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Michael Mick Philpott (born 1956) is a convicted criminal who having gained notoriety as a criminal and for his polyamorous and benefits-funded lifestyle subsequently caused the deaths of six of his children by arson and was sentenced to life imprisonment for their manslaughter in April 2013. Philpott featured prominently in the media after 2006 as a result of his large family (having fathered 17 children by various women) and his reliance on state benefits.