Two men deny murdering mother and three children in Bradford house fire

Two men person denied murdering a parent and her 3 children who were killed successful a location occurrence successful Bradford.

Bryonie Gawith, 29; Denisty Birtle, nine; Oscar Birtle, five; and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle; died pursuing the blaze astatine their location connected Westbury Road successful the aboriginal hours of August 21.

On Wednesday, Mohammed Shabir, 44, of Alice Street, Keighley; and Calum Sunderland, 25, of Calton Street, Keighley; pleaded not blameworthy to murdering Ms Gawith and the 3 children, and attempting to execution Ms Gawith’s sister, Antonia Gawith.

Both defendants appeared via a video nexus from situation for the proceeding astatine Bradford Crown Court, wherever they entered not blameworthy pleas to each of the 5 charges. They are owed to spell connected proceedings successful March.

The tribunal heard a antheral arrested astatine the country of the fire, described arsenic the “main suspect”, was “still unconscious” successful infirmary and volition not beryllium acceptable for proceedings “even if helium does aftermath up”.

West Yorkshire Police antecedently confirmed the antheral successful infirmary is the ex-partner of a pistillate who was visiting the family.

Ms Gawith died astatine the country and the 3 children died from their injuries successful hospital.

In a connection issued aft their deaths, the household of the victims said the nonaccomplishment of “our B” and the children, referred to arsenic “Chuch, Oggy and Strawberry”, had brought “unimaginable sadness and grief”.

The children’s father, Jonathan, besides released a connection which read: “I americium perfectly distraught astatine the abrupt nonaccomplishment of my fiancee, Bryonie, and our 3 beauteous children.

“Bryonie and I were unneurotic for a agelong time, and we had a bully beingness together.

“She was a beauteous pistillate and a loving parent to Oscar, Aubree and Denisty.

“I loved them with each my bosom and if I had the chance, I would instrumentality their spot successful a heartbeat. I cannot ideate beingness without them.”