in the 2007 slaying of Knox''s roommate, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia. They deny wrongdoing.

Prosecutor Manuela Comodi on Saturday began detailing cell phone records of the victim and the suspects in her closing remarks. Prosecutors were expected to make the sentencing request later Saturday.

A verdict is expected in early December.

Prosecutors argued Friday that Kercher was killed during a drug-fueled sex game.

A third man, Rudy Hermann Guede, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the killing. He is appealing his conviction.