The horse racing community say it is ‘impossible to comprehend the pain’ BBC commentator News Today John Hunt is feeling after his wife and two daughters were murdered in a deadly crossbow attack.
Mother Carol, 61, and daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, were found fatally injured at their £800,000 detached home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, last night.
Police sources said the three women were tied up before being shot in a ‘targeted attack’ that may have also included ‘other weapons’.
A huge manhunt is underway to find suspect Kyle Clifford, 26, who is the ex-boyfriend of John’s daughter Louise.
The BBC sent a note to Five Live staff News Today describing their deaths as ‘utterly devastating’.
While ITV racing commentator Matt Chapman wrote on X: ‘No words needed for what has happened to @HuntyCaller and family today.
Carol Hunt, 61, pictured with her BBC commentator husband John Hunt, was found dead along with her two daughters at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire
Victim Louise Hunt is the ex-girlfriend of crossbow suspect Kyle Clifford
Hannah Hunt, sister of Louise and daughter of John, also died after being shot with a crossbow at the family’s £800,000 home
ITV racing commentator Matt Chapman wrote on X: ‘No words needed for what has happened to @HuntyCaller and family News Today‘
‘Impossible to comprehend the pain.Just know we are all here for you John. We love you pal – racing loves you.’
The Amateur Jockeys Association of Great Britain and Beverley Racecourse were among others sending their sympathies.
BBC stalwart Mr Hunt has worked at the corporation for 30 years as a racing commentator and previous to this worked as a police officer.
Hunt, a regular racetrack caller and frequent presenter on At the Races, is most widely heard as the commentary voice for the sport on BBC 5Live.
His work on the national sport’s network has widened to occasional football commentary and also coverage of the equestrian events at the 2012 London Olympics.
The BBC said in its memo to staff it would provide Mr Hunt with ‘all the support we can’ following the murders of Carol Hunt and her two daughters in Bushey, Hertfordshire.