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Derby fire deaths: 'Possible' that Mick Philpott set fire | Derby fire deaths: 'Possible' that Mick Philpott set fire |
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A mother accused of the manslaughter of her six children in a house fire has told jurors it is "possible" her husband started the blaze. | A mother accused of the manslaughter of her six children in a house fire has told jurors it is "possible" her husband started the blaze. |
Mairead Philpott said her husband Mick could have got up in the night and set the fire without her knowledge. | Mairead Philpott said her husband Mick could have got up in the night and set the fire without her knowledge. |
Richard Latham QC, prosecuting, asked if she thought her husband could have set the fire and she replied: "I don't know." | Richard Latham QC, prosecuting, asked if she thought her husband could have set the fire and she replied: "I don't know." |
Mr and Mrs Philpott and friend Paul Mosley deny six counts of manslaughter. | Mr and Mrs Philpott and friend Paul Mosley deny six counts of manslaughter. |
Mrs Philpott told Nottingham Crown Court she had been asleep in the conservatory with her husband on the night of the fire. | Mrs Philpott told Nottingham Crown Court she had been asleep in the conservatory with her husband on the night of the fire. |
She said during cross-examination: "I don't know if he's done it, I don't know who's done it, I was asleep." | She said during cross-examination: "I don't know if he's done it, I don't know who's done it, I was asleep." |
Mr Latham asked: "Are you saying there is a possibility your husband set this fire behind your back?" | Mr Latham asked: "Are you saying there is a possibility your husband set this fire behind your back?" |
"I honestly don't know," she replied. | "I honestly don't know," she replied. |
Mrs Philpott was asked about covert recordings in which her husband talked of "sticking to the story" and asked if she wanted him to "blab". | |
She said they were talking about details of their sex life - which included dogging and threesomes - which they did not want to become public. | |
'Suicide attempt' | |
Mr Latham said this explanation did not make sense. | |
"This is not about the sex, it's about the allegation of killing your children," he said. | |
Earlier, Mrs Philpott said she took an overdose because she wanted her husband, his mistress Lisa Willis and all of the 11 children to be back together. | Earlier, Mrs Philpott said she took an overdose because she wanted her husband, his mistress Lisa Willis and all of the 11 children to be back together. |
Miss Willis and her five children left the home in Derby that they shared with Mr and Mrs Philpott and their children three months before the fire on 11 May. | Miss Willis and her five children left the home in Derby that they shared with Mr and Mrs Philpott and their children three months before the fire on 11 May. |
Talking about Miss Willis, Mrs Philpott said: "She has always wanted Mick for herself." | Talking about Miss Willis, Mrs Philpott said: "She has always wanted Mick for herself." |
Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire. | Jade Philpott, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died on the morning of the fire. |
Mrs Philpott's son from a previous relationship, 13-year-old Duwayne, died later in hospital. | Mrs Philpott's son from a previous relationship, 13-year-old Duwayne, died later in hospital. |
The trial continues. | The trial continues. |