1. Read the following case information.Vena is 36 years old. She is charged with the murder of her male partner; it being allegedthat she threw petrol on him and then set him alight. He died from his injuries one weeklater. Prior to his death he was able to give a statement.At the time of the assault, the victim was sitting smoking a cigarette, when he felt liquidbeing pour onto him from behind. He then felt the heat from being set alight, caused byVena throwing a lighted match onto him. The victim ran outside, where the fire was thenextinguished by a neighbour who had been watering his front garden with a hose. Anambulance was called; and the victim told the paramedics that, before attacking him, Venahad said to him: 'I will kill you boy.' On arrival at hospital a few minutes later, he wasfound to have extensive burns.In her police interview, Vena said that they had been arguing, and then the victim had satdown to smoke. She said that he had his knife with him, and that he had made a motionwhen they were arguing that he was going to use the knife upon her. She then gave furtherdetails about the day of the offence. She said that she had been sleeping when the victimhad come to ask her for money, and she had told him she had none. She said that he wasannoyed and angry, and came to her again a few minutes later, threateningher with the knife.Vena described the victim as a drug addict who had been in and out of prison. She also 5 described having received repeated beatings from