Trial date set for teen accused of murdering family

Nicholas Prosper appeared at Luton Crown Court by video link

A trial date has been set for a teenager accused of murdering his mother and siblings at a tower block in Luton.

The bodies of Juliana Prosper, 48, Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, were found at a flat off Wauluds Bank Drive, in Leabank on Friday.

Nicholas Prosper, 18, of Leabank, appeared at Luton Crown Court by video link from prison and was charged with murder.

He was also charged with a number of other offences, including purchasing or acquiring a shotgun without a certificate, possession of a shotgun and possession of a kitchen knife in a public place.

He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear for a plea and trial preparation hearing at the same court on 5 December.

Police said they believed the victims to be Kyle Prosper, 16, Juliana Prosper, 48, and Giselle Prosper, 13, although formal identification had not taken place

Judge Michael Simon said time was needed for an expert report on the defendant to be produced.

Pathology reports and analysis of forensics material also needed to be completed.

Flowers were left outside Leabank, a block of flats in the Marsh Farm area of Luton