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31/05/2012
Child Fire Death Couple Remanded
The parents of six children who were killed in a house fire in Derby have appeared in Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court
Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, have been charged with murder.
The couple will appear in custody at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday.
Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six and Jayden, five, died in the house fire on Victory Road on 11 May. Duwayne, 13, died three days later.
Derbyshire Police say has the investigation is ongoing as examination of the scene was contines.
Funeral arrangements for the children have yet to be finalised. A charitable trust has set up to administer money raised for the funerals said earlier this week it had passed the £10,000 mark.
(GK)
Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, have been charged with murder.
The couple will appear in custody at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday.
Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six and Jayden, five, died in the house fire on Victory Road on 11 May. Duwayne, 13, died three days later.
Derbyshire Police say has the investigation is ongoing as examination of the scene was contines.
Funeral arrangements for the children have yet to be finalised. A charitable trust has set up to administer money raised for the funerals said earlier this week it had passed the £10,000 mark.
(GK)
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Mick Philpott Denies Involvement In Fatal Fire
The father of six children who died in a house fire has denied starting the blaze at the families Derby home last May. 56-year-old Mick Philpott denies any involvement but has told a court he has suspicions about who started the fire. He alleges that he and his children had received death threats after the family appeared on ITV's Jeremy Kyle Show.
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Philpott Children Fund-Raising Group Agrees To Stop
A group raising money in the name of the six children of Mick and Mairead Philpott have been asked to stop by police. It is understood that the group, Catch Me When I Fall, was investigated after questions over how money raised was being spent. No evidence of any wrongdoing was found.
Philpott Children Fund-Raising Group Agrees To Stop
A group raising money in the name of the six children of Mick and Mairead Philpott have been asked to stop by police. It is understood that the group, Catch Me When I Fall, was investigated after questions over how money raised was being spent. No evidence of any wrongdoing was found.
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Court Rejects Mairead Philpott Appeal
Mairead Philpott has lost her appeal over her sentence for the killing of six children in a house fire in Derby. Mrs Philpott was sentenced to 17 years in jail for manslaughter. Her husband Mick Philpott was jailed for life and a friend, Paul Mosley, was also jailed for 17 years.
Court Rejects Mairead Philpott Appeal
Mairead Philpott has lost her appeal over her sentence for the killing of six children in a house fire in Derby. Mrs Philpott was sentenced to 17 years in jail for manslaughter. Her husband Mick Philpott was jailed for life and a friend, Paul Mosley, was also jailed for 17 years.
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