[ikka]

"This man, fresh from prison and asking how her daughter was, might be considered to have provoked her."

I agree.

[hosepipe]

[ "This man, fresh from prison and asking how her daughter was, might be considered to have provoked her." ]

Burns 60% of his body for 11 days.?..
He must have thought.. "Damn me, they should'a took a rope and hanged me"...
for 11 days

Gasoline will burn skin badly, even IF its not lit... in a short while..