Two men have been charged with the alleged murder of a woman and her three children in a fire at their home in Bradford.
Mohammed Shabir, 44, and Calum Sunderland, 25, both from Keighley, West Yorkshire, have been jointly charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
The pair have been remanded in custody to appear at Bradford Magistrates Court tomorrow (Wednesday, 28 August).
Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her three children – Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle – died after their home on Westbury Road, Bradford, caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday 21 August. Police believe it was deliberately set alight.
West Yorkshire police said four other people remain under investigation.
They are:
A 39-year-old man arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder who remains in hospital in a critical condition.
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A 36-year-old man who was arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder and attempted murder who has been interviewed and released on conditional bail.
And a 54-year-old woman and 42-year-old man who were arrested on Monday on suspicion of assisting an offender who have also been interviewed and released on bail.
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