 As she was being attacked, Mainetti prayed, asking God to forgive the girls.De Giambattista, Gianasso and Pietrobelli were summarily tried at the juvenile court of Milan on 9 August 2001, with the prosecution requesting sentences of 15 years and 4 months for Gianasso, 11 years and 4 months for Pietrobelli, and 10 years and 4 months for De Giambattista.The latter two were convicted of murder and sentenced to 8 years and 6 months' imprisonment, the court taking into account that they were partially insane at the time of the crime.