Warning: This post contains mentions of child abuse and murder and may be triggering for some readers.
After six of their children died in a house fire in Derby, in May 2012, grieving parents Mick Philpott and his wife Mairead held a press conference. Wiping at his eyes with a tissue, Philpott thanked the emergency services, and announced that he was donating 13-year-old Duwayne’s organs “because if you can save another child, it makes us happy, takes a bit of the pain away”.
He ended with a plea: “Please, I beg you. Leave us alone and let us grieve in peace and quiet. That’s all I ask.”
But the police weren’t going to leave the Philpotts alone. Two weeks later, the couple was arrested and charged with the murder of their children.
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This is tragic. Those poor kids. This guy stabbed a teeneager 27 times, stabbed his mother and murdered six of his kids and could potentially get out after 15 years? How many chances do we give someone? He clearly is a very dangerous person.