Mother who lost two daughters in a road accident near Orsha sentenced to three years in prison. People ask for her to be interceded for

An appeal to Alexander Lukashenka and the judicial system of Belarus regarding the fate of a resident of Dubroŭna, 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 in prison, of which she has already served more than a year. The man believes that the loss of her children has itself become a life sentence for the mother, and is outraged that, according to his statement, she cannot count on amnesty, early release, or pardon, writes the channel "Vitebsk, ya gulyayu!" (Vitebsk, I'm walking!).

The tragedy occurred near the village of Staŭry in the Orsha district. A Volkswagen Golf car skidded into a ditch and crashed into a tree. Two of the woman's daughters, aged 14 and 17, died, and three other people received serious injuries.

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It is noteworthy that initially the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that a 20-year-old young man was driving. It was only almost four months later that the Investigative Committee established that the car was being driven by his 38-year-old mother. 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 announced the completion of the investigation. The expertise established that the car was moving at a speed of about 63 kilometers per hour, while the allowed speed was 90 kilometers per hour. At the same time, 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). As the author of the appeal claims, she was sentenced to three years in prison.

The appeal caused a heated discussion – there are already more than 700 comments under the video. Some consider the sentence excessively harsh, and the impossibility of early release unfair. Others, on the contrary, believe that the punishment is too lenient, since two people died. Dozens of commentators raise the question of the responsibility of road services: the man in the appeal claims that the car got into a snowdrift. 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 another tragedy in the convicted woman's family. According to them, her mother — the grandmother of the two deceased girls — died last week. 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 ruled is unknown.

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