“A woman who angrily doused an “old friend” in petrol and set him alight for making a misogynistic comment was suffering from depression and substance abuse, a court has heard.
“Corbie Jean Walpole, 24, earlier pleaded guilty to one charge of burning or maiming by using corrosive fluid.
“Her victim, Jake Loader, was 23 when he was found with life-threatening burns at a southern New South Wales home in Howlong on January 7 last year.
“Walpole tearfully appeared before the Albury District Court today expecting to be sentenced.”
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