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'Finn should have a sentence that acknowledges his mental health issues': Parents of American student who knifed Rome cop to death in botched coke deal say he's not well Finnegan Lee Elder, 21, stabbed Carabiniere Mario Cerciello Rega 11 times in July 2019 with a 7-inch knife Last week, Elder and friend Gabriel Natale-Hjorth were sentenced to life in prison - the harshest punishment in Italy  Finnegan's parents Ethan and Leah appeared on GMA on Monday to brand the punishment too harsh They say their son has mental health issues that should have been taken into account Finnegan's uncle last w...

Parents speak out after son jailed for life for killing Italian police officer Parents of American found guilty of murder in Italy speak out UP NEXT The parents of one of two Americans who were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the slaying of an Italian police officer have broken their silence for the first time since the verdict. In an exclusive interview with ABC News that aired Monday on "Good Morning America," Ethan and Leah Elder said they are concerned about their son's mental health behind bars. "We just want Finn to be able to survive this," Leah Elder said. "He has ...

Article bookmarked Don't show me this message again✕ Finnegan Elder reacts to the news of being sentenced to life in prison in Italy (AFP via Getty Images) The parents of one of two Americans who were convicted and sentenced to life in prison after an Italian police officer was fatally stabbed have spoken out for the first time since their son’s verdict. Ethan and Leah Elder, the parents of Finnegan Elder, described their son’s mental state as “perilous” after he was sentenced to life in prison last week. “We just want Finn to be able to survive this,” Leah Elder told ABC News�...

Frances D'Emilio Gabriel Natale-Hjorth is escorted by police officers during the trial for the slaying of an Italian plainclothes police officer in Rome in summer 2019, in Rome, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. A jury in Rome has convicted two American friends in the 2019 slaying of a police officer in a drug sting gone awry, sentencing them to life in prison. The jury delivered more than 12 hours before delivering the verdicts late Tuesday against 21-year-old Finnegan Lee Elder and 20-year-old Gabriel Natale. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) May 05, 2021 - 6:18 PM ROME - A jury ...

A jury in Italy convicted two American friends to life in prison in the 2019 slaying of a police officer in Rome.