EXCLUSIVE Tragic mother, 29, who was killed along her three children aged nine, five and one was allegedly strangled and assaulted by her former partner less than a month ago Victim Bryonie Gawith was allegedly assaulted by Jonathan Birtle at the house Heartbreaking tributes have been placed at the scene following today's tragedy By Chris Brooke and Adrian Radnedge and Emily Jane Davies and Miriam Kuepper Published: 23:41, 21 August 2024 | Updated: 00:10, 22 August 2024 e-mail Fire victim Bryonie Gawith was allegedly strangled and assaulted by her former partner less than a month ago, it can be revealed. Jonathan Birtle, 34, appeared before Bradford and Keighley Magistrates Court accused of intentionally strangling Miss Gawith at the house where the deadly fire occurred. He was also accused of assaulting her at the property in Westbury Road, Bradford on the same day.
Birtle faces a third charge of stealing Miss Gawith’s iPhone . All three offences are alleged to have taken place on 27 July. The father-of-three was also charged with possession of cannabis two days later.
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 horrific clip showed the moment the fire broke out and flames engulfed the home on Westbury Road in Bradford An aerial view of the scene in Westbury Road, Bradford, after a house fire killed four people, with a slide and childre.