Father of 17 and his wife to appear in court today charged with murdering their six children in council house blaze !!!

The parents of six children who died when their house was gutted by fire were last night charged with their murder.

Mick and Mairead Philpott were due to appear before Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court this morning.

They face six counts of murder after prosecutors decided that pressing charges was ‘in the public interest’.

This morning, more than 20 friends and members of the family turned up at court ahead of the hearing, including one man believed to be Mick Philpott's brother.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152254/Derby-deaths-Mick-Mairead-Philpott-charged-murdering-6-children.html#ixzz1wRCOHvbI