MAIREAD PHILPOTT APPEALS AGAINST LENGTH OF SENTENCE FOR KILLING CHILDREN
A woman jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to launch another attempt 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.Court of appeal judges sitting at Nottingham crown court on Friday will hear her renewed application to challenge her jail term.
In July, she lost the first round of a bid to challenge the length of her sentence.A Judicial Office spokeswoman confirmed that Philpott had had her application for permission to appeal against her sentence refused by a single judge considering it on the papers.
It was then open to her to make a renewed application.Mr Philpott was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years after being branded a "disturbingly dangerous" man.His wife, who is likely to be released after serving half of her 17-year term, took part in a plan to set fire to the couple's home in Victory Road in an effort to frame his former mistress.
The children were aged between five and 13.The hearing will also be broadcast – the first time this will have taken place outside London since legislation was passed to allow court of appeal hearings to be broadcast.The courts minister, Shailesh Vara, said: "This is another landmark day for justice.
For the first time cameras will be able to live broadcast a court hearing outside of London."It will give people across the country the opportunity to see and hear the decisions of judges sitting in Nottingham, which is a significant step towards achieving our aim of having an open and transparent justice system."Justice must be seen to be done and today marks another important step towards opening up the court process to bring justice closer to the public."However, we will always balance the need to make the justice system more accessible with the needs of victims and witnesses.
That is why we will ensure that throughout the court process, they will not be filmed."
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
sidering it on the papers. It was then open to her to make a renewed application.Mr Philpott was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years after being branded a "disturbingly dangerous" man.His wife, who is likely to be released af...
Prison sentence
17 years
A woman jailed for 17 years for killing her six children in a house fire is to launch another attempt to challenge the length of her sentence
Prison 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.Court of appeal judges sitting at Nottingham crown court on Friday will hear her renewed application to challenge her jail term
Life or indeterminate sentence
15 years
It was then open to her to make a renewed application.Mr Philpott was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years after being branded a "disturbingly dangerous" man.His wife, who is likely to be released after serving half of her 17-year term, took part in a plan to set fire to the couple's home in Victory Road in an effort to frame his former mistress
Prison sentence
15 years
It was then open to her to make a renewed application.Mr Philpott was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years after being branded a "disturbingly dangerous" man.His wife, who is likely to be released after serving half of her 17-year term, took part in a plan to set fire to the couple's home in Victory Road in an effort to frame his former mistress
