Mohammed Shabir, 44, and Calum Sunderland, 25, have both been charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder over a house fire in Bradford that killed a mother and her three children, West Yorkshire Police have said

The two men have been remanded in custody to appear at Bradford Magistrates Court tomorrow

Bryonie Gawith aged 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, was deliberately set alight in the early hours of Wednesday, 21 August.

Four other people remain under investigation.

A 39-year-old man arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder remains in hospital in a critical condition.

A 36-year-old man arrested on Friday on suspicion of murder and attempt murder has been interviewed and released on conditional bail.

A 54-year-old woman and 42-year-old man arrested on Monday on suspicion of assisting an offender have been interviewed and released on bail.

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