The man who attacked the family of a BBC presenter with a crossbow in Great Britain has confessed to the murder

London — A 26-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering a mother and her two daughters at the family home in north London last year. a crossbow and knife attack. Prosecutors said Kyle Clifford killed his ex-girlfriend Louise Hunt, 25, and her sister Hannah Hunt, 28, with a crossbow before stabbing their mother, Carol Hunt, 61, to death on July 9.

Appearing via video link at Cambridge Crown Court, Clifford admitted three offences, false imprisonment and possession of two offensive weapons – a crossbow and a 10-inch knife. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of raping Louise Hunt.

Three women, the family of well-known BBC radio racing commentator John Hunt, were found with serious injuries at their home in the quiet residential area of ​​Bushey, north-east of the capital.

Police and ambulance crews tried to save the three women, but they were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police began searching for the suspect before he was found injured in Enfield Cemetery, north London.

As of 2019, Clifford, who served in the army for nearly three years, shot himself in the chest with a crossbow.

The brutal killings have renewed debate over laws governing crossbow ownership in Britain. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper after the attacks he said he was thinking urgently whether stricter summer laws are needed, but so far no proposals have been made.

In Britain, people do not need a license to own a crossbow, but it is illegal for a person under 18 to possess or sell a crossbow to someone under 18 without reasonable excuse to carry it in public.

Guns have been used in several high-profile crimes in recent years.

In December 2021, an assailant carrying a loaded crossbow breached Windsor Castle. He wants to kill Queen Elizabeth II. Jaswant Singh Chail was convicted of treason and sentenced to nine years in prison last year.