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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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