British Teenager Jailed for Life After Murdering Family in Planned Mass Shooting Plot

 

A British teenager who murdered his mother, brother, and sister as part of a horrific plan to become the world’s deadliest mass killer has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 49 years.

Nicholas Prosper, 18, carried out the brutal killings in September last year before police foiled his planned mass shooting at his former primary school.

The Luton Crown Court heard that Prosper had meticulously planned to attack St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, where he and his siblings had once been students. His goal, as he admitted to police, was to become “the world’s most famous school shooter of the 21st century”, surpassing the Sandy Hook and Virginia Tech massacres.

However, his plan unraveled when his mother, Juliana Falcon, 48, discovered a shotgun he had illegally purchased using a fake certificate and confronted him. In response, he killed her, along with his younger brother, Kyle Prosper, 16, and sister, Giselle Prosper, 13.

Their bodies were discovered in their flat later that day.

The victims

Authorities believe that following the triple homicide, Prosper intended to storm his former school, armed with a shotgun and over 30 cartridges.

However, police officers spotted him wandering the streets immediately after the killings and swiftly took him into custody. The loaded firearm was later discovered hidden in nearby bushes.

During his sentencing, the judge described Prosper’s lack of remorse and meticulously planned attack as deeply disturbing.

"Your planning was cold, deliberate, and without sympathy or emotion towards your victims," the court was told.

The judge, Mrs. Justice Cheema-Grubb, stated that Prosper’s motivation was pure notoriety, telling a prison nurse after his arrest:

“I wish I had killed more.”

She also revealed that Prosper had intended to rape his sister before killing her, making the case even more chilling.

While the severity of the crime led to calls for a whole-life sentence, the judge explained her decision to impose a minimum term of 49 years, noting:

"A minimum term does not in any way equate to the value of the life of a murder victim, still less three such victims."

Despite Prosper being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, the judge ruled that his condition did not significantly impair his decision-making or serve as a justification for his actions.

Mrs. Justice Cheema-Grubb concluded by stating:

“A murder spree with the sole aim of glorifying the perpetrator in the history of mass killers is what you intended.”

“Your ambition was notoriety. Words such as heartless and brutal are insufficient to describe the horror of your victims’ last moments.”

Prosper’s calculated and emotionless crimes serve as a grim reminder of the dangers of radicalized violence and the importance of early intervention in identifying individuals at risk of carrying out such heinous acts.