Death rap for nanny in deadly fire upheld
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A COURT in east China鈥檚 Zhejiang Province yesterday upheld the death sentence for a woman who started a fire that killed four members of the same family in 2017.
The Zhejiang Provincial Higher People鈥檚 Court announced that it had rejected an appeal for leniency by Mo Huanjing, a former nanny for the family of Lin Shengbin.
鈥淭he previous verdict and the application of law are right. The sentencing is appropriate,鈥 the court said.
The court has sent the case to the Supreme People鈥檚 Court for review of the death sentence.
Mo set fire to Lin鈥檚 apartment in Hangzhou City on June 21, 2017, killing Lin鈥檚 wife Zhu Xiaozhen and their three children, according to the Hangzhou Intermediate People鈥檚 Court鈥檚 verdict issued in late February.
The higher court said it stood by the death sentence despite the fact that Mo took actions after setting the fire that could be considered for leniency and had eventually turned herself in.
鈥淢o鈥檚 motive was abhorrent, highly vicious and dangerous to others. The consequences of the crime were severe and detrimental to public safety,鈥 the court said.
According to the February verdict, Mo was a gambling addict and was in debt. She started working for Lin in September 2016. From March 2017 to June 2017, she stole jewelry and watches from the family worth more than 180,000 yuan (US$28,120). She also borrowed 114,000 yuan from Zhu to 鈥減urchase a house,鈥 but gambled the money away.
On June 22, 2017, Mo decided to further gain Zhu鈥檚 trust by lighting a fire and putting it out. However the fire spread fast, and Zhu and her three children died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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