A man has been found guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s sister and her three children in a house fire in Bradford.
Sharaz Ali killed Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, after deliberately setting fire to their home in a revenge attack when Bryonie’s sister, Antonia, ended their relationship.
The 40-year-old was also found guilty of the attempted murder of Antonia Gawith, following a trial at Doncaster Crown Court.
Co-accused Calum Sunderland, 26, was cleared of murder but found guilty of four counts of manslaughter for his role in breaking into the family’s house where Antonia had been staying.
The trial heard Ali “motivated by jealousy and fuelled by drink and drugs” and Sunderland had arrived at Bryonies’ home in Westbury Road, Bradford, in the early house of 21 August 2004.
Prosecutors said Ali then ordered Sunderland to kick down the door before he went inside and poured petrol around the property.
