BREAKING NEWS Bradford house fire: Man aged 36 and 45 are arrested for murder after 'beautiful' mother and her children aged nine, five and 22 months were killed in blaze By Olivia Christie Published: 06:00 EDT, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 06:26 EDT, 24 August 2024 e-mail Two men aged 36 and 45 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother and her three children were killed in a house fire. Bryonie Gawith, 29, died at the scene while her children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five, and Aubree Birtle, 22 months, died in hospital after the horror blaze in Bradford on August 21. It comes as a 39-year-old man, who was arrested at the scene on Wednesday morning, on suspicion of murder remains in hospital in a critical condition.
The man was an ex-partner of a woman who was visiting the family, West Yorkshire police confirmed yesterday. Shocking footage shows flames billowing out of the house on Westbury Road as by-standers watch on in horror. Bryonie Gawith, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene, while her two daughters, nine-year-old Denisty and 22-month-old Aubree, and her son Oscar Birtle, five, later died in hospital A children's car seat can be seen lying amongst soot and burnt wooden panels on the grass Tributes were paid to victims (left to right) Oscar, Aubree and Denisty Birtle Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Stacey Atkinson from West Yorkshire Police said: 'Extensive inquiries remain ongoing today in what is very much a live and active investigatio.