Derby fire deaths: Mick and Mairead Philpott arrested

 cheap abercrombie clothes The mother and father of six children who died in a house fire in Derby have been arrested on suspicion of murder.Mick Philpott, 55, and his wife Mairead, 31, were arrested in Derby on Tuesday and are due to be questioned.Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six and Jayden, five, died in the house fire on Victory Road on 11 May.Another brother, Duwayne, 13, died three days later in hospital.All six children were asleep upstairs when the fire began in the early hours.Derbyshire Police said petrol was used to start the fire which was believed to have begun below the house's letterbox.'Vital' information Five days after the attack Mr and Mrs Philpott held a brief press conference and thanked those who tried to rescue the children and members of the local community for their support.Speaking after the arrests, Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said: "In view of the arrests, I would urge anyone who may have been holding back, not felt comfortable to voice their concerns or not had the confidence, to do so now."The latest arrests are just one step further in the investigation. It is absolutely vital that if you know anything you think could help us, come forward now, do not wait any longer."What we need to do now is carefully take our time, question the two individuals concerned and piece it together with everything else we know to date." ACC Cotterill added police had increased their presence again on Victory Road and a mobile police station would return to the area.He also confirmed forensic examination of the scene was ongoing and the police cordon was unlikely to be lifted in the near future.Large numbers of floral tributes left outside the house have now been removed by officers and placed in a nearby church.The family attracted attention in 2006 when Mr Philpott asked the council for a larger house to accommodate his wife, girlfriend and 14 children.

 abercrombie saleIn 2007, former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe spent a week living with the family as part of an ITV documentary and Mr Philpott also appeared on the Jeremy Kyle Show.On 11 May, a 38-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of murder. They were both released without charge the following day.A book of condolence for six children killed in a house fire in Allenton has been signed by "hundreds" of people.Reverend Canon Elaine Jones of Derby Cathedral said people had been moved to offer support to the Philpott family."They're expressing their words in a book which can be given to the family after the funeral. You see them lighting a candle and sitting quietly."Police have appealed for patience as they continue to investigate the recent blaze on Victory Road.Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said the force was continuing to offer support to the grieving parents Mick and Mairead Philpott.Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six and Jayden, five, all died in the fire earlier this month.Another brother, Duwayne, 13, died three days later in hospital.Thousands of pounds have also been donated by well-wishers to help cover the cost of a funeral for the children at Derby Cathedral although no date has been set yet.Petrol was used to start a fire in a house in Derby in which six children died, police have said.The blaze was believed to have originated below the home's letterbox, a media conference was told.Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, seven, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five, all died in the fire. Duwayne, 13, died later in hospital.The children's father, Mick Philpott, said the family had been "overwhelmed" with support from the local community.He said Duwayne's organs had been donated to save the life of another child and made an appeal for privacy.

 abercrombie outlet online"Please leave my family alone. If you've got any questions or anything at all please don't come through me and my family, please go to the police."You're disrupting what these officers are trying to do. So please, I beg you, leave us alone and let us try and grieve in peace and quiet."Mr Philpott paid tribute to the efforts of the emergency services in trying to rescue his children and thanked people for their messages of support.He said: "We grew up in a community that's been through a lot of problems with violence and to see this community come together like it has, it's too overwhelming."Those poor gentlemen from the fire brigade, who saw what we saw - my heart goes out to them."Derbyshire Constabulary said the investigation into Friday's fire, on Victory Road in Allenton, was progressing well.Assistant Chief Constable Steve Cotterill said: "I would ask people to continue helping us with our investigation by checking the area where they live for signs of discarded containers which may have contained petrol. "Please check your gardens or any hedges in your street and call us if you find anything you believe could have stored petrol."I am also appealing for forecourt staff to come forward if they can recall selling petrol in a container to anyone in the days leading up to the fire."The funerals of the six children are to be held at Derby Cathedral.Victory Road in Derby is in shock after the death of five children in a fire at a semi-detached house.There is soot on the front of the house and two open windows.Residents try to go on with their lives despite the tragedy, being checked in and out of the police cordon by an officer with a clipboard.One woman leaves, holding a bag of washing and she returns soon after with a bunch of flowers.

 abercrombie outletTeenagers on push bikes stop to look. One says aloud: "All the kids?" He shakes his head before cycling away."Five children," says nearby resident Edwin Billing. "We heard the fire engines but never guessed what was happening. That is tough news to hear."Kay Moyo, who lives opposite, saw the tragedy unfolding."My children use to play with some of the children from the house. We were woken by the sound of sirens."The ambulance was parked outside my house. We saw smoke coming out of the windows. Then they started to bring the children out."They tried mouth-to-mouth on the children but you could see it was no good. I woke up my children and they were watching - it was terrible because they used to play together."Muddafer Zarif, who also lives nearby, said: "I was woken by all the noise and the smoke was so thick I thought there was a fire in my back garden."I ran round the corner to see a woman shouting "get them out, get the children out"."The firemen went in the house and started bringing the kids out. That's when they asked us all to stand back because of the smoke and all the fire engines."Another resident, Carver Zaria, added: "This is really bad, so tragic. I've been up and down that road and you see the kids playing. I can't believe some of them might be involved."At around midday, one man - walking with a stick and supported by two friends - made his way slowly to lay the first bunch of flowers outside the house.Police said the children's father, who was named locally as Mick Philpott, had made "valiant attempts" to save his children.Daniel Walsh, a friend of Mr Philpott and his family, also visited the scene, laying flowers.He said: "It's absolutely tragic. Any parent's worst nightmare."I didn't know his younger children. He had many children, as everybody knows, and he loved them all the same, no doubt."

 abercrombie fitchA 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering five children who died in a house fire in Derby.The children, four boys and one girl aged between five and 10, were asleep upstairs when the fire began.Their father, who was downstairs in the house in Victory Road, Allenton, made "valiant attempts" to save them.A woman, 28, arrested elsewhere in the city earlier on Friday is still in police custody. She and the man, from Derby, are being questioned by police.The children have been identified by police as 10-year-old Jade Philpott, John Philpott, nine, Jack Philpott, seven, Jessie Philpott, six, and Jayden Philpott, five.Duwayne Philpott, aged 13, is being treated in hospital. The children's father, who is believed to have 17 children, was named locally as Mick Philpott.Post-mortem tests are due to take place over the weekend.Derbyshire Police said 13-year-old Duwayne remained in a critical condition with his parents by his bedside.Two adults who suffered minor injuries and were treated at Royal Derby Hospital have not been formally identified.Temporary Assistant Chief Constable of Derbyshire Police Steve Cotterill said: "There appears to have been some valiant attempts by the father to resuscitate his children."The parents were asleep downstairs when the fire started," he added.Gavin Tomlinson, area manager for Derbyshire Fire and Rescue, said the parents had managed to get out of the house and were trying to get the children out when fire crews arrived."When we arrived, we had a rapidly developing fire on the ground floor of the property and the first floor was very heavily smoke-logged," he said.'Traumatic' time "We believe it started on the ground floor but we haven't determined that at this moment in time."This is frustrating, traumatic and tragic for the family, for the residents and communities and for the firefighters as well who attended and dealt with it," he added.

 abercrombie ukMr Philpott and his family were the subject of media scrutiny in 2006 when he asked the council for a larger house to accommodate his wife, girlfriend and 14 children.In 2007, former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe spent a week living with the family as part of an ITV documentary and he also appeared as a guest on the same channel's Jeremy Kyle Show.All five of the children who died went to St George's Catholic Primary School in Littleover. In a statement, the school said: "We extend our deepest sympathies to the family and community at this sad time."Neighbour Joe Peel said he was asleep when he was woken by his dog in the early hours.He said: "I got up, I looked outside and it looked really foggy. I looked down the road and across the road one of the house's doors was just covered in flames."I grabbed my phone and started getting dressed as I was on the phone to the fire brigade. I ran out of the house, screaming to the neighbour to wake him up. "I heard his voice, I couldn't hear anything else and I couldn't get in because it was just flames and smoke. A couple of minutes later the fire brigade came down with the police."Two or three minutes later you could see the flames going up the stairs through the side window of the house. When the fire brigade came it was billowing smoke going up the road - it was absolutely horrible".Daniel Walsh, who said he had been a friend of Mr Philpott for many years, visited the scene to lay flowers.He said: "It's absolutely tragic. Any parent's worst nightmare."I didn't know his younger children. He had many children, as everybody knows, and he loved them all the same, no doubt. It's just a tragic loss."Mr Cotterill said: "This is going to be a very lengthy and detailed investigation. We are keeping an open mind."Anyone with information about the fire has been asked to contact Derbyshire Police.