slacker Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 Irregular News for 12.19.06 United Kingdom -- A teenager is today facing jail after he set fire to his friend at a party turning him into a human torch. Kenneth Wallwork sprayed his pal's back and buttocks with lighter fuel and then set it on fire with his cigarette lighter. The flames got out of control and Wallwork fled from the room in panic, without stopping to help his 19-year-old friend. The teenager then told police he had started the blaze as a prank because he wanted to burn the hairs on his friend's back. Wallwork, 19, of Catherine Close, Wesham, near Preston, pleaded guilty to wounding Andrew Clough causing him grievous bodily harm. He was bailed to January 12 by Blackpool Magistrates for pre-sentence reports and warned he could be jailed. Don Green, prosecuting, said on September 9 Mr Clough attended an impromptu party in Kirkham held by a friend whose parents were away. At 1am Mr Clough went to sleep in a bottom bunk bed. He was woken by an intense searing pain and the smell of his own flesh burning. Mr Clough pleaded with the partygoers to take him to hospital, but they had all had too much to drink. An ambulance was called and he was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital. A consultant reported Mr Clough had suffered a 15cm by 15cm area of burns to his back and buttocks and he was given painkilling morphine intravenously. Allan Cobain, defending, said there was nothing malicious in Wallwork's behaviour. It was a foolish prank which had gone disasterously wrong. Mr Cobain added: "He thought it would be amazing to singe the hairs on Mr Clough's back and buttocks. When the flames erupted he was devastated and panic stricken. "There was no excuse for his behaviour. He is genuinely sorry and feels sick at what happened." source Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Ever see those photos of people who have pranks played on them by their friends when they pass out drunk? Yet another reason to never get more inebriated than the people you're with... Quote Link to comment
huskeraddict Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 After I read this, my butt hurt. Quote Link to comment
Dan_F_30 Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 I once was with a group of guys in high school who opened a pen at a feedlot and 600 head of cattle were in the pen. That was another prank that went wrong....6 years, 120 hrs of community service, $1,800 and 3 court trials later it seemed to be not as funny... Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 That makes me want to stop lighting farts Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Not so fast - yours or others? The former, sure. The latter - well, why give up a good time when you don't have to? Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Not so fast - yours or others? The former, sure. The latter - well, why give up a good time when you don't have to? myself.......I would probably laugh if someone else's butt caught a little fire Quote Link to comment
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