Three teenagers accused of holding down another teen while petrol was poured over his body and set alight appeared in the High Court at Napier yesterday to stand trial.
Michael Downey, 18, Jayden Wardle, 19, and a third man with name suppression have each been charged with two counts of causing grievous bodily harm - one with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one with reckless disregard - in relation to the incident on the night of August 12, 2011.
The principal offender, Matt-Dillon Shannon, who poured the petrol over the complainant and set it alight, was found guilty during a trial last year. He was jailed for three years.
The complainant had been at Shannon's 17th birthday party in Hastings but had not been drinking.
The court heard yesterday he had taken himself to a bedroom and sat down against a wall when Shannon and others entered the room with a petrol can.