A MAN accused of killing a mum and her three children in a fire died of a heart attack in prison just minutes after a visit from his family, an inquest heard.
Mohammed Shabir, 45, was on remand at HMP Leeds when he became unwell on September 24.
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Bryonie Gawith and her three children died in the Bradford blaze
He was taken to hospital but was declared dead after going into cardiac arrest.
Shabir was one of three men due to go on trial later this year charged with murder following the blaze in Bradford.
Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle were all killed in the horror on August 21.
Coroner Oliver Longstaff said: “At the time of his death Mr Shabir had not been convicted of any criminal offence, he had been charged with an offence, he had indicated a plea of not guilty to that offence.
“There was a trial date set … Mr Shabir died before that trial had taken place.”
The inquest heard on the day of his death, Shabir was visited by family members.
They said he was his “usual self” but noted that he had become overweight during his time in prison.
CCTV showed Shabir breathless and apparently struggling to walk up stairs, the coroner said.
The court heard he collapsed on his wing at 4.45pm and an ambulance was called three minutes later.
Shabir was taken to hospital, where his condition deteriorated and he went into cardiac arrest before going in for surgery.
The inquest heard his family were concerned there “may be some elements of neglect” and asked why there was an hour and a half between him collapsing and arriving at hospital.
A report said the prison service were told there could be a two-hour wait when they called for an ambulance at 4.48pm.
An ambulance arrived at 5.17pm and Shabir was managed by paramedics within the prison until then.
The court heard Shabir had asthma and his family had concerns over whether he was receiving the correct treatment in prison.
Reading from a report by coroner’s officer Emma Walker, Mr Longstaff said: “They believe had he not been in prison he would still be alive.”
A review of his medical records in prison showed there were no noted exacerbations of his asthma in custody, he had regular asthma reviews and medication was prescribed to him regularly.
The coroner recorded Shabir died from natural causes.
Sharaz Ali, 40, who was seriously injured in the fire, and Calum Sunderland, 26, are still due to go on trial next month at Bradford Crown Court.
The horror unfolded on August 21 when flames engulfed the home in the early hours.
An inquest was told previously that emergency crews were called at around 2.07am.
Tragically, Bryonie was declared dead at the scene just 40 minutes later.
Police said they believed the home was deliberately set alight.
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