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Charity gets Philpott house demolition £18,000 fee | Charity gets Philpott house demolition £18,000 fee |
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A charity has received £18,000 from the demolition company that knocked down a house in which six children died. | A charity has received £18,000 from the demolition company that knocked down a house in which six children died. |
Derby Demolition Ltd waived its fee for razing 18 Victory Road where the children of Mick and Mairead Philpott lost their lives in a fire. | |
The couple were jailed in April, along with friend Paul Mosley, after being convicted of manslaughter. | The couple were jailed in April, along with friend Paul Mosley, after being convicted of manslaughter. |
The money will go to a Skegness holiday home for disadvantaged children living in Derbyshire. | |
Bill Tomlinson, chairman of the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre, said it was a "phenomenal fee". | Bill Tomlinson, chairman of the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre, said it was a "phenomenal fee". |
He said: "It's our intention for the money to be used for the children in the Victory Road area." | He said: "It's our intention for the money to be used for the children in the Victory Road area." |
The donation, he said, was a "magnificent gesture". | The donation, he said, was a "magnificent gesture". |
'Some good to come' | 'Some good to come' |
The cheque was presented at a community centre run by the Osmaston Community Association of Residents. | |
Mr Tomlinson said it would pay for almost five weeks of holiday for disadvantaged children. | |
Daniel Walsh, of Derby Demolition, said he wanted the money to go to the centre, in Skegness, Lincolnshire, because he had visited it as a child. | Daniel Walsh, of Derby Demolition, said he wanted the money to go to the centre, in Skegness, Lincolnshire, because he had visited it as a child. |
He said: "In these times all money is welcome but we thought it would do more good for somebody else and for some good to come of the situation." | He said: "In these times all money is welcome but we thought it would do more good for somebody else and for some good to come of the situation." |
Mr Walsh added that he and his staff had found the job difficult knowing what had happened at the property. | Mr Walsh added that he and his staff had found the job difficult knowing what had happened at the property. |
He said: "We all thought it was going to be a bit gory. We never went into the Philpotts' house and we sort of just pulled it down as it was, so nobody was actually physically handling anything." | |
Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire at Victory Road, on 11 May 2012. | Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire at Victory Road, 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. |
Mick Philpott, 56, was jailed for life, with a minimum sentence of 15 years, for starting the fire while his children slept upstairs. | Mick Philpott, 56, was jailed for life, with a minimum sentence of 15 years, for starting the fire while his children slept upstairs. |
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