On July 9, the wife and two daughters of BBC presenter John Hunt, aged 61, 25 and 28, were found seriously injured at their home in Bushey, north London and died shortly after police arrived. relief.
The affair aroused great emotion in the United Kingdom. After a day on the run, Kyle Clifford, 26, the former boyfriend of one of the young women, according to British media, was found injured and in serious condition in a cemetery in Enfield located about twenty kilometers from there.
The investigation showed that the two young women, Hannah and Louise Hunt, were killed by crossbow fire, while their mother Carol died after being stabbed.
After pleading not guilty to the triple murder last month, Kyle Clifford finally admitted killing the three women on Wednesday during a hearing at Cambridge Criminal Court.
He also pleaded guilty to false imprisonment and possession of weapons.
-There will therefore be no trial regarding these charges.
On the other hand, during this same hearing, for which he appeared by video link from prison, he pleaded not guilty to the rape of his ex-girlfriend, Louise. A trial will therefore be held on this aspect of the case.
After the triple murder, the government indicated that a study had been launched earlier in the year to determine whether “stricter controls” were to be introduced on the possession of crossbows, after several incidents involving this type of weapon.
Possessing a crossbow does not require a specific license in the UK, but it is illegal to carry one in public without a valid reason.
