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Third man charged with murder after Bradford house fire in 2024

A third man has been charged with murder following a house fire which killed a mother and her three children.

Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle died following the blaze at their home on Westbury Road, Bradford, on 21 August last year.

Sharaz Ali, 39, who was seriously injured in the same fire and subsequently spent time in a coma, has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, said West Yorkshire Police.

Mr Ali, of Langbar Avenue in Bradford, is due to appear before Bradford Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Mohammed Shabir, 44, and Calum Sunderland, 25, both of Keighley, had also previously been charged with murder and were due to go on trial at Bradford Crown Court this week.

A court was told last week that Mr Ali had initially not been expected to survive the fire but that there had been a “marked” improvement in his condition following the turn of the year.

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