Jury considers verdict on Americans charged with killing Rome policeman

Finnegan Elder, right, shows a crucifix to co-defendant Gabriel Natale-Hjorth before a jury began deliberating (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

A jury in Rome has begun deliberations in the trial of two young American men charged with killing an Italian police officer near the hotel where they were staying while on holiday in 2019.

Finnegan Elder, 21, and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, 20, are charged with homicide, attempted extortion, assault, resisting a public official and carrying an attack-style knife without just cause.