Overview

• The Prison Service confirmed Shabir died on 24 September 2025 at HMP Leeds, and the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.
• Shabir had pleaded not guilty to murdering Bryonie Gawith and her children Denisty, Oscar and Aubree, and to the attempted murder of Antonia Gawith.
• He was due to stand trial on 17 November at Bradford Crown Court alongside co-defendants Sharaz Ali and Calum Sunderland.
• The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed a mention hearing on 20 October at Bradford Crown Court to address case management after his death.
• The case relates to a deliberate house fire on 21 August 2024 at the family’s Westbury Road home in Bradford that killed the mother and three children.