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Derby fire deaths: Philpott home to be demolished | Derby fire deaths: Philpott home to be demolished |
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The house in which six children died in a blaze started by their parents is to be demolished. | The house in which six children died in a blaze started by their parents is to be demolished. |
Derby City Council plans to demolish the home in Victory Road after Mick and Mairead Philpott, and their friend Paul Mosley, were jailed for the children's death. | |
Ward councillor Baggy Shanker said it could either become a memorial to the youngsters or be used for new housing. | Ward councillor Baggy Shanker said it could either become a memorial to the youngsters or be used for new housing. |
Neighbours in the area will be asked what they would like in its place. | Neighbours in the area will be asked what they would like in its place. |
'Don't want memories' | |
Mick and Mairead Philpott were jailed on Thursday along with their friend Paul Mosley for starting the fire in a plot to frame a former mistress and get custody of her children. | Mick and Mairead Philpott were jailed on Thursday along with their friend Paul Mosley for starting the fire in a plot to frame a former mistress and get custody of her children. |
Mick Philpott, 56, was given a life sentence for manslaughter and told he would serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. | Mick Philpott, 56, was given a life sentence for manslaughter and told he would serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. |
Mairead Philpott, 32 and Mosley, 46, were told they would each serve half of a 17-year sentence. | Mairead Philpott, 32 and Mosley, 46, were told they would each serve half of a 17-year sentence. |
Mr Shanker said the council is now going through the process of buying the neighbouring semi-detached house. | |
The intention is then to knock both down but it is not yet known what will replace the home. | The intention is then to knock both down but it is not yet known what will replace the home. |
"There are some in the community who would like us to create a memorial garden for the children," Mr Shanker said. | "There are some in the community who would like us to create a memorial garden for the children," Mr Shanker said. |
"But there are many who don't want the memory of what happened so close to home, what they would like to see is more residential." | "But there are many who don't want the memory of what happened so close to home, what they would like to see is more residential." |
'Pulled together' | |
The council has already created a memorial in a play area in nearby Tennyson Street where a piece of equipment has been named for each of the six children. | |
The community is now hoping it can move on, and is growing weary of being in the media spotlight, Mr Shanker said. | |
"There's a sense of satisfaction at the verdicts but they want to draw a line under the whole thing," he said. | |
"This is a close knit community which, right from the beginning, has pulled together for support." | |
"The memory of the children will live on forever." |
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