Finnegan Lee Elder, who was 19 at the time, has admitted to stabbing Mario Church Yellow Rega in July 2019 while his friend Gabriel Christian Natalio, then 18, was tussling with another police officer.

Under Italian law, anyone who participates even indirectly in a murder can face murder charges.

The two Americans, both from California, have said they did not know that Church L.

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Barry Allen has denied this, testifying that they had shown them their badges.

Elder and Natalia North were in Rome on holiday and tried to buy drugs from a local dealer.

They have told the court they were cheated but managed to snatch a bag, often intermediary as he tried to get away.

They agreed to meet the dealer again to get their money back in exchange for the bag, but instead the two policemen showed up.

Lawyers for Elder and Natalia have yet to present their defense.