Jordan Spencer jailed : A judge has dismissed a woman’s claim that she acted out of fear when she poured petrol on a young woman and set her on fire in a brutal attack.
Jordan Spencer, a 34-year-old mother of five, was condemned by the Victorian Supreme Court for what the judge described as a “shocking and heartless” crime. Spencer threw a bowl of petrol on 20-year-old Paris Carpio and ignited it, leaving her severely injured.
On Wednesday, Justice Andrew Tinney sentenced Spencer to 13 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious injury under circumstances of gross violence. He noted that Carpio’s life was changed forever during her visit to family and friends in Shepparton on January 15 last year, describing the assault as an “act of cruelty and inhumanity.
Jordan Spencer Jailed for Petrol Fire Attack on Paris Carpio
According to the court, Ms Carpio had been drinking with a friend at Rigg Reserve around 4 p.m. when they came across Spencer’s boyfriend, Rob McLaren, who was acquainted with her friend.
Later that day, Mr. McLaren—who was not accused of any wrongdoing—rode off on Ms Carpio’s e-scooter.
At approximately 5:34 p.m., Ms Carpio arrived at Spencer’s residence “clearly intoxicated, upset, and volatile,” searching for both Mr. McLaren and her e-scooter, Justice Tinney said.
As her frustration grew, Ms Carpio began shouting and hitting the front door with her hands and feet before leaving the property. However, she returned after 6:30 p.m. upon spotting Mr. McLaren riding her e-scooter nearby and smashed a front window.
At that moment, Spencer taunted Ms Carpio, urging her to come inside the house.
Details of the Attack and Events Leading Up to It
Come in, the door’s open — step inside and I’ll give you what you deserve,” Spencer told her.
As Ms Carpio stepped back, Spencer followed her outside, threw a bowl of petrol over her, and ignited it, setting her upper body ablaze.
Bystanders rushed to extinguish the flames while Spencer calmly walked away. Both women were later airlifted to Melbourne for treatment for severe burns.
Spencer was arrested several days later. When asked by police if she knew why she was in custody, she replied, “Yeah, because that b—h came onto my property.”
Inside her home, investigators found a jerry can containing two litres of petrol on the kitchen bench and a lighter on the dining table.
In recorded prison phone calls, Spencer blamed her boyfriend, Rob McLaren, for “starting the whole f—ing argument” and complained that she was “f—ed” because he hadn’t deleted the CCTV footage. “Yeah, well, you didn’t come to fix what you started, so I had to,” she told him.
Spencer also alleged that McLaren had placed the bowl of petrol near the door for self-defence and insisted she acted out of fear of Ms Carpio.
Justice Tinney rejected both claims outright.
Spencer Sets Paris Carpio on Fire Outside Her Home
Justice Tinney determined that Spencer had deliberately poured petrol in advance, intending to launch an attack on Ms Carpio, acting “primarily out of anger.
The use of fire to cause serious harm to another person is an act of shocking and heartless cruelty,” he said.
In this case, you planned your actions, fully aware of the devastating consequences that would follow. Your behaviour was vicious, cruel, and utterly appalling.
He emphasized that Paris Carpio, just 20 years old, was unarmed and defenseless — and despite her erratic behaviour that day, Spencer had no justification to fear her.
Justice Tinney also remarked with concern that the use of accelerants and fire as weapons has become an increasingly common form of violence in recent years.
Spencer will be eligible for parole in January 2033 after serving a minimum of nine years in prison.
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