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Brothers sentenced to death for brutally murdering former teacher

Two brothers have been sentenced to death after they were found guilty of brutally murdering their former teacher.

Stanislaw Kostsew, 19, and his brother Illya, 21, face being blindfolded and made to kneel before being shot in the back of the head by a state executioner in Belarus - the last country in Europe where execution is permitted.

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