By Lisa Dowd, Midlands Correspondent
A father accused of killing his six children in a house fire has told a court there was no plan to rescue the youngsters and be a "hero".
Mick Philpott was being cross-examined by the prosecution during his manslaughter trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
He was asked why, when he realised there was a fire in the house, he did not use a fire extinguisher, which was in the kitchen, or water from the kitchen to try to put it out.
Richard Latham QC said: "Your plan was to go out, rescue your children, and be the hero wasn't it?"
Philpott replied: "No, I don't see myself as a hero."
Mr Latham continued: "You went straight past the source of water, and straight past the fire extinguisher."
Philpott said: "The 999 call was my priority."
The prosecution asked why, when Philpott woke up naked to discover the fire, he bothered to put on his boxer shorts and socks and not just slip on his jogging bottoms. It was "the natural thing to do", Philpott said.
Mr Latham suggested that a ladder close to a back window was "all part of the plan".
He asked: "You thought it was going to be unlocked didn't you? You were going to be able to get your children out and be the hero and victim at the same time."
Philpott replied: "Definitely not."
Back (L-R) Duwayne and John, Front (L-R) Jack, Jessie, Jade and Jayden Mr Latham suggested the plan was "to light that fire, make a 999 call, rescue them with the ladder from out the back window wasn't it?"
Philpott told the court: "Ladies and gentlemen, I did not light that fire, I did not endanger my children and nor did my wife."
He was asked why, on the 999 call, he said "God help me" and not "God help the children". Mr Latham said it was because "you knew you were responsible for this nightmare".
Philpott replied: "I am in a distressed state, my heart is broken. What I say is not meant to come out like that."
He later told the court he no longer blamed his former mistress Lisa Wilkes for the fire. But he said he was suspicious of others, and also claimed it could have been a random attack.
Philpott said petrol found on his clothes came from a strimmer and can he gave to a neighbour in the days before the fire. However, the prosecution said the brand on his clothing was different from that in the strimmer and can.
Philpott also said he had no idea how traces of petrol got into the u-bend of his kitchen sink.
The 56-year-old and his wife Mairead both deny starting the fire that killed their six children at their home on Victory Road, Allenton, Derby, in May last year.
Jade Philpott, 10, and brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six and Jayden, five, all died in the blaze. Their brother Duwayne, 13, died three days later in hospital.
A third defendant, Paul Mosley, also denies six counts of manslaughter.
The trial continues.
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