Mick and Mairead Philpott cry in the dock listening to evidence

Firefighter Michael Patterson tells a jury he carried out three unconscious children from upstairs bedrooms at the house on Victory Road.

While listening to his evidence Mick and Mairead Philpott are crying in the dock.

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Mairead Philpott appeal

Derbyshire Police refuse to comment on reports that Mairead Philpott will appeal her 17 year sentence for the deaths of her six children in a house fire in Derby.