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Turin Appeals Court Sentences Jeweler Mario Roggero to 14 Years, 9 Months for Killing Two Robbers

His lawyers plan a Cassation review request citing self‑defence rooted in trauma.

Overview

  • The Court of Assizes of Appeal in Turin delivered the ruling after three and a half hours of deliberation.
  • The case stems from an April 28, 2021 robbery in Grinzane Cavour in which Roggero fatally shot Andrea Spinelli and Giuseppe Mazzarino and wounded Alessandro Modica as they fled.
  • Prosecutors said the shootings resembled an execution of fleeing robbers, describing a pursuit into the street and toward the getaway car.
  • Roggero told judges he fired to protect his wife and himself, with the defense arguing putative self‑defence influenced by trauma from a 2015 assault.
  • Defense counsel signaled an appeal to the Court of Cassation, while figures from the Lega expressed solidarity and Roggero said the judges lacked courage.