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Katie Dickinson

House fire murder accused says he spilled petrol accidentally, trial told

A man accused of murdering his former partner’s sister and her three children in a house fire says he spilled the petrol that started the blaze accidentally, a court has heard.

Sharaz Ali is alleged to have deliberately set fire to the home of Bryonie Gawith and her children in a botched revenge attack on his former partner – Bryonie’s sister, Antonia Gawith.

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