Only after they had declared the killing accidental would the fugitive be returned to the city of refuge.
وَإِذَا حَكَمُوا أَنَّهُ قَتَلَ ٱلضَّحِيَّةَ بِٱلْخَطَإِ ،‏ كَانُوا يُرْسِلُونَهُ مُجَدَّدًا إِلَى مَدِينَةِ ٱلْمَلْجَإِ .‏