Philpott loses sentence appeal
Mairead Philpott, who was jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire, had a challenge against the length of her sentence rejected today by Court of Appeal judges sitting at Nottingham Crown Court.
Mairead Philpott to appeal sentence
Mairead Philpott will challenge the length of her sentence today in the Court of Appeal.
Philpott, 33, was jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby.
Family friend Paul Mosley also got 17 years for the manslaughter, and Philpott's husband Mick was jailed for life.
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