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The parents of six children killed in a house fire were remanded in custody at Nottingham crown court on Friday charged with the murders of their children.The parents of six children killed in a house fire were remanded in custody at Nottingham crown court on Friday charged with the murders of their children.
Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, were charged with murder following the blaze at the house on Victory Road in Allenton, Derby, on 11 May.Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, were charged with murder following the blaze at the house on Victory Road in Allenton, Derby, on 11 May.
Their children – Jade, 10, John, nine, Jack, seven, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five – all died in the fire. A sixth Duwayne, 13, died of his injuries in Birmingham children's hospital two days later.Their children – Jade, 10, John, nine, Jack, seven, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five – all died in the fire. A sixth Duwayne, 13, died of his injuries in Birmingham children's hospital two days later.
Philpott, who wore a white sports vest top, stared down at the floor in the dock while his wife, who wore a blue sweater and her red hair loose around her shoulders, appeared tearful.Philpott, who wore a white sports vest top, stared down at the floor in the dock while his wife, who wore a blue sweater and her red hair loose around her shoulders, appeared tearful.
A member of the packed public gallery left the courtroom and shouted "disgrace" at the pair. Other members of the gallery shouted "scum".A member of the packed public gallery left the courtroom and shouted "disgrace" at the pair. Other members of the gallery shouted "scum".
No applications were made for bail.No applications were made for bail.
The judge, Mr Justice Charles Haddon-Cave, remanded the pair in custody. They will next appear at Nottingham crown court on 18 June for a preliminary hearing.The judge, Mr Justice Charles Haddon-Cave, remanded the pair in custody. They will next appear at Nottingham crown court on 18 June for a preliminary hearing.
On Wednesday evening, police revealed that they had been charged with the murders of their children. During their first court appearance before magistrates in Derby on Thursday, a man and a woman had to be escorted from the court by police and court officials after they interrupted proceedings and shouted "scum" and "bastards" during the 10-minute hearing.On Wednesday evening, police revealed that they had been charged with the murders of their children. During their first court appearance before magistrates in Derby on Thursday, a man and a woman had to be escorted from the court by police and court officials after they interrupted proceedings and shouted "scum" and "bastards" during the 10-minute hearing.
The children were asleep in their beds upstairs when the fire broke out at the semi-detached property in the early hours. The murder charges were confirmed on Wednesday night by Derbyshire police and the CPS, following a recent appeal for information from the police.The children were asleep in their beds upstairs when the fire broke out at the semi-detached property in the early hours. The murder charges were confirmed on Wednesday night by Derbyshire police and the CPS, following a recent appeal for information from the police.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill, the officer leading the investigation, emphasised that the charges should not be seen as the end of the inquiry.Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill, the officer leading the investigation, emphasised that the charges should not be seen as the end of the inquiry.
He said: "We are determined to get to the truth of what happened and still want people to speak to us to tell us what they know about this tragedy."He said: "We are determined to get to the truth of what happened and still want people to speak to us to tell us what they know about this tragedy."
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