Luton killer Nicholas Prosper will not get whole-life jail term
She told the appeal court: "Appalling though these crimes were, we are not persuaded that anything less than a whole-life order was unduly lenient."It is a sentence that requires a youth of 18, as he was at the time of his arrest, to remain in custody until he is in his late 60s and one that might result in him never being released."Prosper watched the appeal via a video-link from HMP Belmarsh, often fidgeting in his seat.As part of his life sentence for murder, his minimum term of 49 years remains in place and it will be the mid-2070s before he is considered for release on parole.
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