Two teenagers, 16 and 17 years old at the time of the incident, wore black clothes and went to the Bank of China Self-Service Banking Center to set fire last year. One of the teenagers suffered burns on their hands and feet during the process. The repair costs exceeded 630,000 yuan, but most of them The cost is paid by insurance.
The two teenagers pleaded guilty to arson in the District Court today (23). The judge first obtained reports from the labor camp and training center for the two.
The two defendants were named Wen and Liu respectively, and they were 16 and 17 years old when the crime occurred.
They admitted to using fire to damage ATMs, cheque machines and cash deposit machines at the BOC Self-service Banking Center in Wah Fu Village, Aberdeen, on February 12, 2020.
According to the case, the Bank of China has always been the target of the anti-revision movement demonstrators, but there was no large-scale demonstration on the day of the incident.
The sprinkler system will extinguish the fire after a few seconds
In the early morning of the day of the incident, the two defendants put on black clothes and masks and entered the Bank of China Self-service Banking Center in Wah Fu Village, Aberdeen. Wen poured white electric oil on the machines in the center. Liu held a gas tank and set fire to the bank. Center, but trigger the shower system, the system will extinguish the fire after a few seconds.
The first defendant suffered burns to his hands and feet
The two defendants were arrested afterwards. The first defendant admitted to the crime under caution and claimed that his hands and feet were burned by fire.
In the incident, the BOC ATM, cheque machine and banknote deposit machine were damaged by fire. The repair cost was more than 630,000. Most of the money was paid by insurance.
Case No.: DCCC724, 726/2020
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