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Paul Mosley, Convicted Over 2012 Derby House Fire, Dies at 58

A relative of the six children confirmed his death to local reporters.

Overview

  • Local outlets reported the death on October 6 with family confirmation and no separate official coroner notice cited.
  • Mosley was convicted alongside Mick and Mairead Philpott of six counts of manslaughter after a seven-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
  • The fire was part of a plan conceived by Mick Philpott to stage a rescue at the Victory Road home in Allenton, Derby.
  • Sentencing remarks said Mosley removed petrol containers to make the attack appear to come from outside.
  • He was jailed for 17 years, released in 2021, recalled, then released again in November 2023, while Mick remains imprisoned and Mairead was freed in 2020 with a new identity.