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Paul Mosley, Convicted Over 2012 Derby House Fire That Killed Six Children, Dies at 58

His case became notorious for a staged arson plot devised by Mick Philpott to feign a rescue.

Overview

  • Mosley's death was reported on October 6 and confirmed to Derbyshire Live by a relative of the victims and a member of his family.
  • He was convicted in 2013 at Nottingham Crown Court of six counts of manslaughter for the Allenton, Derby blaze on May 11, 2012.
  • Justice Kate Thirlwell KC called the plan a wicked and dangerous scheme and said Mosley removed petrol containers to make the attack appear external.
  • The six children who died were Duwayne, 13, Jade, 10, John, 9, Jack, 8, Jessie, 6, and Jayden, 5.
  • Mick Philpott is serving a life sentence, Mairead Philpott was released in 2020 with a new identity, and Mosley was released in 2021, recalled, then released again in November 2023 after the Parole Board said further imprisonment was not necessary for public protection.