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Defence Pushes ‘Accidental Spill’ Account as Bradford House‑Fire Murder Trial Hears Survivor Video

Jurors viewed Antonia Gawith’s police interview, a key exhibit in a case alleging a revenge‑driven arson.

Overview

  • At Doncaster Crown Court on Friday, Sharaz Ali’s counsel said the petrol that ignited the blaze spilled during a struggle rather than being poured deliberately.
  • Jurors on Thursday watched Antonia Gawith’s recorded interview describing Ali arriving with another man, dousing her in petrol and a lighter being struck before flames spread.
  • Prosecutors have presented CCTV said to show a blue Skoda arriving, Calum Sunderland donning a glove, and a canister later filled with £10 of fuel before the attack.
  • Ali, 40, and Sunderland, 26, deny four counts of murder and one of attempted murder; prosecutors say Mohammed Shabir drove the car and that he died in custody last month.
  • The court has heard about messages prosecutors cite as threats and alleged jealousy, and that Ali was pulled from the burning house and later spent months in a coma.