Overview

• Sharaz Ali, 39, has been charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with a house fire in Bradford last August.
• The fire killed Bryonie Gawith, 29, and her three children, Denisty, 9, Oscar, 5, and Aubree, 22 months, while her sister Antonia Gawith survived the incident.
• Two other suspects, Mohammed Shabir, 44, and Calum Sunderland, 25, have already pleaded not guilty to the charges and are scheduled to stand trial starting Tuesday.
• Ali, initially hospitalized in critical condition following the fire, has shown significant recovery and is expected to be fit to stand trial by the end of the year.
• Prosecutors are seeking to delay the trial of Shabir and Sunderland so that all three defendants can be tried together.