The sentence for Gabriele Natale Hjorth, who was involved in the murder of Carabinieri vice-brigadier Mario Cerciello Rega, who was stabbed to death in Rome in July 2019, has been reduced to 10 years, 11 months and 25 days. The decision came in the third appeal trial, following a ruling by the Supreme Court, which in March had confirmed the defendant's criminal responsibility, but limited the new judgment to the size of the sentence. The judges granted the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, which had proposed a reduction of five months from the 11 years and 4 months already established in the bis appeal. Hjorth, now under house arrest, was finally found guilty, but the sentence continues to elicit mixed reactions. “Minimal moral satisfaction,” commented the lawyer for the victim's family, pointing out how it went from life imprisonment to a significantly lighter sentence. Deep was the grief of the widow, Rosa Maria Esilio, who entrusted her lawyer with words of strong denunciation: "This trial has been marked by unfairness and attempts to confuse responsibility and motives, with the sole purpose of obtaining sentence discounts. It has only increased my suffering." The widow spoke of a “shameful disparaging action” against her husband, described as “a hero with simple dreams”, like so many servants of the State. “An attempt has been made to obscure his sacrifice,” she added, "in the name of a false pietism, also fueled by the press and some politicians". In a long and touching speech, Rosa Maria finally recalled the pain she has experienced in recent years: "Every day I have crossed a desert without water, savoring meanness and despair. But a small flame still persists within me: perhaps it is hope".