Grocer’s testimony contradicts student

PERUGIA, Italy – A grocer testified Saturday that a University of Washington student accused of killing her British roommate in Italy was in his store early on the morning after the death, contradicting the timeline the student offered.

Defendant Amanda Knox has said she woke up midmorning the day after her roommate Meredith Kercher died from a stab wound to the neck.

Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito are accused of killing the 21-year-old British student on the night of Nov. 1, 2007.

Witness Marco Quintavalle said Saturday that a young woman he identified as Knox entered his grocery store near Sollecito’s house in Perugia at 7:45 a.m. on Nov. 2.