大快人心！杭州保姆纵火案一审宣判死刑

Mo Huanjing, the nanny who started a fire that caused the death of her female employer and the employer’s three children, was sentenced to death by a first instance judgment at the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court on Friday.

周五，杭州中级人民法院一审判决莫焕晶死刑，因其纵火致女雇主及3个孩子死亡。

The verdict ruled that Mo, who was burdened with heavy debts due to gambling, sought nanny jobs in 2015 to escape debt. In September of 2016, Mo, through an agent, obtained a live-in nanny job at the home of Zhu Xiaozhen and Lin Shengbin in Hangzhou.

判决裁定，因赌博而负债累累的莫，为了躲避债务，于2015年出来寻求保姆工作。2016年9月，经中介介绍，她获得一份住家式保姆工作，雇主为杭州的朱小贞和林生斌。

On the night of June 21, Mo lost over 60,000 yuan ($9,480) through online gambling. To raise more money, Mo decided to win over Zhu’s gratitude by starting a fire at Zhu’s home and extinguishing it, the verdict said.

判决称，6月21日晚，莫因网络赌博输掉6万余人民币（9480美元）。为了筹集更多钱还债，莫决定在朱家中“导演”一场纵火救火事件，以赢得朱的感激。

Between 2 to 4 am of June 22, Mo surfed the web on her mobile phone on how to set fire at home and its related consequences. At around 5 am, Mo ignited books through a lighter and the fire soon spread to sofas and curtains in the living room, leading to the death of Zhu and her three children. Trapped by the huge fire, they died due to inhalation of carbon monoxide.

6月22日凌晨2时至4时，莫在手机上浏览网页，了解如何在家中纵火以及相关后果。上午5时左右，莫用打火机点燃了书，火势迅速蔓延至卧室的沙发和窗帘，致使朱和她三个孩子死亡。他们被困在大火中，因吸入一氧化碳中毒死亡。

The verdict said the fire fighters took proper measures after receiving the fire report, but loopholes in fire safety at the residential compound and the malfunctioning of the fire fighting water supply system delayed the fire fighting process.

判决表示，消防员收到火灾报告后采取了适当的灭火措施，但住宅小区的消防安全漏洞和消防给水系统故障延误了救火进度。

The Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court heard the trial on Feb 1 and announced the sentence on Friday morning. It is currently unclear whether Mo will appeal the verdict.

2月1日，杭州中级人民法院听审此案，并于周五上午宣判。目前尚不清楚莫是否会对判决提出上诉。