The case against the ice-skating champion Maxim Staviiski over killing one and injuring three other in a crash last summer, will be referred to Burgas Appellate Court for reconsideration.

On September 24, the Supreme Court decided it was to pass the final sentence against the skater within a month.

The decision was taken after a hearing on the case, held after prosecutors from the coastal city of Burgas filed an appeal against the Appellate Court`s ruling to confirm Staviiski`s suspended punishment imposed over involuntary manslaughter and aggravated bodily harm.

In the beginning of February, the sportsman was given a 2,5-year suspended sentence and five years to be served in probation over drunk driving and causing a deadly road accident.

The crash occurred on August 5 last year after the skater veered into the opposite lane on a bridge over the Ropotamo River near Burgas and crashed headlong into another car with four people riding in it. At the time of the accident, Staviiski had 1,29 per miles of alcohol in his blood.

The hit took the life of Petar Petrov, 24, while one of his passengers - 18-year-old Manuela Gorsova was in coma for almost a year.