Mairead Philpott, jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire, is to appeal against the length of her sentence, her lawyer has sa...
It's the controlling aspect of Philpott's personality which appears most relevant. The welfare benefits aspect of the tragedy has preoccupied the media, but Philpott's behaviour was not that psychologically unique in terms of what the research on filicide reveals.
Mick Philpott was described as a "disturbingly dangerous man" with "no moral compass" as he was sentenced to life in jail today for killing six of his...
Mick Philpott wrote to a friend about how he and his wife would "rape each other" after being cleared of starting the blaze that killed six of his chi...
The families of the killer couple Mick and Mairead Philpott said justice had been served with their convictions for the manslaughter of their children...
Mick Philpott was described as a controlling, manipulative, abusive, aggressive and domineering man during a trial which ended in the 55-year-old's co...
A leading police officer who was part of the investigation into the fire branded the diabolical actions of the Philpotts as "stupid" and "shameful".
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Six youngsters who died in a petrol-fuelled blaze plotted by their father would not have been able to survive the intense heat and thick smoke, the fi...
A mother accused of killing her six children in a house fire has told a court it was "possible" that her husband got out of bed to start the blaze.
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A man accused of starting a fire that killed six of his children has told a court he did not shower or use the bath for 12 weeks before the incident.
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A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire had a threesome with his wife and another man the night the blaze started, a court has he...
A man accused of killing his six children in a house fire has told a court he did not start the blaze but that he has his suspicions about who did.
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A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire told police he could not believe he was being arrested over the blaze, a court has heard....
A man accused of killing six of his children in a fatal blaze was heard saying "they have nothing on me" in covert recordings made in a prison van, a ...
The parents and a man accused of killing six children in a house fire took part in a "rehearsal" of the fatal blaze weeks before, a court has heard.
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Mick Philpott, accused with his wife of killing their six children in a house fire, made a desperate attempt to avoid hearing in court a 999 call made...