Man charged with murders of wife and two daughters of racing commentator

A man has been charged with murdering a wife and two daughters in a crossbow attack.

Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court today, Bedfordshire Police said.

He is also charged with false imprisonment and two counts of possession of offensive weapons.

Clifford is suspected of having killed Carol Hunt, 61, and her daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, in an attack at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on 9 July.

The victims were the wife and two daughters of Sky Sports racing commentator John Hunt.

Friends of Carol, Louise and Hannah attended a memorial service in Bushey shortly after their deaths, with Mrs Hunt's friends Dionne Smith, Abigail Phillips and Lea Holloway saying they were "together in grief".

Colleagues of Hannah Hunt paid tribute to the "fantastic therapist" in a post on Facebook, saying it was with "deep regret and sadness" that The Anti-Ageing Clinic based in Radlett, Hertfordshire, learned of the "horrific murder".

Rohit Mitra, a friend of Louise, described her as "one of the loveliest girls I knew", saying she "always had a smile and was very positive and hardworking".

Mr Hunt works for both the BBC and Sky Sports Racing.

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