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.
Lanterns lit in Derby in memory of 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.
Jade, 10, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, Jayden, five, and Duwayne, 13, died last May.
On Sunday, Derby City Council confirmed its intention to knock down the property and the adjoining semi.
Mick Philpott, 56, was jailed for life last Wednesday after being convicted of killing the children.
His wife Mairead, and their friend Paul Mosley, have been sentenced to 17 years.
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'Dangerous' Philpott jailed, relatives say 'rot in hell'
Mick Philpott stuck two fingers up in court as the Judge told him he was a "disturbingly dangerous man" and would be sent to jail for life.
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Exclusive: Mick Philpott's sister 'he deserves to die'
Speaking exclusively to ITV News, Dawn Bestwick said jail wasn't good enough for MIck Philpott and that "as a coward" he "deserved to die".
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Mick and Mairead Philpott await sentencing
The judge has delayed her sentencing to "reflect further" on the trial Mick and Mairead Philpott and friend Paul Mosley.