Two American Tourists Given Life Sentences For Italy Cop’s Murder

The two had claimed self-defence in court (Representational)

Rome:

An Italian court convicted two young Americans Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a police officer while they were on a summer holiday in Rome, with both handed life sentences.

Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, had admitted stabbing Mario Cerciello Rega during a late-night encounter while out with his friend Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, but both had claimed self-defence.

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