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05/11/2012
Children Fire Death Arrests Made
Two men have been arrested in connection with a house fire that killed six children in May, according to Derbyshire Police.
The two men, aged 45 and 49, are being questioned over the fire in Victory Road.
Jade Philpott, 10, brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five, died in the fire while their brother Duwayne, 13, died three days later.
Mick Philpott, 55, and wife Mairead, 31, are due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday to face murder charges.
(GK)
The two men, aged 45 and 49, are being questioned over the fire in Victory Road.
Jade Philpott, 10, brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five, died in the fire while their brother Duwayne, 13, died three days later.
Mick Philpott, 55, and wife Mairead, 31, are due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday to face murder charges.
(GK)
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