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Location | Wauluds Bank Drive, Leabank, Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Date | 13 September 2024 c. 5:30 a.m. |
Attack type | Familicide, mass shooting |
Weapons | |
Deaths | 3 |
Motive | Under investigation |
Accused | Nicholas Prosper |
Charges |
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On 13 September 2024, Juliana Prosper, 48, along with two of her children, Giselle and Kyle, aged 13 and 16, were found dead in their flat in Luton, England. All three had been shot dead in the early hours of the morning. Juliana's 18-year-old son, Nicholas Prosper, was charged with the shooting.
Background
Juliana Prosper (née Falcón) was born in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, on 4 June 1976, and migrated to England, where she married Ray Prosper, with whom she had 4 children. At the time of the killings, she resided in an apartment off Wauluds Bank Drive with three of her children, including Nicholas.
Shooting
Neighbors reported hearing gunshots at 5:30 a.m. Police discovered three bodies killed by gunshot wounds to the head.
Nicholas Prosper, 18, was arrested later that day around 600 meters from the crime scene. He was in possession of a shotgun he had illegally purchased the day before, and a knife, unused in the attack. He was charged with three counts of murder, purchasing or acquiring a shotgun without a certificate, possession of a shotgun, and possession of a bladed article in a public place.
Legal proceedings
As Nicholas Prosper was led out of his first court appearance on 16 September, his father, Ray Prosper, shouted: "I still love you, son. It’s not your fault, OK?" before bursting into tears.
A video uploaded by Prosper to Mega and shared on social media shows him declaring himself to be a "follower" of Clementine, a fictional character from the The Walking Dead videogame series, and showing contempt for his sister Gisele for a specific in-game choice several months prior, saying "her face will be mutilated further than necessary".
Prosper's trial date was set for 5 December, later delayed until 3 March 2025.
References
- ^ "Luton: Family pay tribute after mum and two kids found dead and man, 18, appears in court charged with murder". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ ""Su rostro será mutilado": el video que había grabado el joven que mató a su madre argentina en Inglaterra". infobae (in European Spanish). 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- ^ "Quién era Juliana Falcón, la argentina asesinada por uno de sus hijos en Inglaterra". infobae (in European Spanish). 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- "Luton mother and two children died from gunshot wounds – inquest". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- "Argentine woman in England killed by her son". MercoPress. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- "Trial date set for 18-year-old accused of murdering mother and two teenagers". The Irish News. 2024-09-18. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- "Luton triple murder suspect Nicholas Prosper in court". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
- "Nicholas Prosper: Trial date set for Luton triple murder suspect". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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