Demolition work has begun in England on the house where six children died in a fire set by their parents.

The grandmother of the children has said they will be able to rest in peace now that their former home is being demolished.

Vera Duffy said she had wanted to see the start of the demolition process to end the tragic chapter in the family's history.

Mick and Mairead Philpott were jailed in April, along with friend Paul Mosley, after being convicted of killing the couple's six children in the petrol-fuelled blaze in Allenton, Derby.

Jade Philpott, ten, and her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six, and Jayden, five, died in the blaze in May 2012.

Duwayne, 13, died days later in hospital.

The process of demolition is likely to take up to three weeks.

Both 18 Victory Road, the scene of the tragedy, and neighbouring property number 20 will be razed to the ground.

Mick Philpott was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years after being convicted of six counts of manslaughter following a trial at Nottingham Crown Court earlier this year.

The trial heard that he used petrol to set fire to his home in an attempt to frame his mistress during a child custody battle.

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September 23, 2013 at 10:49 pm by Mr HomeBuilder
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