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| A teenager "quite literally went up in flames" after a 14-year-old friend sparked a lighter next to him, a jury at Cardiff Crown Court has been told. | A teenager "quite literally went up in flames" after a 14-year-old friend sparked a lighter next to him, a jury at Cardiff Crown Court has been told. |
| The boy denies causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but has admitted grievous bodily harm. | The boy denies causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but has admitted grievous bodily harm. |
| The prosecution said the 13-year-old suffered 29% burns and would probably need surgery for the rest of his life. | The prosecution said the 13-year-old suffered 29% burns and would probably need surgery for the rest of his life. |
| The jury heard the victim had spilled petrol on his trousers after sniffing its fumes in a garage near Aberdare. | The jury heard the victim had spilled petrol on his trousers after sniffing its fumes in a garage near Aberdare. |
| Huw Evans, prosecuting, said the 13-year-old "quite literally went up in flames" in the incident on 12 April at the garage in Godreaman. | Huw Evans, prosecuting, said the 13-year-old "quite literally went up in flames" in the incident on 12 April at the garage in Godreaman. |
| Flames | Flames |
| Mr Evans added that he was in hospital for eight weeks and needed skin grafts. | Mr Evans added that he was in hospital for eight weeks and needed skin grafts. |
| "He has been left very seriously scarred," Mr Evans added. | "He has been left very seriously scarred," Mr Evans added. |
| The two boys were with others, who had been messing about with a friend's motorbike, the jury was told. | The two boys were with others, who had been messing about with a friend's motorbike, the jury was told. |
| Some, including the injured boy, had been sniffing petrol from a can but somehow petrol had been spilled onto his trousers. | Some, including the injured boy, had been sniffing petrol from a can but somehow petrol had been spilled onto his trousers. |
| Speaking via a live video-link, the 13-year-old said he had been "tonking" or sniffing petrol, for the first time on that occasion and said it had made him feel giddy. | |
| He told the court the 14-year-old had spilled petrol on him, and denied he had done it himself. | He told the court the 14-year-old had spilled petrol on him, and denied he had done it himself. |
| He said he "felt something wet" on his leg and that he had then grabbed his friend, who pushed him back. | He said he "felt something wet" on his leg and that he had then grabbed his friend, who pushed him back. |
| "I said 'light me on fire and you're coming with me'," he told the court. | "I said 'light me on fire and you're coming with me'," he told the court. |
| "I just remember running up the steps in flames." | "I just remember running up the steps in flames." |
| Other friends, and the mother of one boy, tried to extinguish the flames with milk and damp towels before an ambulance arrived. | Other friends, and the mother of one boy, tried to extinguish the flames with milk and damp towels before an ambulance arrived. |
| The boy said: "It was hurting like I hadn't felt pain before." | The boy said: "It was hurting like I hadn't felt pain before." |
| When questioned the boy estimated 20 seconds passed between the petrol being spilled on his leg and the trousers going up in flames. | When questioned the boy estimated 20 seconds passed between the petrol being spilled on his leg and the trousers going up in flames. |
| The court heard that the defendant told police later that he was lighting a cigarete with his lighter when the other boy accidentally caught fire. | |
| Neither can be identified. | |
| The case is continuing. | The case is continuing. |