Mairead Philpott loses second bid to challenge sentence

A mother jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire in Derby, England, has today lost a second bid to challenge the length of her sentence.

Mairead Philpott (32), was jailed alongside her husband Mick at Nottingham Crown Court in April after being found guilty of the manslaughter of Jade Philpott and her brothers John, Jack, Jesse, Jayden and Duwayne.

There was applause from the public gallery as Court of Appeal judges sitting at Nottingham Crown Court dismissed a renewed application by Mairead Philpott to challenge her jail term.

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