Paul Mosley, co-defendant in Allenton house fire, dies at 58

Paul Mosley, one of three people convicted over a deliberate house fire that killed six children in Allenton, Derbyshire, in May 2012, has died at the age of 58, his family and a relative of the victims have confirmed. Mosley was convicted alongside Mick and Mairead Philpott of six counts of manslaughter after a seven week trial at Nottingham Crown Court in 2013 for setting the blaze at a Victory Road home on May 11, 2012.

The victims were 13 year old Duwayne Philpott, his sister Jade, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six, and Jayden, five. Five children died at the scene; Duwayne died days later after life support was withdrawn. Court evidence and the judge’s sentencing remarks concluded the fire had been started deliberately at the foot of the stairs with petrol, and that the intention, as planned by Mick Philpott, was for him to stage a rescue.

Sentencing, Justice Mrs Kate Thirlwell KC said, "All three of you are responsible for the deliberate setting of that fire. All three of you are responsible for those deaths." She found Mick Philpott to be the driving force and described the plan as dangerous and calculated; the court heard that Mosley assisted by...