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Lanterns for Philpott children

Lanterns were lit in Derby on Sunday in remembrance of the six Philpott children who were killed in a house fire started by their father. The house is be demolished, councillors have announced yesterday.

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'It was a plan that went disastrously and tragically wrong'

CPS Crown Advocate Samantha Shallow has described the case of Mick and Mairead Philpott as "a plan that went disastrously and tragically wrong".

Mick and Mairead Philpott have been found guilty of the manslaughter of their six children in a fire at their house in Derby in May last year. Family friend Paul Mosley was also found guilty of their deaths.

In a statement, Ms Shallow said:

Today’s verdict shows that the children died as a result of the actions of Michael and Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley when they set the fire.

It was a plan that went disastrously and tragically wrong.

This has been a challenging and harrowing case to prosecute.

Amid all the details of the defendants’ personal lives that have come out in court, it should not be forgotten that at the heart of this case were the deaths of six innocent children.

I extend the condolences of the whole prosecution team to the family and friends of the six children for their tragic loss.

– CPS Crown Advocate Samantha Shallow
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