The Court of Cassation in Italy has ordered a retrial for Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth after overturning their guilty verdicts for the killing of an Italian police officer.
The two American teenagers were convicted in the stabbing of the officer in July 2019 while on vacation in Rome.
The court has yet to release its reasons for the verdict and will instruct an appeals court on the issues to be examined in the new trial.
Elder's lawyer expressed satisfaction with the ruling, saying that a new trial would open the possibility of recalculation of the sentence.
The lawyer also reaffirmed their claim that Elder was not aware of the officer's identity.
The Hill and NY Post articles present the same news as in The Guardian, although they highlight how the retrial offers a chance for reconsidering the sentence.
Elder's lawyer was satisfied because the possibility of recalculating the sentence can be explored in the new trial.
The Guardian quoted this but also included the note that "a sting operation gone wrong" led to the officer's death.
Both approaches demonstrate how different sources can emphasise different aspects of a court decision.