Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford's grim life in jail 'paralysed with damaged voice'
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Kyle Clifford has admitted murdering three women today in a sickening crossbow attack that horrified the nation. Clifford, 26, pleaded guilty to killing the family of BBC racing commentator John Hunt - Carol Hunt and her daughters Louise and Hannah - in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on July 9 last year. He also admitted the false imprisonment of Louise. During the hearing at Cambridge Crown Court, Clifford, from Enfield, north London, admitted possession of a 10-inch butcher's knife and possession of a crossbow.
Carol, 61, died from stab wounds to her chest and abdomen, while Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, died from crossbow bolt injuries. Cops were forced to wait to question Clifford about the murders after he fired a bolt into his upper body before they tracked him down. The manhunt for the crossbow killer had survived several hours before he was found unconscious in Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield, London and rushed to hospital.
An aerial video taken at the time showed a man believed Clifford lying on a stretcher while he was treated by three paramedics in orange high-vis jumpsuits, with police in black combat gear visible too. According to The Sun Clifford, who briefly served in the British Army, had pierced his spinal cord, leaving him paralysed.
The paper reported the cold-blooded killer was unlikely to ever walk again and in September, when Clifford appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court, the court heard he now uses a wheelchair. Police had previously revealed Clifford had a "voice injury", limiting how loudly he could speak and he could hardly be heard when he spoke to confirm his name and address in court.
