How to pronounce the verdict in the first instance of "Hangzhou nanny arson case"?

20 18 At 9: 30 on February 9, Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court publicly pronounced the case of arson and theft of the defendant Mo Huanjing in the second court of our hospital, sentenced the defendant Mo Huanjing to death for arson and deprived him of political rights for life; He was sentenced to five years in prison for theft and fined RMB 10,000. Sentenced to death, deprived of political rights for life, and fined RMB 10,000. The public prosecutor, the defendant and his defender, the victim Lin Shengbin and his agent ad litem attended the sentencing. Relatives of the victims, NPC deputies, CPPCC members, media reporters and people from all walks of life attended the audit.

According to the judgment, the defendant Mo Huanjing went out to work on 20 15 to avoid debts because of his long-term addiction to gambling and heavy debts. From 2065438 to September 2006, Mo Huanjing was hired by an intermediary to work as a live-in nanny for Zhu Xiaozhen and Lin Shengbin in Blue Qianjiang Apartment in Shangcheng District of Hangzhou. From March 20 17 to June 2 1 7 of the same year, in order to raise gambling funds, Mo Huanjing repeatedly stole Zhu Xiaozhen's gold wares, watches and other items for pawn and mortgage, and obtained more than RMB18,000. By the time of the crime, there were still items worth more than198,000 yuan that were not cashed. In the meantime, Mo Huanjing borrowed 1 1.4 million yuan from Zhu Xiaozhen on the pretext of buying a house in her hometown. The above money was squandered by Mo Huanjing for gambling.

From the evening of June 2, 2065438 to the early morning of the next day, the defendant Mo Huanjing gambled online with his mobile phone and lost more than 60,000 yuan, including 37,500 yuan of watches stolen from Zhu Xiaozhen's home that night. In order to continue to raise gambling money, he decided to set fire to put out the fire, so as to cheat Zhu Xiaozhen's gratitude and borrow money from Zhu Xiaozhen again. From 2 am to 4 am on June 22nd, Mo Huanjing used her mobile phone to check the key words related to arson, such as the automatic explosion of lighters, what caused the sudden fire at home, the sudden fire on the sofa, the sudden fire on the curtains at home, whether to go to jail for arson, whether the fire is easy to burn slowly, how to burn slowly in case of fire, the identification of the cause of the fire, and it is easy to find the cause of the fire. At about 4: 55 in the morning, Mo Huanjing lit a book with a lighter to ignite the sofa, curtains and other flammable items in the living room, which led to the rapid spread of the fire, causing the victim Zhu Xiaozhen and his three minor children to be trapped in the fire, died of carbon monoxide poisoning, and damaged the fine decoration, furniture and some facilities in the adjacent room. After identification, the loss was 2.57 million yuan. After the fire broke out, Mo Huanjing fled to the outside, called the police and asked others for help, and was taken away by the public security organs downstairs in the apartment for investigation.

It was also found out that from July 2065438 to July 2005, the defendant Mo Huanjing stole 2 bottles of Moutai while working as a nanny in Xujia, the central garden of Shengli Road, Yuecheng District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. 2065438+In February 2006, Mo Huanjing stole 6500 yuan from her live-in nanny Wang when she was a nanny at Lane 333. After the theft was discovered, Mo Huanjing returned or returned the property. 20 15 1 1 2 In the same year, when Mo Huanjing was working as a nanny in Zhoujia, Lane 2, Weifang West Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, she repeatedly stole rings, necklaces and other items for pawn, and was only found after redemption.

The above facts have been confirmed by 63 pieces of evidence cross-examined in court. In view of the opinions put forward by the victim's agent ad litem, defendant and defender on Mo Huanjing's arson time, arson motive and purpose, whether he deliberately set fire, whether he actively rescued, and whether property facilities and fire rescue can alleviate Mo Huanjing's guilt, this judgment gives a detailed judgment:

The judgment held that the defendant Mo Huanjing deliberately lit flammable items with a lighter in a high-rise residential building, causing four deaths and heavy property losses, and his behavior constituted arson; When Mo Huanjing was still a live-in nanny, she stole the property of her employer many times, and the amount was huge, which constituted theft. The public prosecutor accused Mo Huanjing of being guilty. Mo Huanjing has committed two crimes and should be punished according to law. Mo Huanjing deliberately set fire to a high-rise residential building early this morning, killing four people and causing heavy property losses. The criminal motive is despicable and the criminal consequences are extremely serious, which seriously endangers the safety of the public and society and should be severely punished according to law. Although Mo Huanjing can confess the crime of arson after being brought to justice, it is not enough to be given a lighter punishment. After Mo Huanjing was brought to justice, he voluntarily confessed the facts of the theft crime that the public security organs had not yet mastered. He surrendered himself and could be given a lighter punishment for his theft.

I should. The damage caused is too great.