Daughter's bravery was inspiring, says Hunt

A broadcaster whose wife and two daughters were murdered by a misogynist with a crossbow has said he hopes women can be inspired by how his daughter ended her relationship with her killer.

- Ben Quinn

On the day that Kyle Clifford was sentenced to a whole-life order for the triple murder last year, John Hunt described the former soldier as a psychopath disguised as an ordinary human being.

Paying tribute to his daughter Louise Hunt and the way she had shown grace and empathy when breaking up with Clifford, Hunt used an emotionally charged victim impact statement to describe how the love of his family sustained him. "I hope women around the world will take Louise's bravery as a shining beacon for their lives," he said, citing his daughter's disgust at Clifford's racism and belittling language. "If you feel enough is enough, then it is."

Clifford, 26, had pleaded guilty in January to the murders and was found guilty last week of raping his ex-girlfriend in a "final act of spite" before killing her with a crossbow.

He shot dead Louise, 25, and her sister Hannah Hunt, 28, with the crossbow and fatally stabbed their mother, Carol Hunt, 61, during a four-hour attack at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on 9 July last year.

Clifford refused to attend Cambridge crown court for his sentencing or to appear virtually, but the judge, Mr Justice Joel Bennathan, said he had no doubt his words and those of the Hunt family would reach him.