UK - Bradford. 3 children (1, 5 & 9) and a woman killed in house fire. *Man arrested on suspicion of murder* (21 Aug '24)

[bobbymkii]

As if there weren't already enough terrible things going on already

Three children and a woman killed in house fire

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

metro.co.uk

 

[bobbymkii]

13:34KEY EVENT

New images show house damaged by blaze​

Aerial photos show the house involved in this morning devastating house fire.
In the images, black smoke and fire damage can be seen on the front of the property surrounding the downstairs windows.
The brickwork around the house entrance is also blackened from the flames, with the doo itselfr missing from it's frame. The circumstances, or cause, of the fire are yet to be determined by police.

Aerial images show fire damage to the terraced house on Westbury Road, Bradford (
Image:
Ben Lack Photography Ltd)

Three children under 10 and woman die in 'deliberate' house fire - updates

Police believe the fire at the property on Westbury Road, Bradford was started "deliberately" with a 29-year-old woman pronounced dead at the scene and three young children dying of their injuries

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Sarahlou]

I'm running out of things to say about all these awful crimes that men keep committing against women and children.

Just so sad and angry.

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826227564559442313

 

[SouthEnd]

What's going on with all the (IMO) arsons in the UK at the moment? Terrifying times...

 

[bobbymkii]

16:09Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

One of three children who died was 22 months old​

Police have named the children who died in the fire as Destiny, nine, Oscar, five, and 22-month-old Aubrey.

Three children under 10 and woman die in 'deliberate' house fire - updates

Police believe the fire at the property on Westbury Road, Bradford was started "deliberately" with a 29-year-old woman pronounced dead at the scene and three young children dying of their injuries

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[bobbymkii]

16:15Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Woman who died in fire named​

In a press conference held in the last few moments, police have named the 29-year-old woman who died in the fire as Bryonie Gawith.


16:14Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

Man arrested in critical condition​

The 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder remains in hospital in a critical condition, according to police.

Three children under 10 and woman die in 'deliberate' house fire - updates

Police believe the fire at the property on Westbury Road, Bradford was started "deliberately" with a 29-year-old woman pronounced dead at the scene and three young children dying of their injuries

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[Dotta]

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Four people who died in a house fire in Bradford in the early hours of this morning have been named.

They have been named as 29-year-old Bryonie Gawith and children Denisty, nine, Oscar, five and Aubree Birtle, 22 months, by West Yorkshire Police.

 

[Dotta]

Rest in Peace

"Bryonie Gawith, 29,
was pronounced dead at the scene,
while her two daughters,
nine-year-old Denisty Birtle
and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle,
and her son Oscar Birtle, five,
later died in hospital."

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826296115106369729

 

[Lucy6226]

Awful. What beautiful children. Sounds like the all too common story of a mans violence against a woman ending in tragedy

 

[Dotta]

Dbm

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1826394336390484307

 

[Lucy6226]

Poor poor woman. So an attempt on her life was made less than a month ago....her and the children should have been in a safe house. It was clearly going to end in her death at the very least. I'm so fricken angry right now!

 

[katydid23]

How can anyone set fire to their 3 young children. It's impossible to understand that kind of evil.

 

[elliefant]

It wasn’t the children’s father (her ex) who set the fire as he was in custody at the time for his previous assault on her.

It was allegedly a 39 year old unnamed man, who was also injured in the fire and has been arrested.

Could be a new partner. Could be somebody doing the ex’s bidding. Idk.




Tragic mother, 29, who was killed along her three children aged nine


Tragic mother, 29, who was killed along her three children aged nine

 

[Dotta]

It wasn’t the children’s father (her ex) who set the fire as he was in custody at the time for his previous assault on her.

It was allegedly a 39 year old unnamed man, who was also injured in the fire and has been arrested.

Could be a new partner. Could be somebody doing the ex’s bidding. Idk.




Tragic mother, 29, who was killed along her three children aged nine


Tragic mother, 29, who was killed along her three children aged nine

Yes.
It was another guy
An ex who tried to strangle the poor woman and stole things from her.

Another man was involved in fire attack.
I cannot imagine the terror of victims being caught in fire

 

[MollyHarps]

It wasn’t the children’s father (her ex) who set the fire as he was in custody at the time for his previous assault on her.

It was allegedly a 39 year old unnamed man, who was also injured in the fire and has been arrested.

Could be a new partner. Could be somebody doing the ex’s bidding. Idk.




Tragic mother, 29, who was killed along her three children aged nine


Tragic mother, 29, who was killed along her three children aged nine

This is just so sad.

My guess is that this is related to the ex partner - it just seems to much of a coincidence to me that he assaulted her on the 27th July (it probably then took like a week to get to court for him to be remanded) then for this to happen on the 21st. MOO is that he set this up.

This women and those poor children never stood a chance.

My thoughts go to their family and also to the neighbours these cases really rock a neighbourhood

 

[Firstsnow4]

This is just so sad.

My guess is that this is related to the ex partner - it just seems to much of a coincidence to me that he assaulted her on the 27th July (it probably then took like a week to get to court for him to be remanded) then for this to happen on the 21st. MOO is that he set this up.

This women and those poor children never stood a chance.

My thoughts go to their family and also to the neighbours these cases really rock a neighbourhood

The daily Mail article states:

‘Last night a family friend, who asked not to be named, claimed Miss Gawith and her three children had been innocently caught up in a domestic row involving another member of her family.

The family member is said to have come to the house, followed by a man who 'poured petrol over his head and set himself on fire.'

So it’s to do with another member of her family?! But I wonder who the other man was?? How tragic if this is the case. MOO.