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Crossbow killer admits murdering mum and daughters | Crossbow killer admits murdering mum and daughters |
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Carol Hunt, Hannah Hunt, and Louise Hunt were killed in their home in Bushey, near Watford | |
A man has admitted murdering his ex-girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow and their mother with a knife in an attack at the family home. | |
Carol Hunt, 61, was stabbed to death and Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, suffered fatal crossbow bolt injuries in Bushey, near Watford, on 9 July. | Carol Hunt, 61, was stabbed to death and Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, suffered fatal crossbow bolt injuries in Bushey, near Watford, on 9 July. |
Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, north London, changed his plea to the murders during an appearance via video link at Cambridge Crown Court. | Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, north London, changed his plea to the murders during an appearance via video link at Cambridge Crown Court. |
The three women were the wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, and Louise was a former partner of Clifford. | |
Kyle Clifford admitted to killing the three women and possessing offensive weapons | |
Hertfordshire Police had been called by Hannah Hunt, who told officers she feared she was going to die as she had been shot and her sister and mother had also been attacked. | |
The 28-year-old was found in the main doorway of the house on Ashlyn Close and was still alive when officers arrived at the property at about 19:10 BST. | |
The attacks in the cul-de-sac sparked a manhunt which ended with Clifford being found injured in Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield. | |
Clifford, who served in the military from 2019 for about three years, was taken to hospital as he had shot himself in the chest with the crossbow. | |
During the court hearing where he admitted the murders, Clifford denied a charge of rape in connection to Louise Hunt. | |
He had denied murdering the three women during a hearing at the same court in December. | |
The attack took place at the family home in Ashlyn Close in the Hertfordshire town | |
Mr Hunt and his other daughter Amy previously issued a statement following the incident, which said: "The devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words." |