Parents found guilty of killing six children

Relatives of six children who died in a house fire have said their “angels can rest in peace” after their parents were convicted of their killing.

Mick and Mairead Philpott were found guilty by jurors amid emotional scenes at Nottingham Crown Court of the manslaughter of the six siblings in the blaze at the family home in Victory Rd, Derby, on May 11 last year.

A third defendant, Paul Mosley, 46, was also found guilty of manslaughter following an eight-week trial.