Father accused of killing six kids in house fire sobs at 999 call

A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire collapsed and sobbed in the witness box as a court heard a 999 call made by him and his wife as the blaze took hold.

Sitting in the court as he gave evidence, Mick Philpott, 56, doubled over and wept loudly as Nottingham Crown Court in England heard the desperate call made to emergency services as the children were trapped inside the house.