Greenock Sheriff Court A TORCHING threat accused is said to have thrown flammable liquid onto a man s face and terrorised him with a lighter. Sean McAuley, 23, is said to have lay in wait for the alleged victim to finish work in Port Glasgow before attacking him. Prosecutors say McAuley directed the man to kneel on the ground and repeatedly tried to ignite a lighter after splashing accelerant onto his face and clothing. He says the allegation is false and has lodged a special defence of alibi at Greenock Sheriff Court. The Crown says that McAuley was acting with another person whose identity is meantime unknown at the time of the alleged incident.