The victim of a Canberra home invasion had petrol in his eyes and mouth when he pleaded with a masked intruder not to set him on fire, a court has heard.
A police interview with the man was played to the ACT Supreme Court on Tuesday, when the jury trial of alleged assailant Robert James Smith, 32, began.
Smith has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm, an alternative allegation of committing an act endangering health, aggravated burglary, riding in a stolen vehicle and two counts of theft.
