South Carolina Man Confessed To Setting Fire To His Ex-Girlfriend’s House With Kids Inside
A Newberry man pleaded guilty to setting his ex-girlfriend’s house on fire with her, two children, and a pet inside.
The family, who was sleeping when the fire started, was able to make it out of the burning home but it was destroyed. A pet inside was also killed.
Investigators determined the fire was set in the early morning hours by 29-year-old Jorge Mora-Vahena.
Phone records placed him there at the time of the fire and when officials confronted him about it, he confessed.
“It takes a malicious, evil heart to set a home on fire where children are sleeping,” said Solicitor David Stumbo.
Mora-Vahena pleaded guilty to arson and first-degree assault and battery.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for arson and 5 years suspended to 30 months for the assault.
“I am pleased that Jorge Mora-Vahena will be behind bars for a long time, and we will continue to stand with our partners in law enforcement to fight this scourge of domestic violence in our communities,” Stumbo said.
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