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Brisbane man who set fire to sleeping friend suffered from psychosis, court hears
A man high on drugs and suffering from psychosis when he set fire to his friend at a home in Brisbane’s north in 2017 has been given a suspended sentence.
Key points:
- Nolan was originally charged with attempted murder but pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm
- The victim survived the attack and did not want Matt James Nolan to serve jail time
- The judge gave Nolan a lesser sentence given his mental state and victim’s wishes
Matt James Nolan, 30, poured petrol on Sigourney Coles before setting her alight, while she slept in her bed in Bracken Ridge in July, 2017.
The 28-year-old woman was taken to hospital with significant burns to her arms, chest and neck and was placed into an induced coma.
Ms Coles never provided a complaint to police and…
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