A man accused of deliberately setting a neighbour on fire after arguing over loud noise has been found not guilty of attempted murder.

Michael Gauci, 46, nodded and looked up at the ceiling as the Victorian Supreme Court jury handed down its verdict on Tuesday.

Gauci admitted he poured a bucket of liquid on Shari Grey and fired a gunshot during the December 2022 dispute southwest of Melbourne but he denied setting her alight.

He faced trial after pleading not guilty to charges of attempted murder and intentionally causing injury in circumstances of gross violence.

Gauci also denied two separate charges of reckless conduct endangering serious injury to Grey’s friends during the Werribee incident.

Crown prosecutor Angela Moran alleged Gauci poured a bucket of flammable liquid over G

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