Cowardly act of brutality

A TEENAGER who idolised mass murderers and plotted a school shooting was jailed for a minimum of 49 years after killing his mum and siblings.

- PATRICK HILL

Nicholas Prosper used an illegally owned shotgun to kill Juliana Falcon, 48, along with brother Kyle, 16, and sister Giselle, 13.

He then planned to carry out a deadly attack on his former primary school, targeting children aged just four and five.

His meticulous plans included capturing images of staff and pupils from the school's website and drawing detailed diagrams.

Jailing him for life, Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb warned the 19-year-old he may never be released.

And she told him: "You put your own desires above any consideration of the lives of many you others. There is no suggestion that didn't understand the law or that killing people is morally wrong. You just didn't care." Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yesterday launched a review into the case. She said: "What we have seen again in this case is senseless killings fuelled purely by a disturbing fixation with violence and obsessive brutality.

"This was a horrendous and cowardly attack of unthinkable brutality." Ms Cooper also vowed to tighten gun laws after Prosper exploited a loophole to buy a 12-bore Nikko shotgun and 100 cartridges on the eve of the murders.