Season 1 - Episode 12 [TWAU Plus]

DESCRIPTION

WARNING: THIS IS PART TWO OF A TWO-PART STORY. PLEASE LISTEN TO SEASON 1 - EPISODE 11 FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS CASE.

On May 11, 2012, in the early hours of the morning, a fire raged throughout a semi-detached house in Derby.

The fire had spread so rapidly by the time firefighters arrived, and the house was engulfed in flames.

Six children died as a result. Those responsible for the fire were the children's parents and a family friend...

*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED AS THIS EPISODE CONTAINS ADULT THEMES AND DESCRIPTIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ***

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MUSIC

When You Leave by Sergey Cheremisinov

Fog by Sergey Cheremisinov

Closer To You by Sergey Cheremisinov

Train by Sergey Cheremisinov

Waves by Sergey Cheremisinov

Tracks can be purchased here: https://sergeycheremisinov.bandcamp.com/album/charms

All music sourced from http://freemusicarchive.org and used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

MAIN REFERENCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Philpott

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-21953842

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/apr/02/mick-philpott-violent-control-freak

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/life-deal-scale-s-just-terribly-tragic/story-16062505-detail/story.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allenton_house_fire

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/philpott-fire-trial-despite-the-boasts-life-behind-closed-doors-was-far-from-great-for-the-popular-8557293.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/philpott-fire-trial-guilty-of-manslaughter-but-circumstances-of-the-blaze-remain-largely-unknown-8557283.html

DOMESTIC ABUSE HELP

If you, or anyone you know, is suffering domestic abuse in the UK please visit http://www.nationaldomesticviolencehelpline.org.uk for guidance and next steps. For those based in the US you can visit http://www.genesisshelter.org

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