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Nicholas Prosper: Teen who murdered family 'planned on killing at least 30 schoolchildren'

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Nicholas Prosper shot and stabbed his mother, sister and brother at their home in Luton .

The 19-year-old wanted to be the worst mass school killer the UK has seen, court told.

Prosecutor Timothy Cray KC told Luton Crown Court he had prepared the murders "for months " and wanted to kill at least 30 schoolchildren.

His main wish was to "achieve lasting notoriety as a mass killer", prosecutor said.

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