Man who shot and stabbed John Hunt's wife and daughters pleads guilty to murder
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The man who shot and stabbed John Hunt's wife and daughters has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder.
Kyle Clifford, 26, shot his ex-girlfriend Louise and her sister Hannah with a crossbow and stabbed their mother Carol Hunt to death at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July.
He tied 25-year-old Louise's arms and ankles with tape and shot her through the chest with a crossbow bolt at her home.
Carol Hunt, 61, sustained stab wounds to her knee, hands, back and torso after the attack by Clifford with a 10-inch butcher’s knife.
Clifford shot the two sisters, Louise and Hannah Hunt, with a crossbow and stabbed their mother, Carol Hunt, in July
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Louise's sister, Hannah, 28, was found in the main doorway of the property with a crossbow bolt to the chest. She was still alive when police arrived at the house at approximately 7.10pm on July 9.
She had called the police and told them she feared that she was going to die because she had been shot, explaining that her sister and mother had been attacked as well.
Clifford became the subject of a manhunt for hours before he was found injured in north London cemetery after he shot himself in the chest with the crossbow.
This morning, he pleaded guilty to three counts of murder, one of false imprisonment against Louise Hunt, and two counts of possession of offensive weapons - the crossbow and the knife - as he appeared in court via a video link.
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He pleaded not guilty to a charge of raping Louise Hunt.
After the brutal attacks, the Home Office said that Yvette Cooper was urgently reviewing whether tougher crossbow laws were necessary, although there was no proposal to take such action in the King's Speech a few days later on July 17.
The consideration of such laws is ongoing and no decisions have been made yet.
Before the election, the Conservatives were evaluating the possibility of introducing firearms licensing-style rules after an attempt to murder the late Queen Elizabeth with a crossbow.
A previous statement from John Hunt and his third daughter Amy said that their "devastation" could "not be put into words"
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As it stands, there is no registration system to own a crossbow and no requirement for a licence despite appearing to be readily available to buy online.
It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to buy or own the weapon.
Anyone who is discovered to be carrying a crossbow in public without a reasonable excuse could be imprisoned for up to four years.
John Hunt and his third daughter Amy previously issued a statement after the incident, saying: "The devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words."
Clifford will face another trial for the separate charge of rape at the same court later this year.
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