Gao Nan quarreled with his family and bought gasoline to set fire to. The Tainan District Court sentenced him to 1 year in prison and suspended for 4 years in October.

Gao Nan quarreled with his family to buy gasoline and set a fire. His younger brother grabbed oil barrels and gas to stop him, but he still took out paper to cause oil stains. The Tainan District Court sentenced him to one year and ten months for attempted arson, with a suspended sentence of four years. (Photo by reporter Wang Jie)

A brother surnamed Gao had a quarrel with his family, but his brother who lived with him became a "father-in-law." Not only was he busy physically snatching gasoline and gas barrels, but he also watched his brother smoke napkins and light fires to vent his anger. The Tainan District Court sentenced Gao to one year and ten months in prison for arson, with a suspended sentence of four years.

In May of this year, Gao Nan had a dispute with his family members who lived with him for some reason. In anger, he went out on his motorcycle and bought a barrel of gasoline and returned home with the intention of setting a fire. When his younger brother saw this, he was so frightened that he rushed forward to stop him. Although a small amount of gasoline spilled on the ground during the fight, his younger brother still struggled to grab the gasoline barrel. Unexpectedly, Gao Nan turned around and He picked up the small gas bucket beside him and his brother grabbed it again. Unexpectedly, Gao Nan was still unwilling to give up. He walked into the kitchen and took out the napkin, lit it with a lighter and threw it directly towards the oil stains on the ground, which instantly ignited the fire. He used this to threaten his brother's safety and frightened his brother.

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Gao Nan confessed to the crime during police questioning and trial, saying that he lost control of his emotions at the time. During the trial, his brother, who was affected for no reason, told the judge that he was willing to forgive his brother. The collegial panel held that although Gao Nan's ignition endangered public safety, the scope of the oil spill at the scene was not large, and it only caused a small area of ​​the ground to be blackened. The fire was quickly controlled, did not affect the house structure and other items, and did not cause any casualties. Considering that Gao Nan had no criminal record and had been forgiven by his family, if he was sentenced to the statutory minimum sentence, it would still be too harsh and objectively enough to arouse sympathy, so his sentence was reduced in accordance with the law.

The judge considered Gao Nan's experience and that he should be alert after the trial process and would not have any concerns about reoffending, so he sentenced him to a four-year suspended sentence. In order to strengthen his concept of the rule of law and learn lessons, Gao Nan is required to pay protective supervision during the probation period, provide 100 hours of voluntary labor to a designated agency, and receive 2 legal education courses; the lighters and gasoline barrels seized in the case were confiscated, and the entire case can still be appealed.