Friday, 13 July 2012

53-year-old Michael Marin who poisoned himself with sodium cyanide in a court



Investigators said Marin deliberately burned down his $3.5 million suburban Phoenix mansion in July 2009 after it failed to sell at a charity auction and he could no longer pay the mortgage. He was seen escaping the fire by climbing down a rope ladder while wearing scuba gear.

A Maricopa County Superior Court jury found Marin guilty last week of arson of an occupied structure. Prosecutors said he could have faced 16 years in prison for the charges.


3 comments:

Nwaka said...

He wld have gone to prison he would have come out when he was 69 not so long

Anonymous said...

Maybe he considered his prestige

Obinna said...

Which is more honourable killing himself or being a man and face d consequences4 his action