Mother who lost two daughters in a road accident near Orsha sentenced to three years in prison. People ask to intercede for her
According to the author of the appeal to Lukashenka, the loss of her children has already become a lifelong punishment for her. Commenters dispute the fairness of the verdict and ask whether road services' responsibility for the road condition was checked.
An appeal to Aliaksandr Lukashenka and the judicial system of Belarus regarding the fate of a resident of Dubrowna, who lost two daughters in a terrible accident on December 14, 2024, has appeared on TikTok. According to the author of the video, the woman was sentenced to three years of imprisonment, of which she has already served more than a year. The man believes that the loss of her children has itself become a lifelong punishment for the mother, and is outraged that, according to his claims, she cannot count on amnesty, parole, or pardon, writes the channel "Vitebsk, ya gulyayu!" (Vitebsk, I'm walking!).
The tragedy occurred near the village of Stauy, Orsha district. A Volkswagen Golf car drove into a ditch and crashed into a tree. The woman's two daughters, aged 14 and 17, died, and three other people sustained serious injuries.
It is noteworthy that initially the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) reported that a 20-year-old young man was allegedly behind the wheel. Only almost four months later did the Investigative Committee establish that his 38-year-old mother was driving the car. The family was returning from her father's wake. The son had consumed alcohol, so the woman, who was sober, got behind the wheel.
In June 2025, the Investigative Committee (IC) announced the completion of the investigation. The examination established that the car was moving at a speed of about 63 kilometers per hour, with a permitted speed of 90 kilometers per hour. The rear winter tires were worn, and the passengers in the back seat were not buckled up. Investigators recorded traces of the car skidding, but did not publicly report whether the role of the road condition in the accident was investigated.
The woman was charged under Part 3 of Article 317 of the Criminal Code (violation of traffic rules or operation of vehicles, which negligently resulted in the death of two or more persons). According to the author of the appeal, she was sentenced to three years of imprisonment.
The appeal sparked a lively discussion — there are already more than 700 comments under the video. Some consider the verdict excessively harsh and the impossibility of early release unfair. Others, on the contrary, believe that the punishment is too lenient, as two people died. Dozens of commentators raise the question of the responsibility of road services: the man in the appeal claims that the car went into a snow skid. People ask why only the driver, who was moving at a relatively low speed, was punished, and whether the responsibility of those who should have ensured the safe condition of the road was checked.
Several commentators reported yet another tragedy in the family of the convicted woman. According to them, last week her mother — the grandmother of the two deceased girls — passed away. The authors of the comments link her death to a court decision made shortly before this at another hearing in her daughter's case. What exactly the court decided is unknown.