THE man convicted of killing British university student Meredith Kercher in 2007 is on the brink of freedom - just 14 years after her savage death.

       Rudy Guede, 34, who was convicted in 2008, was to complete his sentence on January 4 but he could be out sooner after he asked the courts to reduce it by 45 days.

       2

       Rudy Guede is on the brink of freedom Credit: Getty Images - Getty 2

       Brit Meredith was murdered in Italy in 2007 Credit: Alamy

       Guede's lawyer, Fabrizio Ballarini, said on Monday that his client had a "good chance" of cutting his sentence and that the supervising magistrate was evaluating his request.

       If the request is granted, Guese would be released from his sentence straight away.

       "We don’t know when the decision will come, it could be tomorrow morning, the end of this week or early next, Mr Ballarini said.

       In December Guede was released from prison and was to finish out his sentence doing community service for charities in Viterbo, near Rome.

       Meredith, 21, from Coulsdon, Surrey was found half-naked with her throat cut in Perugia, Italy, in September 2007.

       Her housemate Amanda Knox, 33, and Knox’s then-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, 36, were also convicted of murder but were released in 2011 following an appeal.

       Most read in THE SUN

       GRIM FIND Married couple found dead with 'distressed' kids at home after 'row over parking'

       FALLEN ANGELS 'Charlie's Angels' gang who ran ￡1.35m Deliveroo-style drugs ring are jailed

       GRIM DISCOVERY Woman & man 'murdered' as 'distressed' kids found at home & men arrested

       Exclusive

       shrewd move EuroMillions winner builder who scooped ￡105m set to net ANOTHER ￡90m

       HOLIDAY HORROR Parents 'screamed kids' names as bodies flew' in Waukesha Xmas parade horror

       FRIENDLY FIRE We came back from holiday to find friend had locked herself inside our home

       Knox slammed the early release of Ruede claiming she was also a victim of him as she had carried the burden of his crime.

       “I continue to this day to be shocked that he is the forgotten killer," Knox said on Good Morning America last year.

       “The one who was quietly tucked away, convicted of a lesser crime, and does not have to live with the burden of forever being associated with Meredith’s death.

       “I do know that many, many people have suffered a great deal because of what he did.”

       Last year The Sun on Sunday revealed how Guede was on day release and working at a local library as we pictured him smirking while cycling to and from jail.

       Guede was originally given 16 years but will serve the final years doing community service for local charities after his lawyer struck a deal with judges.

       In September 2007 Meredith had just moved to Perugia in central Italy where she was studying at the city's prestigious university. She was murdered two months later.

       Guede is the only person handed a final conviction in connection to the case.

       Amanda Knox blasts move to free Meredith Kercher's killer Rudy Guede