The Derby House Fire: Mick Philpott and the Deaths of Six Children | Ep. 250
In the early hours of May 11, 2012, a devastating fire tore through a council house on Victory Road in Allenton, Derby. Inside the smoke-filled home were six sleeping children: 10-year-old Jade, nine-year-old John, eight-year-old Jack, six-year-old Jesse, five-year-old Jayden and 13-year-old Duwayne. Despite desperate rescue attempts from neighbours and firefighters, all six children lost their lives in one of the most shocking family tragedies in modern British criminal history.
At first, the nation watched as Michael “Mick” Philpott appeared on television as a grieving father. Alongside his…
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