A man who killed his ex-girlfriend, her sister and her mother in a crossbow attack motivated by “self pity” has been jailed for life and told he would never be released from prison.
Kyle Clifford raped his former partner Louise Hunt, 25, then used a crossbow to shoot both her and her sister Hannah, 28, having already fatally stabbed their mother, 61-year-old Carol, at the family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July last year.
At Cambridge Crown Court, Justice Bennathan handed the 26-year-old three life sentences with three whole life orders.
The women were the wife and daughters of BBC horse racing commentator John Hunt who, in his victim impact statement, described Clifford as a “psychopath” who was able to disguise himself as “an ordinary human being”.
A tearful Hunt read out his full statement in court taking brief moments to regain his composure.
He concluded by saying: “The screams of Hell, Kyle, I can hear them faintly now. The red carpet will come out for you.”
In her victim statement, his other daughter Amy told the court Clifford was a “monster” and what he did “to my baby sister is nothing short of demonic”.
Hannah’s boyfriend, Alex Klein, also told the court Clifford was a “coward” who would suffer a “miserable fate” for eternity.
The judge said the statements had been “difficult to listen to”.
Although sentences are usually passed at the end of a judge’s remarks, Justice Bennathan opened his speech by saying he would impose the whole life orders to spare family and friends “any delay or suspense”.
The judge addressed Clifford directly, despite the fact that the killer was not in court to hear the verdict.
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