A Chinese nanny, who killed a senior in the hopes of quickly getting her pay, has been sentenced to immediate execution.

He Tiandai, a 46-year-old carer, was sentenced to immediate execution yesterday, May 4, by a court in Guangzhou in south China’s Guangdong province, according to Shanghai Daily. She admitted to killing He Yanzhu, a 70-year-old woman, who was under her care.

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The suspect committed the crime on December 16, 2015 - just four days after she was hired to take care of the victim. She agreed to the salary set by her employer, which was 2,500 yuan (about USD $385) per month. She was told that in case her job ended at any time before the end of the first month, she will still be paid in full.

The family of the victim, who are unrelated to the suspect despite the family name, said the suspect was ‘trustworthy’ and a hardworking person based on first impressions. The victim was also considered healthy despite suffering from osteoporosis. However, just four days after the suspect was hired, the victim unexpectedly died, causing her family to be surprised.

The suspect reportedly put sleeping pills and insecticide in the meat soup that she fed her victim with. After two hours, the victim was still alive, so the suspect strangled her with rope.

After she death, the suspect asked the woman's family for her full salary as promised. However, after noticing that some of the victim’s belongings went missing, they speculated that the suspect had stolen them and so withheld her salary.

While the suspect and her employers were still arguing over the salary, the police were called in to conduct an investigation. They found several poisoning paraphernalia which included rat poison, insecticide, and syringes in the suspect’s luggage. They also found the victim’s earrings in the suspect’s possession.

The suspect admitted in court that she killed the victim because she wanted to get the money quickly. She also admitted to nine other attempted murders using similar methods, two of which were not successful.

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