This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-21875816
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Derby fire deaths: Three guilty of Philpott children's deaths | Derby fire deaths: Three guilty of Philpott children's deaths |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| The parents of six children who died after a house fire in Derby have been convicted of their manslaughter, along with their friend. | The parents of six children who died after a house fire in Derby have been convicted of their manslaughter, along with their friend. |
| Mick Philpott and Paul Mosley were found guilty by unanimous verdicts, while Mairead Philpott was convicted by a majority, at Nottingham Crown Court. | Mick Philpott and Paul Mosley were found guilty by unanimous verdicts, while Mairead Philpott was convicted by a majority, at Nottingham Crown Court. |
| Philpott hoped the fire would frame his ex-mistress for the attack so he could win custody of his children. | Philpott hoped the fire would frame his ex-mistress for the attack so he could win custody of his children. |
| A senior police officer said it was the most tragic case he had worked on. | A senior police officer said it was the most tragic case he had worked on. |
| Sentencing later | Sentencing later |
| Derbyshire Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said: "There are six little kids there that have not got the chance to grow up. | |
| "Personally I have found it very upsetting. I have become extremely angry at the needless loss of life." | |
| Five of the children died on the morning of the fire in Victory Road, and the sixth died three days later. | Five of the children died on the morning of the fire in Victory Road, and the sixth died three days later. |
| Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire on 11 May 2012. | Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire on 11 May 2012. |
| Mrs Philpott's son from a previous relationship, 13-year-old Duwayne, died later in hospital. | Mrs Philpott's son from a previous relationship, 13-year-old Duwayne, died later in hospital. |
| Jurors heard that Philpott had been violent and controlling towards his former live-in mistress, Lisa Willis. | |
| Stabbed 13 times | |
| But the jurors were not told that Philpott had been jailed in 1978 for attempting to murder a 17-year-old ex-girlfriend. | |
| He stabbed her 13 times as she lay sleeping after she ended their relationship, and also attacked her mother when she intervened. | |
| The three defendants were found guilty after less than eight hours of deliberation. | The three defendants were found guilty after less than eight hours of deliberation. |
| The judge, Mrs Justice Thirlwall, said the defendants would be sentenced on Wednesday. | The judge, Mrs Justice Thirlwall, said the defendants would be sentenced on Wednesday. |
| As the court heard the guilty verdicts, Mairead Philpott looked down at the floor and appeared upset while holding a tissue in her hands. | |
| Before leaving the dock, Mick Philpott was heard to say: "It's not over yet." | Before leaving the dock, Mick Philpott was heard to say: "It's not over yet." |
| 'Six angels' | |
| In a statement read outside the court, Mick Philpott's sister Dawn Bestwick said: "Our presence in court was to find out the truth and following today's verdict we believe justice has been done. | |
| "This past year has been a very difficult time for our family as we have had to come to terms with what Mick and Mairead and Paul Mosley have done. We can now move on and our six angels can rest in peace." | |
| A statement read on behalf of the Duffy family, the family of Mairead Philpott, said: "Duwayne, Jade, John, Jack, Jesse and Jayden were taken away in the cruellest way imaginable by the very people that were supposed to love and protect them. | |
| "We, Mairead's family, cannot describe the pain we feel. Today justice has been done and we are happy with the verdict." |