Former soldier, 26, also charged with false imprisonment after killings in Bushey, Hertfordshire in July
From left, Hannah, Carol and Louise Hunt, who were killed in Bushey in July. Photograph: Facebook
A former soldier has been charged with the murder of three women at their home in Hertfordshire in July, police have said.
Kyle Clifford, 26, has been charged with three counts of murder after the deaths of Carol Hunt and her two daughters, Louise and Hannah Hunt, in Bushey on 9 July, Hertfordshire police said.
Clifford, who served with the British army in the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, also faces charges of false imprisonment and two counts of possession of offensive weapons.
Clifford, from Enfield, was found in a cemetery in Enfield with injuries on 10 July.
In a statement, Hertfordshire police said officers had previously been unable to interview Clifford while he received treatment in hospital, where he remained under arrest.
After questioning him he was charged and remanded into custody. He will appear remotely at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday.
DCI Nick Gardner said: “Our thoughts remain with the Hunt family and their loved ones as they continue to come to terms with their loss.
“Over the past couple of months, we have been working hard to gather as much evidence as possible and establish the full circumstances of what happened that day.
“We have now managed to secure charges against Kyle Clifford in connection with the murders of Carol, Hannah and Louise Hunt.
“Although it has taken some time to reach this stage, we can now move forward with the judicial process and seek justice for their family.”
Carol Hunt, 61, died from stab wounds to her chest and abdomen, while Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, died from crossbow bolt injuries, an inquest hearing previously heard.
After the attacks, the BBC racing commentator, John Hunt, the husband of Carol and father to Hannah and Louise, and his daughter Amy, said: “The devastation that we are experiencing cannot be put into words.”
Lisa Ramsarran, the chief crown prosecutor for Crown Prosecution Service Thames and Chiltern, said: “Our thoughts remain with the Hunt family and all those who have been affected by this tragic incident.”
