What’s known about the crossbow triple killing suspect from the UK

Clifford was found injured near Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield, north London (pictured) and was taken to the hospital were he remains this morning, according to BBC reports.

Carol Hunt, 61 (center), wife of BBC John Hunt, and their daughters, Hannah Hunt, 28 (right), and Louise Hunt, 25 (left), were attacked in their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire (Greater London).

Photo: 10 News First

The women were attacked with a crossbow and later died at the scene, according to local media reports. Anyone can purchase crossbows, as they’re used for hunting in the UK. However, this is not the first time they’ve been used as a murder weapon.

Photo: suspect Kyle Clifford (10 News First)

A woman whose partner was killed in a crossbow attack in 2018 said in the Today program of BBC Radio Four that a licensing system should be introduced for the “dangerous and unbelievably lethal weapons”.

In a press conference, before Clifford was located, Hertfordshire police said the murders are believed to be “targeted”, but didn’t give any further details as to the possible motives. However, according to 10 News First, Louise Hunt was the suspect’s ex-girlfriend.

Photo: 10 News First

Clifford served in the British army from 2019 to 2022, a source in the British defense ministry told CNN.

It is also known that Kyle Clifford’s brother Bradley, is serving 23 years in prison for murder. He was convicted six years ago for beating a moped rider to death after he smashed a bottle on his Ford Mustang, according to The Telegraph.

The killings, which took place in a nice London suburb, have shocked Britain. But while mass murders are rare, violence against women was labeled a national threat by the government in 2023.

According to the UN’s special reporter on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, a woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK and 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime.

“Entrenched patriarchy at almost every level of society, combined with a rise in misogyny that permeates the physical and online world, is denying thousands of women and girls across the UK the right to live in safety, free from fear and violence,” Alsalem said in February.

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