NEW 24 Hours in Police Custody - tonight 9pm - Channel 4

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A TV documentary that follows the work of a police force will show how the investigation into the actions of a teenage killer unfolded.

Nicholas Prosper used a shotgun to kill his mother Juliana Falcon, 48, his brother Kyle, 16, and his 13-year-old sister, Giselle, at their home in Luton on 13 September 2024.
The 19-year-old, who was arrested in the hours after the murders, was jailed for 49 years in March. A trial heard he intended to carry out a shooting at his former primary school.

The Channel Four series 24 Hours in Police Custody, which follows the work of investigators at Bedfordshire Police, will feature the case over two nights on 5 and 6 October.

Poor Joshua and Gary just wanted to be a good dad and grandad.

I was surprised that Samantha lost custody at first, but then when you think about her trying to not only cut Joshua out of his life and move abroad but helping to plot to have him killed it makes sense. Plus there might be other stuff we don't know

I wonder if Joshua’s mum took Sam to court for custody before she went to the US? And that’s the reason she left because she lost ?

Its highly likely Sam knew what her dad was going to do but unfortunately it’s very hard for the CPS to prove it.

Yes she got away with conspiracy to murder.

Sam and Paul were obviously on their way out of the country the day her dad did the shootings, that’s was clearly the plan. Stephen shoots them dead, Adam and Paul fly out the country.

Scary the lengths people will go to.

How tragic. Joshua and Gary seemed like really decent good men. Sam definitely knew her father’s plans and no proof went in her favour. The fact she left her son despite his devoted dad and grandfather being brutally murdered shows what a shit person she is.

I actually cried when I saw Mandy got custody.

I too thought her new husband was an older child from a previous relationship!

With that lot for relatives, it’s a good job paternal grandma has custody. As PP said Josh and his dad seemed to be a good dad and grandad.

I'm glad you mentioned narcissist, that was my thought when I was watching it but am loathe to use the word nowadays because it often results in criticism or dismissal. The only thing that had me doubting my armchair diagnosis was that I couldn't see any signs of anger in Stephen's expressions. My experience of narcissistic people is that they anger quickly and find that hard to hide, as good as they are at deception.

Perhaps Samantha hasn't fallen far from her father's tree, hence the leaving her first born in another country while she swans off to captain her dinghy. What'll she do when soldier boy grows up and things, somehow, don't work out?

I think her leaving for America was because of guilt. Who on earth would leave their young children after its father had been murdered to start a new life elsewhere.

Someone with her own interests at heart.

Because they had sold their house, it was mentioned in the program.

Yes, only in the 2nd episode though I think.

The fact she left without the child who had been at the centre of the court battle was very telling, wasn't it?

Like he didn't really matter any more now he wasn't a pawn or a way to get one over on her ex. That poor kid. After losing his dad and grandad to murder, and the circumstances surrounding that murder, he should have been her first priority but nah, off to the US she skipped. So he has basically lost both parents and both grandfathers.

Mandy saying "I've got my ray of sunshine" had me in tears.

It made me think of Natalie hemmings children (who also went to a relative when she said was murdered). Such hideous repercussions for children in those situations.

That was the saddest 24 hours in police custody I can remember.

Just seen this post on Facebook and thought I’d post the link as I’m sure this is still on our minds.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1A5mT3tnCR/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Lots of people on here seems very certain about things. We only really have one side of events.

Yes and the fact that Josh was given full custody says a lot too doesn’t it. There must be a reason for that, but unfortunately they didn’t go in to that further. That poor little boy. It was such a hard watch and just heartbreaking all round.

like what @PuttingOnTheKitsch?

There is no doubt a whole host on stuff we didn’t see, but some things are indisputable:

1. the dad and paternal grandad were killed directly due to the custody battle
2. The mum lost custody
3. the mum fucked off to the USA, leaving her child behind.

Yeah it would seem he wasn’t in her life until she was an adult. Her new American husband looked like her teenage child. Bizarre.

Yes exactly this. The battle wasn’t to lose her son, it was to “beat” Josh. He was basically used as a pawn. That poor little boy.

I would imagine the police get very frustrated with cps quite often

I got confused - was he given full residency or shared but in the UK? I could work out if he’d successfully got a Prohibited Steps Order or similar.

@ScarilyCloseand his half sister.

Yes the dad didn’t win full custody. Just that the son could not leave uk.
it may also have been that Sam’s husband had to return to the USA, being part of their military. So at that point it’s stay in uk with son or go to USA with daughter. And probably zero support or family in uk anyway. I doubt she could have kept daughter here if they are a USA citizen? So a difficult choice anyway.

Yup, Ex BIL put his former Mrs through hell with a custody battle that he could never have fulfilled. Former MIL enabled the whole shitshow, all because they wanted to “beat” the ex wife/DIL. When it was decided he’d get every second weekend, he fucked off to the other end of the country, having completely lost interest in his dc, and he wonders why they won’t have anything to do with him now.

I feel so sorry for Josh and Gary, they seemed like decent enough men. Obviously it’s the family who suffer the loss.

Stephen must have known he’d get caught.? People who shoot people generally get caught in the UK. Cctv , ANPR, mobile phone signals.

He wasn’t even trying to be discreet. Did he not consider the fact that he’d go to prison for the rest of his life?

His anger towards poor Joshua wasn’t normal was it ?..

I wonder if he’ll kill himself in jail..