Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 19, and Finnegan Elder, 20 are accused of fatally stabbing Mario Cerciello Rega, an Italian paramilitary policeman, in the early hours of July 26 after a drug deal gone wrong.
found that officer Cerciello Rega bled to death after receiving 11 stab wounds that penetrated his major organs, including both lungs. He was declared dead just minutes after being taken to a local hospital.
A general view of Rome's criminal court ahead of the trial of two Americans, accused of being involved in the killing of a police officer in Rome last year, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2020. A general view of Rome's criminal court ahead of the trial of two Americans, accused of being involved in the killing of a police officer in Rome last year, in Rome, Italy, February 26, 2020.Elder has claimed he allegedly stabbed the police officer in self-defense and told police he"feared for his life," according toThe officer had just returned from his honeymoon with his wife, Rosa Maria Esilio, just six weeks before.
Cerciello Rega, along with his partner, responded to the call and were confronted by the suspects, with a scuffle ensuing that saw Elder allegedly stabbing the officer with a 7-inch combat knife, while Natale-Hjorth reportedly attacked the officer's partner.The pair were later arrested in the hotel room near the killing where they were staying after allegedly being caught on CCTV fleeing the scene, police said.
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