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One of three teenagers charged with starting a Denver house fire that killed five people — apparently out of revenge for a stolen cellphone that was mistakenly traced to the home — was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison.

Gavin Seymour, 19, pleaded guilty in January to one count of second-degree murder for his role in the Aug. 5, 2020, fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family. Denver District Court Judge Karen Brody sentenced him to the maximum possible term he faced, The Denver Post reported.

“This is a tragedy that is, I’m sure for everyone involved, incomprehensible,” Brody said. “There was a loss of the most innocent of lives.”

Seymour and two other teenagers — Kevin Bui and Dillon Siebert — were charged with setting the fire in the middle of the night, killing family members Djibril Diol, 29; Adja Diol, 23; Khadija Diol, 1; Hassan Diol, 25; and 6-month-old Hawa Baye. Three other people escaped by jumping from the second floor of the home.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Was 14 when he did it. Threw his whole life away and took 5 innocent lives with it. So sad.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

not his whole life. Sentence should be 80 years just to make sure it's his whole life though.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

His future after the prison time ends is not going to be too bright, I think

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if it is. That's most likely going be a retribution rather than correction, so the society is unlikely to become better as a result. But that's a complicated matter, truly

[–] [email protected] -5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Not all people can be fixed.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't mean we shouldn't try, and the American justice system doesn't fucking try

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago

I agree that the US prison system doesn’t rehabilitate, when it should. However, in the case where a person commits a multiple homicide and arson over the possibility their phone might be at a location, they should not see the light of day again.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Unfortunately so