Killed two robbers, jeweler Mario Roggero definitively sentenced: 'It's over, I'm going to jail'

Mario Roggero, a jeweler from Gallo di Grinzane in the province of Cuneo, has received a final sentence of 14 years and 9 months for the deaths of two robbers and the injury of a third during an assault on his shop on April 28, 2021. The decision was made by the judges of the first criminal section of the Cassation Court.

"It's over," Roggero stated in a social media video, "I'm spending my last moments with my family before turning myself in." The 72-year-old commented, "I have acknowledged that the judges in Rome wanted to sentence me to 14 years and 9 months of imprisonment as in previous judgments, so they wanted to give me life imprisonment." He thanked supporters and urged them to carry forward a law against injustice and rampant crime.

Roggero's lawyers, Stefano Marcolini and Sergio Rovani, confirmed he would surrender immediately. The judges rejected the appeal filed by Roggero's defense, making the December ruling by the Court of Assizes of Appeal of Turin final. Roggero killed Giuseppe Mazzarino, 58, and Andrea Spinelli, 44, after they attacked his store. The getaway driver, Alessandro Modica, was injured but survived.

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È finita, sto passando gli ultimi minuti coi miei familiari prima di costituirmi in carcere.

The second-degree sentence, confirmed by the Cassation Court, also ordered immediate provisional payments totaling 480,000 euros, with the final compensation amount to be determined by a civil court. Both the first-instance trial in Asti and the appeal rejected Roggero's claim of self-defense. Judges noted that Roggero pursued the robbers into the parking lot and fired multiple shots from his pistol at their car, even after the robbery had concluded. The appellate judges stated in their reasoning that "the aggressive action by the robbers had totally concluded."

In a recent video on Facebook, Roggero appeared distressed, saying, "This wait is wearing us down, we can't take it anymore. For years we have been enduring this ordeal that we did not want." He concluded by asking for prayers from his supporters.

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Ho preso atto che i giudici di Roma hanno voluto condannarmi a 14 anni e 9 mesi di reclusione come nei giudizi precedenti, quindi hanno voluto darmi l'ergastolo.