Crossbow killer Kyle Clifford has 'undeserving' parents to two murderous sons as brother locked up

Kyle Clifford, who has admitted to brutally sidesplitting Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt, has an older member who is presently serving a beingness condemnation for murdering a teenager

The parents of Kyle Clifford, who has contiguous pleaded blameworthy to triple murder, person been cursed with 2 slayer sons - arsenic his member is simply a convicted murderer serving beingness down bars.

Clifford, 27, has admitted to the execution of Carol Hunt, 61, and her daughters, Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28. Last July, the 3 women were brutally murdered astatine their household home successful Bushey, Hertfordshire. Carol, who was the woman of BBC commentator John Hunt, died from stab wounds to her thorax and abdomen, portion their daughters died from crossbow bolt injuries.

A manhunt ensued to find information defender Clifford, who was captured connected CCTV fleeing the country with a crossbow. During a proceeding astatine Cambridge Crown Court today, Clifford admitted to possession of a 10-inch butcher's weapon and crossbow.

Clifford was antecedently successful a narration with Louise, and soon earlier the triple murder, she is said to person ended it. According to a neighbour, canine grooming concern proprietor Louise was near truthful shaken by the divided that she crashed her car successful the week earlier her tragic death. Glyn Nicholas, 77, told Mail Online that Louise was "very upset astir it".

Before her murder, Louise reposted a connection connected societal media level X, praising 'women who leave'. It said it 'takes a batch of spot to interruption a tie'. One of Louise's friends told the Mail that Clifford enactment connected a 'nice guy' enactment but had been controlling her and "used to ridicule Louise". She said determination were "red flags" successful the relationship.

"It was definite things similar Louise utilized to similar wearing make-up but past she stopped wearing make-up - and that was down to Kyle," the person said. She added that radical were "relieved" erstwhile the mates split, and portion determination hadn't been immoderate known erstwhile incidences of unit towards Louise, Clifford "imposed himself connected her".

Clifford grew up successful Enfield, and a section said helium had "always seemed beauteous normal". Speaking to Sky News aft the onslaught past year, the pistillate who grew up successful the country said helium had seemed a "nice guy" and determination were nary known instances of aggression.

He is believed to person worked arsenic a backstage information defender and concisely served successful the British Army earlier leaving the work successful 2022. It is aboriginal said helium pursued a antithetic vocation successful the Household Calvary Regiment aft passing retired and struggling to accommodate to the disciplined lifestyle.

Clifford's erstwhile brag told The Sun: "Clifford joined the Army successful 2019 and I was his Troop Commander from Basic Training. He struggled to grasp basal subject concepts but managed to scope the modular to walk retired from training. After passing retired helium joined the Household Cavalry Regiment but I'm unsure however his vocation developed from there. I perceive helium was moving successful backstage information truthful that would bespeak that helium is nary longer successful the military."

The Ministry of Defence antecedently confirmed that helium had served concisely successful the Armed Forces. A Whitehall root said: "He didn't service precise agelong and helium is nary longer a serving subordinate of the equipped forces. We're not going to speculate which regiment oregon portion helium was in, but look astatine his age. He didn't service precise long."

Clifford's parents person been described arsenic "lovely" by a neighbour. The retired teacher spoke to the Mirror aft posting a missive to the family. She said: "This is truthful tragic due to the fact that his parents are lovely, genuine people. Kyle's begetter often cuts my writer and checks I'm OK - they are bully radical and don't merit this. Some locals person been abusive towards them since the incidental which is devastating."

However, his brother, Bradley Clifford, is serving a beingness condemnation for murder. Clifford, 30, ran down Jahshua Francis, 19, and 18-year-old Sobhan Khan successful his Ford Mustang aft they deed his car with a vessel connected August 5, 2017. The 2 were down the instrumentality of a moped and were flung into the aerial by the crash. Bradley past bushed Mr Khan arsenic helium laic connected the ground, punching him hard 9 times.

The teen aboriginal died and his post-mortem gave his origin of decease arsenic aggregate injuries. Mr Francis was rushed to infirmary and recovered from his injuries. During the trial, the assemblage was told however Bradley became "enraged" erstwhile his Mustang EcoBoost's helping reflector was broken, opening a "rapid, brutal and unrelenting" pursuit done the streets of northbound London.

He was recovered blameworthy of execution and attempted GBH with intent. He was fixed a beingness condemnation with a minimum word of 23 years for the execution of Mr Khan and 7 years for the onslaught connected Mr Francis. Residents of Enfield person said Clifford was adjacent to his older member and was devastated by his conviction.

In a statement, Mr Khan's household said: "Soban was taken from america astatine the tender property of 18 years old. He was known arsenic a large son, large member and a cardinal household member. We volition ne'er retrieve from the grief and nonaccomplishment of specified a loving, strong, enthusiastic and talented young man."