Crime: Man and wife set six of their children on fire

The parents accused of killing six children in a house fire have been convicted of their manslaughter.

Mick Philpott, 56, was found guilty by a jury at Nottingham crown court of setting the blaze at his home in Derby which took the lives of Jayden, five, Jade, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and 13-year-old Duwayne.

Philpott – a father of 17 children – was the prime organiser in setting a fire in the hall of his council house in Derby in a twisted plan to frame his ex-girlfriend after she left him, taking their children with her.His wife, Mairead Philpott, and his friend Paul Mosley were both also found guilty of manslaughter of the children.

Philpott is obviously irresponsible. I cannot even fathom what could lead anyone to this.