If the victim still has a spouse, the spouse of the victim is the most important of the victim's close relatives, and the letter of understanding plays the most significant role. If the victim's spouse has died or divorced, you can seek a letter of understanding from any of the victim's parents, children, brothers and sisters.
In the process of obtaining the letter of understanding, the defendant may contact the close relatives of the victim through his lawyer or court mediator. The close relatives of the victim need to voluntarily write a letter of understanding to express their understanding and forgiveness for the defendant. The letter of understanding should be voluntary, true and legal, and cannot be obtained by coercion or deception.
It should be noted that the letter of understanding of the victim's family can be used as a factor in sentencing the defendant, but it is not the standard for determining whether the defendant is guilty or not. When trying a case, the court will comprehensively consider the defendant's behavior, circumstances, social harm and other factors to convict and sentence, and the letter of understanding from the victim's family is only one of them.