Sky Sports commentator John Hunt has paid tribute to his “magnificently inspirational” surviving daughter after his wife and two other children were killed in a crossbow attack.
Carol Hunt, 61, Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, were found fatally injured at the quiet suburban family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, just after 7pm last Tuesday.
Mr Hunt, a racing commentator for Sky Sports and the BBC, along with his eldest daughter Amy said on Saturday: “The devastation that we are experiencing cannot be put into words.”
In a further statement read to Sky Sports Racing viewers by his colleague, Matt Chapman, Mr Hunt said: “Notwithstanding the horrid evil that’s swept through our lives, wreaking devastation on an unimaginable scale, the counter to that has been the breathtaking messages of support, some of which are still to be read.”
The scene in Ashlyn Close, Bushey.
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He added: “Amy, my eldest daughter, has been magnificently inspirational with her control and support for me, which I am trying, trying so hard, to replicate.
“Every message has felt so important, the same as a reassuring hug.
“We know people are worried about us. We will get through this.”
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A massive manhunt was launched for 26-year-old Kyle Clifford, who was found just under 24 hours after the killings with what were thought to be self-inflicted injuries in the Hilly Fields area of Enfield, north London.
Hertfordshire Police previously said a crossbow was recovered as part of the investigation and they believe other weapons could also have been used.
Detectives have not yet been able to interview Clifford, as they wait for hospital staff to confirm he is well enough to be spoken to.
Police have arrested him over the deaths but the usual time limit for a suspect to be held in custody does not yet apply.