COPS have arrested four more people in connection with a fatal house fire in Bradford that claimed the lives of a mum and three children. Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty-mai Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five and one-year-old Aubree Birtle were named as the victims of the blaze in Bradford, West Yorkshire , last week. West Yorkshire Police today confirmed four more people had been arrested after the tragedy at the Westbury Road home.
A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder following police enquiries in the Keighley area in the early hours of this morning. Two other people, a 54-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were also arrested from the same address on suspicion of assisting an offender. A 44-year-old man was then arrested on suspicion of murder and attempt murder shortly after 10am this morning after he attended at a police station.
An initial investigation showed the fire in Bradford was deliberately set and is believed to be a domestic-related crime, police said. It comes as two men, aged 36 and 45, were arrested on suspicion of murder during raids in the Keighley area of the city. The 36-year-old man remains in custody while the 45-year-old was released with no further action and eliminated from the investigation.
Meanwhile, a 39-year-old man who was arrested on Wednesday remains in hospital, where his condition is described as critical. Most read in The Sun West Yorkshire Police revealed on Friday that he was the ex-partner of someo.