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| Derby fire deaths: Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley appeals rejected | Derby fire deaths: Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley appeals rejected |
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| Two people jailed for the manslaughter of six children in a Derby house fire have had applications to appeal against their sentences rejected. | Two people jailed for the manslaughter of six children in a Derby house fire have had applications to appeal against their sentences rejected. |
| A judge at the Court of Appeal refused permission for Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley's applications to proceed. | A judge at the Court of Appeal refused permission for Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley's applications to proceed. |
| The pair wanted to reduce the 17-year prison sentences they were each given in April. | |
| Mick Philpott, Mairead's husband, has not tried to appeal against the life sentence he received for manslaughter. | Mick Philpott, Mairead's husband, has not tried to appeal against the life sentence he received for manslaughter. |
| He can no longer do so as defendants need to appeal within 28 days of being sentenced. | |
| Mairead Philpott, the children's mother, and Mosley, a family friend, now have the right to renew their applications and ask a full court of three judges to give permission. | |
| The pair were not at the court hearing when Mr Justice Henriques made his decision on 15 July, but both have been sent letters explaining why their applications have been rejected. | |
| These reasons have not been made public. |