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Derby fire deaths: Parents deny murdering children | |
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A couple have denied murdering six of their children in a house fire in Derby. | A couple have denied murdering six of their children in a house fire in Derby. |
Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers John, nine; Jack, eight; Jessie, six, and Jayden, five, died on 11 May. Duwayne, 13, died three days later. | Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers John, nine; Jack, eight; Jessie, six, and Jayden, five, died on 11 May. Duwayne, 13, died three days later. |
Their parents, Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, denied six counts of murder at Nottingham Crown Court. | Their parents, Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, denied six counts of murder at Nottingham Crown Court. |
A second man, Paul Mosley, 45, of Cecil Street, Derby, is also charged with their murders but did not enter a plea. | A second man, Paul Mosley, 45, of Cecil Street, Derby, is also charged with their murders but did not enter a plea. |
The fatal fire broke out at the family's home in Victory Road, Allenton. | |
Both parents wept as the charges were read out to them. | Both parents wept as the charges were read out to them. |
All the defendants are next due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 29 November. | All the defendants are next due to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 29 November. |
The date for a trial has been provisionally set for January 2013. | The date for a trial has been provisionally set for January 2013. |