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Teenager charged with murders of woman and two children in Luton
An 18-year-old has been charged with the murders of a woman and two teenagers at a flat in Luton.
Nicholas Prosper, of Leabank, Luton, was arrested on Friday after police discovered three bodies at a flat in Leabank, off Wauluds Bank Drive, at around 5.30am.
He has now been charged with three counts of murder, as well as a number of firearms offences, police said on Saturday evening.
Formal identification has not yet taken place. However, officers say they believe the victims to be Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, all of Leabank.
Police will remain at the scene over the coming days. Pic: PA
Detective Superintendent Rob Hall, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit, said: “First and foremost our thoughts are with the three people who sadly lost their lives yesterday and their loved ones.
“Although formal identification has yet to take place, next of kin of those who we believe to have died have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. We would ask that their privacy is respected at this unimaginably difficult time.”
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DS Hall praised officers involved in the investigation, in particular those who were first at the scene “and were met with such awful circumstances”.
He added: “Officers will remain in place at the scene in coming days while we continue our enquiries, and we will also have additional community officers in and around the area to provide reassurance to members of the public at this difficult time.”
Prosper has been remanded in custody. He is due to appear at Luton Magistrates’ Court on Monday.