A second man charged with murdering a mother and her two young children in a house fire will appear at Bradford Crown Court on Monday.

Arshad Mahmood, 18, of Pollard Lane, Undercliffe, Bradford, was remanded in custody by Bradford magistrates today.

He appeared in the dock to face three counts of murder in relation to the incident in Hendford Drive, Pollard Park, Bradford, on Tuesday, July 6.

Alina Shah, ten, and Aman Shah, eight, died in the blaze. Their mother, Iram Shah, 30, died at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, six days later from severe burns.

Mahmood, flanked by security guards, was led into the dock where he stood clutching his hands in front of him.

Earlier this month, his brother, Asjid Mahmood, 21, of Pollard Lane, Undercliffe, pleaded not guilty to the same murder charges at Bradford Crown Court. A trial date has been set for January.