Within hours of the fatal fire, the behaviour of Mick and Mairead Philpott was already arousing the suspicions of the police.
The couple were keen to ‘get rich quick’ off the back of the children’s deaths, receiving at least £3,100 directly in cash gifts which they used to buy new sportswear and to get drunk at parties.
Mick Philpott remained shameless to the last – and he was still smiling even after being convicted of killing six of his children.