Derby fire children's funeral
The funerals of six children who died following a house fire in Derby have taken place in the city. The children's parents are charged with their murder.
Mourners gather to say farewell to Derby fire children
Mourners turned out to say farewell to six children who died in a house fire. The children's coffins were carried to the funeral service on six horse-drawn carriages.
The hearse carrying the body of Jade Philpott, 10, led the cortege with a horse with pink feathers.
Five more hearses, each with blue feathers, followed, carrying the bodies of her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six, Jayden, five, and Duwayne, 13, to St Mary's Catholic Church in Derby town centre.
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