Man, 19, admits killing his mum and teenage brother and sister at their flat

A 19-year-old murdered his mother and two younger siblings while plotting a shooting at his old primary school in Luton, a court has heard. Nicholas Prosper admitted killing his mother Juliana Falcon, 48, and siblings Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, in September last year.

The family were found dead with gunshot wounds at a flat in Leabank, off Wauluds Bank Drive in Luton, Bedfordshire. Appearing in court on Monday, Prosper spoke only to confirm his identity and plead guilty to the offences. In addition to murder, the defendant also admitted a number of other offences including purchasing a shotgun without a certificate, possession of a shotgun with intent to endanger life and possession of a kitchen knife in a public place.

Judge Michael Simon told the defendant his sentencing will take place on March 5 and remanded him into custody. Chris Derrick, a deputy chief crown prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: ‘Nicholas Prosper has been convicted of the murder of his mother, Juliana Falcon, and two younger siblings, Kyle and Giselle Prosper, on September 13 last year.

‘In a chilling act of violence, Prosper murdered his closest family with a shotgun he obtained without a licence and with a clear intent to kill. ‘We worked carefully with the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit to build a strong case against Prosper and hope today’s convictions offer a sense of justice to a community understandably shaken by these profoundly troubling crimes.

‘The full extent of Prosper’s actions will be laid bare when he is sentenced, and he can expect to face a very long time behind bars. ‘Today, our thoughts are of Juliana, Kyle and Giselle, whose lives were stolen in a cold-blooded attack. We hope today’s conviction offers some solace to those who loved and cared for them, as they mourn their loss.’.

Speaking outsisde the court, he said that discovering Prosper had planned to attack a school had ‘left our whole investigation team in shock and disbelief’. ‘In all my years working on murder investigations, I have never known a case quite like this,’ he added.

‘Not only were three innocent lives taken in such brutal circumstances, but we then learnt of Prosper’s plans to carry out a shooting at a school, something which left our whole investigation team in shock and disbelief. ‘We cannot ever begin to comprehend why someone would plan to kill innocent children and are so grateful to those arresting officers who helped prevent this from taking place.’.

Bedfordshire Assistant Chief Constable John Murphy said: ‘We understand the deep shock this case will have on people within Luton and across the country. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video.

Up Next. ‘Juliana, Kyle and Giselle were brutally murdered in their home by someone intent on causing the maximum harm and distress on not only his family, but to the wider community. ‘We are extremely grateful to our officers who stopped him and prevented him from going through with his plans to target a school.

‘We are working closely alongside Luton Borough Council to engage with schools in Luton to provide support, assistance and guidance to both schools and parents.’. Councillor Hazel Simmons, leader of Luton Council, said: ‘The revelation that the perpetrator had plans to cause further harm in one of our schools is extremely shocking, distressing and upsetting; and we don’t underestimate the emotional difficulty this news will have on children, staff, parents and carers across our school community.

‘Our schools have robust systems in place to keep children safe and security is constantly reviewed and monitored. ‘Just recently we asked our schools to further review security and for increased vigilance following the incident in a school in Sheffield.

‘We will be asking schools to further review security measures in light of what came out in court today.’. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page.

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