Friday, April 26, 2013
Mick Philpott - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I'm thinking redemption may not be for everyone. I'm using this person as my case in point. See what you think...
Wikipedia is my source here. It's a voluntary site so I suspect there may be errors, but it's not difficult to get the overall picture:
"Michael "Mick" Philpott (born 1956 or 1957) is an English convict who, having gained notoriety for his unorthodox lifestyle, subsequently caused the death of six of his children in a fire. Philpott featured prominently in the media after 2006 as a result of his large family (he has fathered 17 children), and his reliance on state benefits. In May 2012 he featured in the headlines again, when a fire at his home killed his wife's six children, all but one of whom he had fathered. In April 2013, following an eight-week trial, he and his wife Mairead, together with their friend Paul Mosley, were found guilty of manslaughter.[1] He is serving a life sentence with a minimum of fifteen years imprisonment."
