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

A man has been charged with the murders of the wife and two daughters of a BBC racing commentator.

Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were killed in a crossbow attack at their family home in Ashlyn Close, in Bushey in Hertfordshire, on July 9. Kyle Clifford has been charged with their murders.

The 26-year-old has been charged with three counts of murder, false imprisonment and two counts of possession of offensive weapons, Hertfordshire Police said. He has been remanded into custody.

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Clifford is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today (September 17). In a previous statement, Mr Hunt and his daughter Amy said: "The devastation that we are experiencing cannot be put into words.

"We would like to thank people for their kind messages and for the support we have received in recent days. These have provided great comfort to us for which we are very grateful.

"As you can imagine, this is an extremely difficult time for us, and we need time and space to come to terms with what has happened and start the grieving process."

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