'Crossbow killer' denies murdering BBC star John Hunt's wife and two daughters - as he is charged with rape
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A man pleaded not guilty to murder today after being accused of stabbing a BBC commentator's wife to death and fatally shooting two of their daughters with a crossbow. Kyle Clifford, 26, denied killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25. The trio were found fatally injured at the family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on July 9.
![[John Hunt is pictured with his wife Carol, who was killed alongside two of their two daughters]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/87248779-14209415-John_Hunt_is_pictured_with_his_wife_Carol_who_was_killed_alongsi-a-2_1734602599438.jpg)
Clifford, of Enfield, North London, entered not guilty pleas to the murder charges when he appeared at Cambridge Crown Court for a plea and trial preparation hearing today. The court heard Clifford is also accused of rape after the charge was added to the indictment against him today.
![[Hannah Hunt was killed alongside her mother and sister in the crossbow attack in Bushey]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/87216881-14209415-Hannah_Hunt_was_killed_alongside_her_mother_and_sister_in_the_cr-a-3_1734602602779.jpg)
He is further accused of one charge of false imprisonment and two counts of possession of offensive weapons - namely a crossbow and a 10-inch butcher's knife. The defendant, who appeared via video link from HMP Belmarsh, entered his not guilty pleas to all charges except the new count of rape, for which he is not yet required to enter a plea.
![[Louise Hunt (pictured), sister of Hannah Hunt and daughter of Carol and John Hunt, was killed]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/87216869-14209415-Louise_Hunt_pictured_sister_of_Hannah_Hunt_and_daughter_of_Carol-a-4_1734602605571.jpg)
A previous court hearing was told Louise had been found tied up when officers attended the property on Ashlyn Close. Louise and Hannah Hunt had been shot with a crossbow and their mother Carol had been stabbed with a knife and suffered multiple injuries, the court was told.
![[A photo issued by Hertfordshire Police of Kyle Clifford, 26, who has been charged with murder]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/87934117-14209415-A_photo_issued_by_Hertfordshire_Police_of_Kyle_Clifford_26_who_h-a-5_1734602607776.jpg)
The court also heard at the time that Hannah called the police and told them she feared she was going to die as she had been shot along with her sister and mother. The false imprisonment charge alleges that Clifford 'assaulted and unlawfully and injuriously imprisoned Louise Hunt and detained her against her will'.
![[Friends leave flowers on Ashlyn Close in Bushey, Hertfordshire, after the attack on July 11]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/10/87249243-14209415-Friends_leave_flowers_on_Ashlyn_Close_in_Bushey_Hertfordshire_af-a-6_1734602609972.jpg)
