Brother of children who died in house fire said he regarded texts allegedly sent before blaze as 'empty threats', court hears

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The brother of four children who died in a house fire said he regarded texts allegedly sent prior to the blaze as 'empty threats', a jury heard.

Zak Bolland is accused of sending 'threatening' messages before the fatal fire, including one which allegedly read 'I will petrol bomb your house tonight'.

Bolland, 26, and his co-defendant David Worrall, 28, deny murdering Michelle Pearson following a

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