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Philpott children: Derby County holds minute's silence | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A minute's silence has been held at Derby County's football match in memory of the six Philpott children killed in a fire last May. | |
On Thursday, parents Mick and Mairead Philpott and friend Paul Mosley were jailed over the children's deaths in the fire at the family home in Derby. | On Thursday, parents Mick and Mairead Philpott and friend Paul Mosley were jailed over the children's deaths in the fire at the family home in Derby. |
The silence was held before the home game against Ipswich Town at 15.00 BST. | |
A whistle was blown to mark the beginning and end of the silence before fans burst into applause. | |
Before the silence The Rams' announcer called everyone at Pride Park to remember Duwayne, Jade, John, Jack, Jesse and Jayden Philpott. | |
The 23,000 people in the stadium kept perfectly silent between the two whistle blasts before joining in a lengthy applause. | |
Mick Philpott, 56, was given a life sentence for the manslaughter of the children and told he would serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. | Mick Philpott, 56, was given a life sentence for the manslaughter of the children and told he would serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. |
Mairead Philpott, 32 and Mosley, 46, were told they would each serve half of a 17-year sentence. | Mairead Philpott, 32 and Mosley, 46, were told they would each serve half of a 17-year sentence. |
Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire in Victory Road on 11 May. | Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire in Victory Road on 11 May. |
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. |
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