Previously, the Supreme Court overturned the sentence, and sent the case for reconsideration. At a court hearing held today, on January 15, in the city of Slutsk, the Minsk Regional Court handed down a verdict to three defendants in the trial on charges of killing two elderly persons and attempting to murder an 85-year-old woman in January 2019, reports the Viasna HRC website. Earlier, the Supreme Court overturned the verdict and sent the case for retrial. In the practice of passing death sentences in Belarus, it is a rare occurrence when the Supreme Court board overturns an earlier sentence, and returns the case for a new trial.