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| Derby fire deaths: Philpotts and friend to be sentenced | Derby fire deaths: Philpotts and friend to be sentenced |
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| The parents who killed six children in a house fire in Derby will be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court later. | |
| Mick and Mairead Philpott, as well as their friend Paul Mosley, were convicted of manslaughter on Tuesday after an eight-week trial. | |
| Derbyshire Police said it was the most upsetting case the force had ever dealt with. | |
| The couple's families released statements saying they thought "justice had been served". | The couple's families released statements saying they thought "justice had been served". |
| 'Violent and controlling' | 'Violent and controlling' |
| The jury returned unanimous decisions on Mosley and Mick Philpott while Mairead Philpott was convicted by a majority. | |
| Five of the Philpotts' children died in their home in Victory Road and the sixth, from a previous relationship, died in hospital. | |
| 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. |
| Mairead Philpott's son from a previous relationship, 13-year-old Duwayne, died later in hospital. | Mairead 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. | Jurors heard that Philpott had been violent and controlling towards his former live-in mistress, Lisa Willis. |
| When she left, taking her children, he became "obsessed with getting Lisa and the kids back". | When she left, taking her children, he became "obsessed with getting Lisa and the kids back". |
| The court heard Mick Philpott wanted to rescue the children from the fire, blame Miss Willis, and be hailed a hero - but the plan went wrong. | The court heard Mick Philpott wanted to rescue the children from the fire, blame Miss Willis, and be hailed a hero - but the plan went wrong. |
| Professor David Cantor, an investigative psychologist at the University of Huddersfield, said: "He [Mick Philpott] lived in a world where he could get away with anything. | Professor David Cantor, an investigative psychologist at the University of Huddersfield, said: "He [Mick Philpott] lived in a world where he could get away with anything. |
| "He had these two women, he'd been on television, he was a bit of a sort of local celebrity almost, and he probably had a great confidence that he could get away with all sorts of things." | "He had these two women, he'd been on television, he was a bit of a sort of local celebrity almost, and he probably had a great confidence that he could get away with all sorts of things." |
| Mairead Philpott's sister, Jennifer Lobban, told the BBC's Panorama team she had been dominated by Mick Philpott. | Mairead Philpott's sister, Jennifer Lobban, told the BBC's Panorama team she had been dominated by Mick Philpott. |
| She said: "She is a victim of Mick, but, at the end of the day, when it comes to your kids, she should have put them first." | She said: "She is a victim of Mick, but, at the end of the day, when it comes to your kids, she should have put them first." |
| Jurors were told that Philpott was to "act the hero and victim" and perhaps obtain a bigger house. | Jurors were told that Philpott was to "act the hero and victim" and perhaps obtain a bigger house. |
| Father of 17 | Father of 17 |
| Derby South MP Margaret Beckett once met him as his constituency member of Parliament when he was trying to get a bigger house because of the size of his family. | Derby South MP Margaret Beckett once met him as his constituency member of Parliament when he was trying to get a bigger house because of the size of his family. |
| She said: "He was the sort of person who gives compassion and public support a bad name. | She said: "He was the sort of person who gives compassion and public support a bad name. |
| "I wished he lived in somebody else's constituency, if that doesn't sound a ridiculous thing to say. He wasn't somebody you wanted to be responsible for in any way." | "I wished he lived in somebody else's constituency, if that doesn't sound a ridiculous thing to say. He wasn't somebody you wanted to be responsible for in any way." |
| During the trial the court heard details of how Philpott led an unconventional life at Victory Road. | During the trial the court heard details of how Philpott led an unconventional life at Victory Road. |
| He would share a bed with his wife and Miss Willis on alternate nights, and both women were said to have lived happily with one another and the situation for a decade. | He would share a bed with his wife and Miss Willis on alternate nights, and both women were said to have lived happily with one another and the situation for a decade. |
| But Miss Willis, 29, became unhappy with the domestic set-up three months before the fire and left with her five children, four of whom were fathered by Philpott. | But Miss Willis, 29, became unhappy with the domestic set-up three months before the fire and left with her five children, four of whom were fathered by Philpott. |
| The fatal blaze engulfed the house as the children slept just hours before Philpott, who was father to a total of 17 children by five different women, and Miss Willis were due to appear at a pre-scheduled court hearing to discuss residency of their children. | The fatal blaze engulfed the house as the children slept just hours before Philpott, who was father to a total of 17 children by five different women, and Miss Willis were due to appear at a pre-scheduled court hearing to discuss residency of their children. |