Man charged with crossbow murders of wife and daughters of BBC commentator

A antheral has been charged with the murders of a mum and 2 daughters who died from crossbow injuries successful Bushey.

Kyle Clifford, 26, has been charged with the murders of Carol Hunt, 61, the woman of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, and their 2 daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, successful Bushey, Hertfordshire, successful July.

Clifford has besides been charged with possession of a limb and mendacious imprisonment.

Hertfordshire Police had antecedently been incapable to interrogation Kyle Clifford whilst helium received attraction for an wounded successful hospital, wherever helium remained nether arrest.

Detective Chief Inspector Nick Gardner, from the BCH Major Crime Unit, said: ‘Our thoughts stay with the Hunt household and their loved ones arsenic they proceed to travel to presumption with their loss.

‘Over the past mates of months, we person been moving hard to stitchery arsenic overmuch grounds arsenic imaginable and found the afloat circumstances of what happened that day.

‘Today, we person managed to unafraid charges against Kyle Clifford successful transportation with the murders of Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt. 

‘Although it has taken immoderate clip to scope this stage, we tin present determination guardant with the judicial process and question justness for their family.’

Lisa Ramsarran, Chief Crown Prosecutor for CPS Thames and Chiltern, said: ‘The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Hertfordshire Constabulary to complaint Kyle Clifford with 3 counts of execution pursuing the deaths of Carol, Louise and Hannah Hunt successful Bushey connected Tuesday 9 July.

‘Mr Clifford, 26, who was aboriginal recovered by constabulary successful Enfield, has besides been charged with 2 counts of possession of an violative limb and 1 number of mendacious imprisonment.

‘Our thoughts stay with the Hunt household and each those who person been affected by this tragic incident.’

Mr Hunt has antecedently paid tribute to his ‘magnificently inspirational’ surviving daughter after the remainder of their household was killed successful the horrific attack.

Paying tribute to the 3 victims, Mr Hunt and his 3rd girl Amy said: ‘The devastation that we are experiencing cannot beryllium enactment into words.

‘We would similar to convey radical for their benignant messages and for the enactment we person received successful caller days. These person provided large comfortableness to america for which we are precise grateful.

‘As you tin imagine, this is an highly hard clip for us, and we request clip and abstraction to travel to presumption with what has happened and commencement the grieving process.’

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