Killer nanny gets death sentence in fatal 2017 fire
The nanny convicted of starting a fire that claimed the lives of three children and their mother in a high-profile 2017 case that shocked the nation was given the death penalty on Friday.
Mo Huanjing was sentenced to death by a first instance judgment at Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court. She was tried earlier this month and also was convicted of theft charges.
The verdict ruled that Mo, 35, who was burdened with heavy gambling debts, sought nanny jobs in 2015 to pay her debtors. In September 2016, Mo, through an agent, obtained a live-in nanny job at the home of Zhu Xiaozhen and Lin Shengbin in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province.
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