Bid to make Bedford triple killer’s sentence whole life being heard
The court of appeal is considering whether a man who killed his mother and two siblings in Luton should spend the rest of his life in prison without release
A court hearing is taking place today at the Royal Courts of Justice in London to decide if a Bedford man convicted of killing his family should receive a whole-life prison sentence.
19-year-old Nicholas Prosper was sentenced in March to life with a minimum term of 49 years after admitting the murders of his mother and two siblings at their flat in Luton in September 2023.
Prosper also admitted weapons offences linked to a planned mass shooting at his former primary school in the town.
After the killings, he hid for more than two hours before flagging down police and showing them where he had hidden a loaded shotgun and cartridges near nearby playing fields.
The Solicitor General is asking the Court of Appeal to increase Prosper’s sentence, describing the original term as “unduly lenient.”
During the original sentencing, the judge said a whole-life order was not appropriate because the planned school attack was stopped before it could take place.
A spokesperson for the Attorney General’s Office said the referral was made because “the seriousness of the offences is exceptionally high.”