ROME, June 20 (RAPSI) - Russian national Azat Yagafarov, charged with the unintended murder of six people during a snowmobile accident in northern Italy last January, has received a two-year suspended sentence and is subject to immediate deportation from the country. The verdict was announced by an Italian court on Thursday.

Six Russian nationals, including five tourists from Krasnodar and the manager of a mountain hotel, Rafilya Pshenichnaya, were killed on January 4 in the Trentino-Alto Adige region. Pshenichnaya's husband, Azat Yagafarov, was driving the snowmobile and was pulling six passengers along behind him in a sled only suitable for transporting cargo. Another tourist, Boris Yudin, was riding the snowmobile as a passenger. Yagafarov lost control of the vehicle and it fell from 100 meters.

Yagafarov and Yudin were hospitalized with multiple injuries. Later, Yagafarov, who is still in hospital, was charged with the unintended murder of two or more people.

The trial began last April. Two plaintiffs, representatives of the families of the two victims were present at the most recent hearing. Yagafarov offered monetary compensation, but they refused, defense attorney Manuela De Pellegrini told RIA Novosti.

After the court order was issued, Italian border officials were required to start Yagafarov's deportation procedure. However, in Russia he could not be liable to prosecution, the lawyer said.