Ho Chi Minh City: Maid burned down employer's house in Thu Duc, suspected of later committing suicide in the fire to escape crime

A fire broke out at a house in the city. Thu Duc (HCMC) caused 1 person to die. The initial cause was determined to be a fire set by a maid, who later died from the fire.

On September 25, information from the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department (PC07) of Ho Chi Minh City Police, at about 2:16 a.m. on the same day, a house in an alley on Street 2, Hiep Binh Chanh Ward, City Thu Duc (Ho Chi Minh City) suddenly caught fire. Neighbors tried to extinguish it on the spot but were unsuccessful.

After receiving the news, the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team of Thu Duc City Police dispatched many fire engines and 52 officers and soldiers to the scene to put out the fire. By 2:50 a.m., the fire was completely extinguished.

After the fire was extinguished, the authorities discovered a female body on the ground floor. The victim was identified as Ms. NTC (61 years old, a maid).

At the time of the fire, Mr. T. (45 years old, living in Binh Thanh district) was on the first floor. When he discovered the fire, he and his wife and children climbed over to the neighbor's house and escaped.

According to PC07, the initial cause was that the victim, doused in gasoline, committed suicide. A source in Tuoi Tre newspaper said the maid doused her employer's house in gasoline and burned it down because in early September, the employer announced her sudden termination. Mrs. C. has worked as a maid for the family for about 15 years.

"Maybe this maid heard the news of being fired, so she was sad and started burning the house," the source said.

In addition to killing one person, the fire damaged 50 out of 192 square meters of the house and many household appliances. Authorities are currently actively investigating the case.

Recently, there have been scandalous incidents involving maids and nannies in the family. Not long ago, it was reported that a nanny kidnapped and murdered a 2-year-old girl in the city. Hanoi also confused many people.

Specifically, a girl named Giap Thi Huyen Trang (27 years old) was hired by her family as a nanny to take her daughter to school. However, on the afternoon of September 19, Trang kidnapped the child and took him from Gia Lam (Hanoi) to Hung Yen province to demand 1.5 billion ransom. Even though the family transferred 350 million VND, this person still murdered the baby.

Hung Yen Provincial Police then prosecuted the case, charging the accused with Giap Thi Huyen Trang for murder. However, on September 22, this subject was determined to have died in the Duong River area.

According to lawyer Nguyen Van Hung - Director of Phuc Khanh Hung Law Firm, arson of a house is a dangerous act for society, which can cause particularly large and unpredictable consequences. Authorities can base on the consequences to consider and handle the act of setting fire to another person's house.

If causing fire or property damage, a crime can be considered under Article 178 of the 2015 Penal Code Crime of destroying or intentionally damaging property. Accordingly, the highest penalty for offenders is imprisonment from 10 years - 20 years when causing damage to property worth 500,000,000 VND or more. In addition, the offender may also be fined from 10,000,000 VND to 100,000,000 VND, banned from holding certain positions, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for 01 to 05 years.

If you set fire to a house and cause damage to people, you will be prosecuted for criminal liability for murder according to Article 123 of the current Penal Code with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment or death. nh.

If an individual unintentionally causes a fire, he or she may also be punished depending on the nature and severity of the act. In light cases, administrative handling shall be in accordance with the provisions of Articles 29 to 51 of Decree 144 dated December 31, 2021 of the Government stipulating sanctions for administrative violations in the field of security, order and social safety. social evils prevention, fire prevention, rescue, rescue, domestic violence prevention. Accordingly, depending on the nature and consequences, violators can be fined from 100,000 VND - 25,000,000 VND.

However, compared to the above case where the perpetrator committed suicide, the handling will be considered by the authorities and the final result will be given in a reasonable manner.

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