Man, 18, charged with murder after woman and two teenagers found dead in Luton flat
AN 18-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman and two teenagers were found dead in a flat.
Police were called to the tower block in Luton over welfare concerns at around 5.30am on Friday.
Three people were found “very badly injured” at the scene and were pronounced dead a short time later.
Although formal identification has yet to take place, the force believe the three found dead are Juliana Prosper, 48, Kyle Prosper, 16, and Giselle Prosper, 13, all of Leabank.
Bedfordshire Police said officers had recovered a firearm from nearby Bramingham Road.
An 18-year-old man was arrested shortly after.
Nicholas Prosper has now been charged with murder.
Prosper, also of Leabank, was also charged with “a number of firearms offences”, police said.
Detective Superintendent Rob Hall, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, said the force’s thoughts were with the victims and their loved ones.
He said “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.
“Following the discovery of the three bodies yesterday, we immediately dispatched a number of officers to the scene.
“Shortly afterwards they arrested an 18-year-old man, who has now been charged with three counts of murder, as well as a number of firearms offences.
“I’d like to praise all of the officers involved in this investigation so far, especially those who were first at the scene and were met with such awful circumstances, and those who have worked round the clock to establish the details surrounding these tragic deaths.”
Prosper has been remanded in custody ahead of an appearance at Luton Magistrates’ Court on Monday.