Philpott appeal dismissed
Mairead Philpott, jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby, will challenge the length of her sentence today in the Court of Appeal.
Prosecutor argues Mairead Philpott was no 'mere spectator'
Richard Latham QC, prosecution for the Crown, has argued Mairead Philpott had petrol on her own clothing and was therefore not a "mere spectator".
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