Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford has admitted murdering his ex-partner along with her mum and sister in a horrific attack last July. The 26-year-old murdered Carol Hunt, 61, wife of BBC horse racing commentator John Hunt, and two of her daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, at the family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on July 9.
Image Credit: Metro [Undated handout file photo issued by Hertfordshire Police of Kyle Clifford, 26, who has been arrested on suspicion of the crossbow murders of three family members of a BBC racing commentator and remains in a serious condition in hospital, Hertfordshire Police said. Issue date: Friday July 12, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Bushey. Photo credit should read: Hertfordshire Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.]
Louise and Hannah had been shot with a crossbow and Carol had been stabbed several times with a 10-inch butcher’s knife. Louise had also been tied up. Clifford has now pleaded guilty to three counts of murder at Cambridge crown court, having initially denied all charges against him.
Image Credit: Metro [A court sketch of Kyle Clifford looking stoic can be seen]
He also admitted one count of false imprisonment against Louise, and two counts of possession of offensive weapons – the crossbow and the knife – but pleaded not guilty to a charge of raping Louise. Hannah managed to call 999 at one stage, telling an operator an intruder had wounded her, stabbed her mum and tied up her sister before shooting her too.
Image Credit: Metro [Carol Hunt, who was married to BBC horse racing commentator John Hunt (pictured together), was found fatally injured along with her two daughters at her home last night Mum Carol Hunt: https://www.facebook.com/carol.hunt.129?locale=en_GB Crossbow, Bushey]
David Burns, prosecuting at a previous hearing said: ‘She stated the intruder was in the property. He had shot her, her mother and her sister and she feared she was going to die. The phone call then cut off. ‘She managed to re-establish connection and called an ambulance. The phone call cut off again. Police found Hannah Hunt lying in the doorway. She had been shot with a crossbow in the chest.
Image Credit: Metro [Close family friend Lea Holloway, (centre) leaves flowers at Ashlyn Close, Bushey, Hertfordshire, where Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of BBC Five Live racing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were killed in a crossbow attack at their home, on Tuesday. Triple murder suspect Kyle Clifford, 26, was found with injuries in Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield, north London, on Wednesday afternoon and was taken to a major trauma centre for treatment where he remains. Picture date: Thursday July 11, 2024. PA Photo. Police confirmed no shots had been fired by officers and said no arrest had yet been made. See PA story POLICE Bushey. Photo credit should read: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire]
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