A man accused of murdering his former partner’s sister and her three children in a house fire as part of a botched revenge attack “wanted to inflict maximum pain” and “didn’t care who was there”, a trial has heard.

Prosecutors say Sharaz Ali was “motivated by jealousy and fuelled by drink and drugs” when he set fire to the home of Bryonie Gawith and her three small children in the early hours of August 21 last year.

Ali is accused of starting the fire as “revenge” on his former partner – Bryonie’s sister Antonia Gawith – who was staying there after ending their “abusive” seven-year relationship.

Doncaster Crown Court has heard that after Ali went into the house in Bradford and started pouring petrol around inside, as well as on himself and Antonia, she ran outside in an attempt to lure

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