A child killer who started a fire that killed seven people has died at the age of 58.
Paul Mosley was sentenced to 14 years in prison for manslaughter after he helped act out his friend's twisted plot to set a home alight in Derby on May 11, 2012.
Ringleader Mick Philpott had conducted the plan so he could act out the hero by saving his children before blaming it all on his former lover.
The pair carried out their 'evil' act with the help of Philpott's wife Mairead - but tragically it went disastrously wrong.
Family members of Mosley have now confirmed his death to DerbyshireLive.
Father-of-17 Philpott had been living in a cramped three-bedroom council house in Derby with his wife, Mairead, but also lover Lisa Willis and their children.
He was said to be sex-obsessed and boasted about his benefits-funded lifestyle, which police revealed brought him an income of £60,000 a year.
It was after his relationship with Willis broke down and she moved moved out of the family home with their five children that Philpott was triggered to devise his plan to win back custody and also secure a larger property for his sizeable brood.
Mick Philpott's accomplice Paul Mosley has died at the age of 58, family members have confirmed
Mick Philpott is pictured with his six children, who all tragically died in the fatal blaze in May 2012
Mairead Philpott alongside her husband Mick Philpott speaking to the media at Derby Conference Centre in May 2012
Together with his wife and Mosley - a family friend who it was revealed in court was having a sexual relationship with Mairead - Philpott plotted to set fire to their home and frame Willis for arson.
His intention was to rescue the sleeping children still living with him through an upstairs window, but the plan went disastrously wrong after too much petrol was used and the fire burned out of control.
The blaze tragically claimed the lives of Duwayne, 13, Jade, 10, John, nine, Jack, eight, Jesse, six and Jayden, five.
Philpott, who had previously been jailed for stabbing his schoolgirl lover 27 times, wove a web of lies trying to get away with the crime and even plotted to 'get rich quick' off generous donations from the local community meant to pay for the funerals of his children.
In the days that followed the fire, Philpott began his elaborate ruse to appear blameless and even appeared at a press conference appealing for information.
He and Mairead shed tears for the cameras as they spoke about their children.
During a fortnight of surveillance at the hotel where they were put up by police in May after the fire, the couple were heard whispering about the case, with Philpott recorded telling his wife to 'stick to your story'.
They were charged by police on May 30 in connection with the deaths and Mosley was arrested in the months afterwards, having told a friend the plan had been for him to rescue the children.
Hundreds of tributes were left outside the house in the wake of the horrific blaze
The family home where the horrific blaze claimed six lives was demolished in September 2013
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Police initially charged the trio with murder, but downgraded this to manslaughter because the defendants had not intended to kill the six youngsters, despite their sickeningly reckless actions.
The judge described the plot as 'a wicked and dangerous plan' that was 'outside the comprehension of any right-thinking person'.
Mosley was sentenced to 17 years for manslaughter after the court found him guilty of helping to start the fatal fire.
He was released in May 2021 but was recalled to jail over concerns surrounding his behaviour.
Mosley was then released again in November 2023, with the Parole Board saying his 'imprisonment was no longer necessary for the protection of the public'.
Mosley - who it was understood had been told he could not live in Derby again following his release - continued to maintain his innocence.
A family source said at the time: 'This is a disgraceful decision. Mosley has never admitted his guilt despite clearly being involved.
'He has killed six kids and is free to walk the streets. It's appalling. He's an evil monster. How can someone like that be let out?'
The board said Mosley's behaviour in jail had been 'largely without issue' and his release was subject to strict conditions.
These included living at a designated address, good behaviour and a limit on who he could contact.
Vera Duffy, the mother of Mairead Philpott, attacked the decision soon after his release saying: 'He should stay behind bars.'
Speaking further in November 2023, she said: 'Do I think he should be out? No - he should stay behind bars with Mick [Philpott] where he belongs.
'No one told me he would be coming out and certainly he shouldn't be allowed back in Derby - we should just let those little kids rest in peace.'
Ms Duffy added she didn't know where her daughter Mairead was. 'I'm trying to put it all behind me.'
Mairead was sentenced to 17 years in jail and served just half of that before her release in November 2020.
Philpott was sentenced to life in prison for manslaughter and remains at HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
After serving a minimum of 15 years, Philpott will be eligible for parole in 2028.