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The documentary lists the four others, starting by the press conference which was given by Mick and Mairead after the fire, and which was deemed disingenuous by many. Local reporter Martin Naylor, who was at the press conference for the Derby Telegraph, said that all journalists present could tell the couple's grief was 'crocodile tears,' as they dabbed their dry eyes with tissues.

Martin Naylor also recounted how Mick attempted to cash in on the teddy bears left by well-wishers in front of the house by trying to sell them. A visit to a local pub, the Navigation Inn was also one of the incriminating mistakes made by the couple in the run up to their arrest.

Mairead and Mick roused the suspicions of journalists and investigators with their 'crocodiles' tears during a press conference about the blaze in May They weren't grieving parents. During the investigation, with their house destroyed by the fire, Mick and Mairead were staying in a hotel, which, unbeknownst to them, had been tapped by police.

The couple's third mistake was to discuss their police interviews in their hotel room, trying to get their stories to match. In outrageous recording which can be heard in the documentary, Mick could be heard asking his wife: 'What did you say about how many times I went up ladders? And Mairead could be heard replying: 'I lost count how may times you went up thr ladders.

The couple had tried to paint Mick as a hero that had climbed the ladders several times to save the kids from the blaze. The police also tapped a police van transporting Mairead and Mick to prison after their arrest. Mick could be heard whispering: 'Are you sticking to the story? Another mistake was that, early on in the investigation, Mick blamed his ex-mistress, who had left him months before the blaze, for the fire.

However, it became clear very quickly that she had nothing to do with the fire, which had the officers circle back to Mick. Finally, the most crucial mistake committed by the couple, which secured their arrest and linked them directly to the crime scene, was the traces of petrol found on their clothes by forensic experts.

The fire had been lit by spreading a large quantity of petrol at the bottom of the stairs in the Philpott home. Forensic expert Rebecca Jewell explained in the documentary that she was able to determine that the petrol found on the clothes of Mairead, Mick and their friend Paul Mosley was Shell petrol, the same petrol used in the arson.

Rebecca recounted testifying in court during Mick, Mairead and Paul's trial. She said: 'I didn't want to catch his eyes. I've seen suspects obviously every time I've given evidence, but that does remain, in my mind, as one of the most chilling stares that a suspect has ever given me.

Mick is currently serving a life sentence with a minimum of 50 years. It was announced last week that Mairead Duffy, now divorced from Phillpott, is to be released next year, having served only half her sentence. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.

Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. Evil dad Mick Philpott had to be strong-armed into visiting his son, 13, on his deathbed as he clung to life after fire that killed his five siblings, lead investigator reveals Derby child killer Mick Philpott, 64, had to be dragged to go see his dying son Duwayne, 13, had been severely wounded in fatal house fire his father started Was the only Philpott child to not die on the scene of the criminal arson in Remorseless Mick did not want to go visit him at special children burns unit By Claire Toureille For Mailonline Published: GMT, 28 October Updated: GMT, 28 October e-mail 1k shares.

Scroll down for video. Widdecombe said she noticed that none of the children sought affection from him. He has had no further children as far as is known. However, it was revealed during his manslaughter trial that Mairead became pregnant to another man while the couple were dogging, an activity in which they began to participate during Philpott instructed Mairead to have an abortion, which she did. In he was given a police caution for slapping his wife and dragging her outside by her hair.

A court hearing a week before the fire concerned a road rage incident during November in which he had punched another driver, for which Philpott had pled guilty to common assault, but denies dangerous driving. At the hearing Philpott was bailed and was awaiting trial.

Philpott and Lisa Willis became estranged in February , and she left to live with her sister and brother-in-law, along with her four children by Philpott and her son by a different father. On the day of the fire, intended as a means of framing Willis to gain child custody, Philpott and Willis were due in court for a hearing over the children. On 11 May , the family's home at 18 Victory Road, Allenton, Derby, was seriously damaged by fire at around 4am.

Five children—Jade 10 , John 9 , Jack 7 , Jesse 6 and Jayden 5 Philpott, who had been asleep upstairs—all died at the scene, while their half-brother, Duwayne Philpott 13 , died in hospital three days later. In the days following the fire, the family's local Catholic church held memorial services.

On 16 May, Philpott and his wife held an emotional news conference, in which they purported to describe the events concerning the fire. A book of condolence at Derby Cathedral was later signed by hundreds of people. Mick and Mairead Philpott, by then on remand on murder charges, were denied leave to attend. On 14 May, police stated that petrol had been found inside the letterbox, thus sparking a murder investigation.

Lisa Willis, Philpott's live-in mistress, had left the family home with her four children a few months before the fire, and a custody hearing for these children was scheduled to take place on the morning of the fire. Willis and her brother-in-law Ian Cousins were initially arrested on suspicion of murder, but were released without charge. Philpott behaved erratically for someone who had recently lost several of his children, according to witnesses, and appeared to like the attention.

The police bugged the Philpotts' hotel room, gaining evidence confirming the couple were responsible for the fire. Philpott and his wife were arrested on suspicion of murder on 28 May After seeking additional time for questioning, the couple were charged with murder on 30 May A discarded petrol container and glove had been found near the house, and in November the forensic investigators discovered that the clothes of the Philpotts and Mosley had petrol on them.

On 5 November , a year-old man and a year-old man were arrested on suspicion of murder. Later that day, the year-old man, Paul Mosley, was charged with murder. The other man was released without charge. Mosley appeared in court the following day.

In December his charge was downgraded to manslaughter. Paul Mosley had previously been arrested in the enquiry and was released on bail in June He was re-arrested and charged when petrol was found on his clothing following further forensic examination.

In December the charges were reduced to manslaughter, as it was decided that Philpott and his wife had not intended to kill their children. The trial was held at Nottingham Crown Court, beginning on 12 February On 2 April, Mick and Mairead, along with Paul Mosley, were each found guilty of the manslaughter of the six children.

Sentencing was due to take place on 3 April, but was postponed as the judge, Mrs Justice Thirlwall, wanted more time to consider the sentence. Philpott's prior criminal convictions, which had not been revealed to the jury, were disclosed at this point. On 4 April, Philpott was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum tariff of 15 years, and his wife and Mosley were each sentenced to 17 years of which they will serve at least half before any release on licence.

As a result of the trial, Lisa Willis and her children were given a new legal identity, in order to protect them from being the subject of media attention.

The Allenton house fire occurred on 11 May at 18 Victory Road, a semi-detached house in a residential street in Allenton, Derby, Derbyshire, England. Five children died in the fire, while another later died in hospital. The parents of the children, Mairead and Mick Philpott, were later arrested and charged with murder, along with their friend Paul Mosley.

In December their charges were downgraded to manslaughter. On 2 April , Mick Philpott and Paul Mosley were found guilty by unanimous verdicts, while Mairead Philpott was found guilty by majority verdict. The children were asleep upstairs in the house when the fire began, with their parents downstairs. Their father, Mick Philpott, was reported to have made "valiant" attempts to save them.

Jade Philpott 10 , John Philpott 9 , Jack Philpott 7 , Jesse Philpott 6 and Jayden Philpott 5 were all killed in the fire; post-mortem tests revealed the children died of smoke inhalation. Their brother, Duwayne Philpott 13 died in hospital two days later. Two adults suffered minor injuries in the fire, but have not been formally identified. Police confirmed that the fire was started deliberately, with petrol underneath the letterbox, in an act of arson, stating that "Initial indications are that it was deliberately set and as a result six children have been unlawfully killed.

A church service was held in memory of the children at the Catholic church of St George's in Littleover. A year-old man and a year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of murder, but were later released without charge following questioning. Following the release of the pair Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said that "While I thank those members of the community who have come forward with information I am surprised by how few people have contacted us. Normally in cases of this scale more information is passed to the police I strongly suspect that there is someone out there in the community who knows more than we are being told.

The parents of the children, Mick and Mairead Philpott, were arrested on suspicion of murder on 29 May and charged with their murders the following day.

On 2 April, Mick and Mairead Philpott, along with Paul Mosley, were each found guilty of the manslaughter of the six children. On 4 April, Philpott received a sentence of life imprisonment, and will serve a minimum of 15 years, while his wife and Mosley received 17 years imprisonment for their part.

Philpott said his council house in Allenton, Derby, was too cramped to accommodate his many children and he wanted the city council to rehouse them. The Philpott family first burst into public consciousness in after publicly demanding a larger council house.

The tragic death of six of their children stunned the nation. The couple were found guilty of manslaughter on April 2.

The Philpott family hit the national headlines after Mick Philpott demanded a larger house for him to share with his wife Mairead, mistress Lisa Willis, and their children. He said at the time he was frustrated that the council had failed to find him a house. He told the Derby Telegraph: "They always come up with the same excuses. They're just not good enough. I love my country, but at the moment I feel ashamed of it.

I think the country is going down the pan. In the same year Mick Philpott appeared on 'The Jeremy Kyle Show' in which he revealed he was prepared to divorce his wife, marry Miss Willis, then divorce her simply so that she would not feel left out because she did not share the Philpott family name. During his television appearance, Philpott also told show host Kyle that he was "very, very defensive" when it came to his family.

Reacting to perceived criticisms people made of his life, he said: "Do they know me as a family, do they know my kids? I don't think so. My children are brought up properly. The programme led to him being dubbed "Shameless Mick" for his benefit claims and refusal to get a job. This event is said to be the catalyst of the fire. Lisa Willis and a year-old man are arrested in connection with the fire.

Miss Willis is later released by police with no further action taken. A pre-scheduled court hearing at which Miss Willis and Mick Philpott were due to discuss residency of their children is postponed due to the tragedy. Post-mortem examinations of the children were carried out by a Home Office pathologist. Duwayne Philpott continues to fight for his life with his parents at his bedside at Birmingham Hospital. Derbyshire Police confirm the fire was started deliberately.

Post-mortem examinations carried out over the weekend confirm Jade, Jack, Jesse, John, and Jayden Philpott died of smoke inhalation. A post-mortem examination reveals Duwayne died as a result of hypoxic ischaemic brain injury, the combination of inhalation of the products of combustion and the consequence of a cardiac arrest.

A tearful Mick and Mairead Philpott give a press conference, in conjunction with Derbyshire Police, to dozens of reporters.

Detectives confirm that the seat of the fire was below the letterbox in the hallway of the house and that petrol was used as the accelerant. May An inquest into the children's deaths is opened and adjourned at Derby Coroner's Court. Coroner Dr Robert Hunter appeals to those responsible to come forward out of human decency and assist the police with their inquiries. A minibus and caravan are removed from the driveway of 18 Victory Road by police for forensic examination. More shouts from the public gallery as the pair make their first appearance at Nottingham Crown Court.

A year-old man from Derby is arrested and released on police bail until September in connection with the fire. Mick and Mairead are refused prison leave to attend the service over fears for their safety.

Paul Mosley, 45, of Cecil Street, Derby, is arrested and charged with the murder of six children who died as a result of a house fire in Derby in May.

Mosley appears alongside them in the dock but does not enter a plea to the same charges. The three appear at Birmingham Crown Court. A new trial date is set for February 11 Mosley does not enter a plea. Murder charges changed to manslaughter at Birmingham Crown Court. Mick and Mairead Philpott plead not guilty to six counts of manslaughter via videolink. Paul Mosley appears in the dock at the same hearing and also enters not guilty pleas to same charges.

Mick and Mairead Philpott, and Paul Mosley, are found guilty of manslaughter. Petrol-fuelled blaze broke out in the hallway of the home in May last year. Philpotts hatched plan to set up mother of five of Mick's children, Lisa Willis, hours before custody battle.

Mick Philpott shared house with wife, Ms Willis and 11 kids he had with both women. After verdicts, Mick Philpott makes the sign of a cross and says: 'It's not over yet'. Philpott 'just wanted house full of kids and benefit money that brings'. Mick and Mairead Philpott were today found guilty of killing six of their children in a house fire in Derby as part of a botched attempt to frame his former lover.

But the jury refused to accept his excuse that someone had started the fire through his letter box, instead believing he was the mastermind of a plot that went 'horribly wrong'. A third defendant, Philpott's friend Paul Mosley, was also found guilty of six counts of manslaughter.

As the jury delivered its verdicts in respect of year-old Philpott, he stood in the dock staring straight ahead with his hands clasped in front of him. As the court returned guilty verdicts on his wife, he shook his head and she looked down at the floor and fought back tears while clutching a tissue in both her hands. Before leaving the dock, as the judge rose for a short break after emotional outbursts in the packed public gallery, Philpott, wearing a grey suit, white shirt and pink tie, crossed himself and was heard to say: 'It's not over yet.

People in the public gallery erupted in tears and shouts as the verdicts came in. Members of the public hugged one another as they sobbed. You heard me.

I told you didn't I. The judge, Mrs Justice Kate Thirwall, told the court she will sentence all three defendants at After the case, Mick Philpott's sister, Dawn, said 'justice had been served'. In a statement read on the steps of Nottingham Crown Court by Detective Constable Maria Needs, Mick Philpott's sister Dawn Bestwick, said: 'My family and I have attended court each and every day and listened objectively to all the evidence in this trial to understand what happened to our six beautiful children on May 11, Following today's verdict, we the family of Michael Philpott, believe justice has been served.

It said: 'On 11 May Duwayne, Jade, John, Jack, Jesse and Jayden were taken away in the cruellest way imaginable by the very people who were supposed to love and protect them. Today, justice has been served and we are happy with the verdict. We would like to thank everybody involved in this case.

Derbyshire Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said: 'This has to be one of, if not the most upsetting cases any of us has ever investigated. Six young children lost their lives needlessly in a fire and all our efforts have been focused on getting justice for those children.

Samantha Shallow, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: 'Today's verdict shows that the children died as a result of the actions of Michael and Mairead Philpott and Paul Mosley when they set the fire. It was a plan that went disastrously and tragically wrong. As the verdicts came through, shocking images were released for the first time showing the charred and gutted interior of the property.

Fire investigators said temperatures in the upstairs bedrooms of 18 Victory Road in Allenton, Derby, would have reached more than C F during the blaze and that anyone in those rooms did not stand a chance of survival. Thick, black smoke would have quickly filled each of the rooms from floor to ceiling, rendering Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers Duwayne, 13, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, unconscious in minutes. From the moment the fire was set in the hallway in the early hours of May 11, the flames would have surged up the uPVC front door, melting the plastic, and quickly progressed up the staircase with the help of varnished wood panelling.

The children were killed after Mick Philpott, 63, poured petrol on the floor of the house in Victory Road and set it alight on 11 May, while Mairead spoke to emergency services. Nottingham Crown Court heard he started the fire to frame his former lover and gain custody of her children, but that he did not appreciate how quickly it would spread. Prosecutors said it was a "plan that went horribly wrong".

In her sentencing remarks, Mrs Justice Thirlwall said it was clear the fire was Mick Philpott's idea. But she said Mairead's children died because she put her husband first. Mick, who was the father of five of the children, has to serve a minimum term of 15 years in prison for his part in the killings.

Mairead and Paul Mosley, a family friend who was also sentenced to 17 years, were both told they would have to serve at least half their sentences. Pauline Latham, Conservative MP for Mid Derbyshire, said she would be raising the matter with the Attorney General as she believed she should serve a life sentence for each child and "never have come out [of jail]".

She added: "No one in Derby will ever forget the deaths of those six children.