'Jealous' man who murdered mum and three children in Bradford house fire jailed

Sharaz Ali, 40, has been given a whole life order for murdering his former partner’s sister Bryonie Gawith and her three children by setting fire to their house in Bradford

A man who murdered his former partner’s sister and her three children when he set fire to their house has been given a whole life order.

Sharaz Ali, 40, was sentenced at Doncaster Crown Court for killing his former partner’s sister Bryonie Gawith and her three children by setting fire to their house in Bradford in August 2024.

Antonia Gawith had ended an abusive seven-year relationship with Ali and was staying with her sister Bryonie when Ali, “motivated by jealousy and fuelled by drink and drugs”, set fire to Bryonie’s home in the early hours of August 21 2024.

While Antonia managed to escape the fire, Bryonie, 29, and her three children, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and Aubree Birtle, 22 months, were trapped upstairs and could not be saved.

Ali, 40, was found guilty in December of murdering Bryonie and the three children, and attempting to murder Antonia.

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