Kyle Clifford: What we know about the suspect and victims of Bushey’s triple murder | UK news

Kyle Clifford is from Enfield, north London, where neighbors say he “always seemed quite normal”. The victims are Carol Hunt, wife of racing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25.

A manhunt after three women were found dead in a Hertfordshire home has ended with the suspect found by police.

Detectives searched throughout the day for Kyle Clifford, 26, after the victims were discovered by police and paramedics in Bushey on Tuesday night.

Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of Sky Sports and BBC racing commentator John Hunt, and two of their daughters, Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, have been named.

Here’s everything we know about Clifford and the incident.

The suspect is the former security guard

Kyle Clifford is 26 years old from Enfield, North London.

Just after 8.30am on Wednesday, Hertfordshire Constabulary released the name, age and photograph of Kyle Clifford.

He fled after the incident and police searched areas of Hertfordshire and north London.

Sky News understands he worked as a private security guard.

A woman who grew up with him in Enfield said he “always seemed quite normal” and a “nice lad”.

“We would always be at the same parties together and rocked around Enfield. He never seemed strange or aggressive,” she said.

Police appealed for the public’s help to find him, but warned: “If you think you see him, please do not approach him and call 999 immediately. He may still be in possession of a weapon.”

How it was found

Clifford was found in a cemetery in the Hilly Fields area of ​​Enfield at around 6pm on Wednesday night.

Police said he was injured, but added that officers did not fire any shots.

Sky News footage showed Clifford being led out of Lavender Hill Cemetery, which saw a significant police presence in the afternoon, including armed officers.

Clifford received medical care in the cemetery, which is close to his home.

He was then taken by ambulance to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel.

What happened in Bushey?

Police were called to a detached house in Ashlyn Close, north Bushey, near Watford, just before 7pm on Tuesday.

When they arrived alongside ambulance staff, they found three women with “serious injuries”.

According to Hertfordshire Constabulary: “Sadly, despite their best efforts, the women, believed to be relatives, died a short time later at the scene.”

The victims were targeted

The victims were Carol Hunt, 61, who was the wife of racing commentator John Hunt, and their two daughters Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, it was revealed on Wednesday afternoon.

They were still alive when emergency services arrived.

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

Sky Sports Racing said in a statement on Wednesday: “Everyone at Sky Sports Racing is deeply saddened by the tragic deaths in Hertfordshire and our thoughts are with our colleague John Hunt, his family and friends at this terrible time.”

Chief Superintendent Jon Simpson told a news conference that police believed it was a “targeted incident”.

Police commentator Graham Wettone says this means it is highly likely that the victims and the suspect were well known.

Derek Turner, a resident of the same street, said the arrival of around 10 police cars and ambulance crews was “like an explosion in the street”.

He told Sky News the officers were dressed in “black uniforms with some kind of semi-automatic pistols walking around”, leading him to mistake the alert for a terrorist incident.

The road is currently cordoned off with a blue tent erected outside the front door of the property.

At the Hatfield press conference on Wednesday at noon, surf. Chief Simpson confirmed that police believe a crossbow was used in the attack, but “other weapons may have been used”.

The Crossbow Act of 1987 allows anyone over the age of 18 to buy one – the only major restriction being that they cannot be used on animals.

Earlier this year, the Home Office launched a call for evidence to see if further legislation is needed after their use in several UK crimes.

School students kept inside

During the press conference in Hatfield, Surf. Chief Simpson said “extensive police resources” were deployed in both Hertfordshire and north London.

These include armed officers and specialist search teams, he added.

Pupils at St Michael’s Primary School in Enfield were also kept inside as a precaution.

The school’s headteacher told Sky News that police had carried out an assurance visit and told them to “carry on as normally as possible”.