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14/03/2013
Trial Hears Philpott Explain Petrol On Clothes
Michael Philpott has claimed that petrol was found on his clothes because he did not shower or bath for twelve weeks.
In the ongoing trial of Mr Philpott, his wife Mairead Philpott and friend Paul Mosley, over the death of six children killed in a Derby house fire, Philpott told jurors his family had been "having the bathroom done" but he did wash his face with water.
Adding that he may have gotten fuel on his clothes after lending his neighbour a petrol grass strimmer.
He said that while he changed his t-shirt every day but did not change his trousers.
Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire.
The children's half-brother, 13-year-old Duwayne, died in hospital.
The three accused deny charges of manslaughter.
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In the ongoing trial of Mr Philpott, his wife Mairead Philpott and friend Paul Mosley, over the death of six children killed in a Derby house fire, Philpott told jurors his family had been "having the bathroom done" but he did wash his face with water.
Adding that he may have gotten fuel on his clothes after lending his neighbour a petrol grass strimmer.
He said that while he changed his t-shirt every day but did not change his trousers.
Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire.
The children's half-brother, 13-year-old Duwayne, died in hospital.
The three accused deny charges of manslaughter.
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Mick Philpott Denies Involvement In Fatal Fire
The father of six children who died in a house fire has denied starting the blaze at the families Derby home last May. 56-year-old Mick Philpott denies any involvement but has told a court he has suspicions about who started the fire. He alleges that he and his children had received death threats after the family appeared on ITV's Jeremy Kyle Show.
Mick Philpott Denies Involvement In Fatal Fire
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A house fire in which 6 children died was started deliberately, using petrol, police have confirmed. Speaking at a media conference police have said the blaze was believed to have originated below the home's letterbox. Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, seven, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five, all died in the fire.
Derby House Fire 'Started With Petrol'
A house fire in which 6 children died was started deliberately, using petrol, police have confirmed. Speaking at a media conference police have said the blaze was believed to have originated below the home's letterbox. Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, seven, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five, all died in the fire.
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Mick Philpott Sentenced To Life
Mick Philpott has been told he will spend a minimum of 15 years in prison, after being sentenced to life for the manslaughter of his six children. Philpott, his wife Mairead and friend Paul Mosley were found guilty for their part in starting a fire at their home in Derby, which killed their six children as they slept.
Mick Philpott Sentenced To Life
Mick Philpott has been told he will spend a minimum of 15 years in prison, after being sentenced to life for the manslaughter of his six children. Philpott, his wife Mairead and friend Paul Mosley were found guilty for their part in starting a fire at their home in Derby, which killed their six children as they slept.
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