Demolition of Philpott house where six children died in deliberate blaze to begin

23 Sep 2013 09:47

The property, which has been boarded up since the horrific fire started deliberately by Mick and Mairead Philpott in May 2011, will be pulled down

The demolition of the house where six children perished in a blaze set deliberately by their parents Mick and Mairead Philpott will begin today.

The Philpotts were jailed in April , along with friend Paul Mosley, after being convicted of killing the couple's six children by setting fire to the three-bedroom semi-detached house in Allenton, Derby.

Jade Philpott, 10, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died in the blaze in May 2011 at 18 Victory Road. Duwayne, 13, died days later in hospital.

The demolition work will see 18 Victory Road and neighbouring property number 20 razed to the ground.

Workmen will begin to prepare the site today by erecting scaffolding, fencing and netting to the front, rear and sides of the properties.

The children of Mick Philpott

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Derby City Council said the process of demolition is likely to take up to three weeks; one week to prepare the site and a further two weeks to take down both properties, beginning with the outbuildings and roofing structures.

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