 The six finally agreed that Capper had to be removed from the house after Michelle Capper told them her stepfather was going to report her to the police as a missing person . In the early hours of 14 December 1992 , Capper was forced into the boot of a stolen white Fiat Panda car and driven 15 miles to a narrow lane at Werneth Low near <unk> , on the outskirts of Stockport . In the car were McNeilly , the Powells and Dudson . McNeilly " giggled " as they made the journey . Capper was pushed down an embankment into a patch of brambles and then McNeilly poured petrol over her . Powell stated : " Suzanne was still wobbly and fell over . Bernie [ McNeilly ] said ' Get up . ' Bernie pushed her down the hill and poured petrol on her . " When McNeilly had difficulty getting the petrol to ignite , Glyn Powell asked Dudson for some paper , who handed him a folded envelope which Powell then attempted to light and use as a taper . After three failed attempts , Dudson said : " In the end he just went up to her with a lighter and lit her . He lit her on the back . She went straight up in flames and was screaming . The flames lit up the whole forest . " McNeilly began to sing " Burn baby burn ! Burn baby burn ! " from the Trammps ' song Disco Inferno . Believing Capper to be dead , the four returned to Jean Powell 's house , stopping to buy canned drinks on the way . Both Leigh and Pook were at the house when they arrived and Dudson stated : " Cliff [ Pook ] asked Glyn [ Powell ] , ' Have you done it ? ' Glyn said ' Yes ' and he was laughing . He gave Cliff his lighter back . " 
