Mr Loader and Walpole had been partying in Howlong with friends and returned to her backyard about 5am to keep drinking.
Most of the group was heavily intoxicated, and Walpole had consumed cocaine.
Walpole had described Mr Loader as being antagonistic towards her throughout the night, trying to wrestle her and wake her sleeping boyfriend.
Her anger then flared when Mr Loader told her she should stay in the kitchen making scones where she belonged, and not to go drinking with boys.
She left the table where they were drinking to collect a five-litre container of petrol from her garage, and poured it on Mr Loader before waving around her lighter.
Mr Loader said, "Go on, do it," before Walpole set him on fire.
Iβm kind of confused how this happened logistically. Did she just have all the tools for lighting her friend of fire on standby, or did she have to leave to go get them? Did the friend just stand there and let her do it because he thought it would be fun? Someone please explain, I wonβt read the article to find out how she did it myself because I donβt feel like it
She had to go get the stuff. She even waved the lighter in front of him, after dousing him in fuel. He tried to call her bluff. Go on, do it. So, she done did the damn thing.
Very nice of him to let her go through with it, he must have known how special getting to do this would be for her