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Corbie Walpole Appeals 7½-Year Sentence Over Howlong Petrol Attack

Her appeal notice lodged June 13 remains pending in the Court of Criminal Appeal with no hearing date set.

Howlong woman Corbie Walpole, who set fire to her friend Jake Loader, is seeking to have her four-and-a-half year jail term reduced on appeal. File picture

Overview

  • On January 7, 2024, Walpole doused 22-year-old friend Jake Loader with petrol at a Howlong party and set him on fire after he made a misogynistic comment.
  • Loader sustained severe burns covering over 55% of his body, endured an eight-day coma, spent 74 days in a burns unit and faces lifelong physical and emotional challenges.
  • Justice Jennifer English sentenced Walpole on May 22, 2025, to 7½ years in prison with a 4½-year non-parole period after rejecting her provocation defence.
  • If the non-parole period stands, Walpole will not be eligible for release until November 21, 2029.
  • Court documents indicate Walpole had consumed 23 to 35 standard drinks and used cocaine in the 12 hours before the attack.