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A teenager who plotted “Britain’s worst school massacre” has been jailed for 49 years after he murdered his mother and two siblings.
Nicholas Prosper, from Luton, pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother, Juliana Falcon, 48, and his siblings, Kyle Prosper, 16, and 13-year-old Giselle Prosper at Luton Crown Court in February.
After their murders, he had been planning to then carry out a shooting at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, where Prosper and his siblings had been pupils.
However, he was found and arrested by police while waiting for the school to open for the day.
Prosper managed to forge a gun licence and used it to buy a shotgun and 100 cartridges from a legitimate firearms dealer the day before the murders.
After killing his mother and two siblings, he fled his family’s flat earlier than anticipated after a neighbour repeatedly knocked at the door.
After hiding for two hours, Prosper left the gun and cartridges hidden in bushes and made his way to a nearby road where he was arrested by police.
Prosper pleaded guilty to three counts of murder, one count of purchasing a firearm without a firearm certificate, one count of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, and one count of having an article with a blade at Luton Crown Court
Shan Saunders for the Crown Prosecution Service said: “Our thoughts today are with those who knew and loved Juliana, Giselle and Kyle.
“Nicholas Prosper’s cold and calculated killing of his mother, brother and sister and the revelation that he planned to shoot a class of school children and their teachers has left his family devastated and an entire community in shock.
“The case presented by the Crown Prosecution Service, supported by a detailed investigation by the police, laid bare the scale of his planning and the extent of his disturbing interest in mass murder.
“The evidence in this case was indisputable and, unable to defend his actions, he admitted to his crimes.
“It is beyond comprehension that a young man would want to kill those closest to him and target innocent young children. His clear lack of empathy and remorse is highly unusual and deeply concerning.
“We recognise the deep distress and anxiety felt by those in the local community upon learning the detail of these chilling crimes.
“Now that the criminal proceedings are concluded we hope that the loved ones of Juliana, Giselle and Kyle can begin to rebuild their lives.”
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