A man is accused of burning his friend to death after the friend drank his last four cans of beer.
Gary Stewart Miles, 40, is accused of murdering Paul John Stamp, 47, in Darwin in September last year after a row.
According to news.com.au, Stamp, who was sharing a house with Miles at the time, apparently drank the last four cans of Miles' beer, despite being warned not to.
When Miles found out, he and Gregory Channing allegedly beat Stamp, breaking eight ribs and causing internal injuries.
The duo are then accused of dragging him to the boot of a car before driving to an industrial estate where they planned to 'teach him a lesson' by making him walk home.
Darwin Supreme Court heard that the car ran out of fuel, so the pair hitched a ride to get some more, and when they returned Miles poured the petrol over the car before setting it alight and burning Stamp to death.
Miles denies murder. Channing is already serving a five year sentence for assault on Stamp and deprivation of liberty.
Appearing in court, Channing told prosecutors that Miles had snapped, shouting 'I'm going to kill this c***' while covering the car with fuel.
Miles was shocked by what he'd done, Channing said, adding: 'You could tell by the way he was, he was a different person. Upset, like he couldn't believe what happened, like it didn't happen but it did.'
But defence counsel Jon Tippett QC accused Channing of setting the car alight because he hadn't liked Stamp, who had been disrespectful and commented on Channing's girlfriend's breasts.
'You were the person who came up with the plan, weren't you, because this man Stamp really p***** you off,' Mr Tippett alleged. Channing agreed but denied starting the fire.
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