Nicholas Prosper, a 19-year-old who killed three members of his family and planned a school shooting in Luton last year, is being requested to have his sentence extended. Currently serving a life sentence with a minimum term of 49 years, the Court of Appeal has been asked to review his case. The bodies of his mother, brother, and sister were found at their home in a tower block in Leabank Court, leading to his incarceration.
The case has been referred to appeal by the government’s solicitor general, after multiple requests were made under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. One Conservative MP argued that Prosper should have received a whole life order instead of the minimum term sentence that he was given. As a result, the case has been escalated for the court to consider increasing his sentence to a whole life order.
Whole life orders, considered the harshest penalty available since the abolition of capital punishment, can now be given to offenders between the ages of 18 and 20 if the seriousness of their crimes is “exceptionally high.” Prosper, if granted a whole life order, would become the youngest recipient of such a sentence. The court must now decide whether to extend his sentence in light of the circumstances surrounding the case and the severity of his actions.
Nicholas Prosper had meticulously planned to carry out a violent attack on his family and then continue the violence at his former school in Luton. However, due to the quick response of neighbors who alerted the police, his plan was foiled. Following his apprehension, it was revealed that Prosper had aspirations to become the world’s most famous school shooter of the 21st century, further highlighting the severity of his intentions. Despite claims of an undiagnosed neurological development disorder, the judge found Prosper to be highly dangerous and potentially never to be released, emphasizing the gravity of his crimes
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