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Derby fire: Parents held on suspicion of killing six children

Written on:May 29, 2023

Derbyshire police has arrested parents of six children killed in the Derby house fire today on suspicion of murder. Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, are being questioned by detectives about the fire that broke out at their house in Victory Road, Allenton, in the early hours of May 11, resulting in the deaths of their six children. Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, seven, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five…

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Derby fire claims life of 5 children, woman arrested

Written on:May 11, 2023

Derbyshire Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murdering five children, aged between five and 10 years, who died in a house fire in Victory Road, Allenton, Derby. The news of the arrest was revealed at a press conference by Derbyshire’s Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill but he pressed that detectives were keeping an open mind about the cause of the fire. According to the reports, the children were asleep when the fire began…

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