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Derby house fire trial: Mick Philpott told wife 'they've got nothing on me' Derby house fire trial: Mick Philpott told wife 'they've got nothing on me'
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A man accused of killing six of his children in a house fire was heard saying "they have nothing on me" in covert recordings made in a prison van, a court was told.A man accused of killing six of his children in a house fire was heard saying "they have nothing on me" in covert recordings made in a prison van, a court was told.
Mick and Mairead Philpott were heard talking in the vehicle taking them to Derby magistrates court on 31 May last year. Nottingham crown court has heard that the couple were being monitored 24 hours a day by detectives.Mick and Mairead Philpott were heard talking in the vehicle taking them to Derby magistrates court on 31 May last year. Nottingham crown court has heard that the couple were being monitored 24 hours a day by detectives.
The couple, along with a third defendant, Paul Mosley, are accused of the manslaughter of the Philpotts' six young children in the fire in Allenton, Derby, on 11 May last year. The couple were arrested on 29 May. They and Mosley deny the charges.The couple, along with a third defendant, Paul Mosley, are accused of the manslaughter of the Philpotts' six young children in the fire in Allenton, Derby, on 11 May last year. The couple were arrested on 29 May. They and Mosley deny the charges.
In the van on 31 May, Mick Philpott was heard asking his wife: "Are we sticking to the story?"In the van on 31 May, Mick Philpott was heard asking his wife: "Are we sticking to the story?"
She replied: "Hmmm." He whispered: "Good."She replied: "Hmmm." He whispered: "Good."
He then asked her: "Do you know something? Have they got any evidence on you? They've got nothing on me, nothing."He then asked her: "Do you know something? Have they got any evidence on you? They've got nothing on me, nothing."
Mairead Philpott was heard to say: "There's a fingerprint on the window."Mairead Philpott was heard to say: "There's a fingerprint on the window."
Her husband replied: "That's it. A few discrepancies, that's all it is. One with Shakey [Mosley] about I said I was going out for a drive at night. I can't remember saying that, Vicky said you were stoned and I said we didn't smoke."Her husband replied: "That's it. A few discrepancies, that's all it is. One with Shakey [Mosley] about I said I was going out for a drive at night. I can't remember saying that, Vicky said you were stoned and I said we didn't smoke."
He was then heard to say to his wife: "I love you so much. Look at me. We will walk free and prove our innocence, right? And then we'll sort them out, promise you."He was then heard to say to his wife: "I love you so much. Look at me. We will walk free and prove our innocence, right? And then we'll sort them out, promise you."
He is heard saying: "Mick, my brief, said that for the judge to do what he's doing he's got to have some big balls because there's no evidence, they've got nothing, there's no, no petrol on me, on me trousers, no glass, you know the fireman said he put the window through."He is heard saying: "Mick, my brief, said that for the judge to do what he's doing he's got to have some big balls because there's no evidence, they've got nothing, there's no, no petrol on me, on me trousers, no glass, you know the fireman said he put the window through."
The case continues.The case continues.
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