John Hunt: I talk to my murdered family every day
BBC racing commentator John Hunt has said he talks to his murdered family every day.
In an interview alongside his surviving daughter Amy, the pundit described how he still lives in the house where his wife and two daughters were killed by Kyle Clifford.
The pair criticised the justice system for 'prioritising' the crossbow killer over the Hunt family by not making him attend his sentencing.
Clifford murdered his former girlfriend Louise Hunt, 25, her mother Carol, 61, and her sister Hannah, 28, on July 9 2024.
Speaking to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire, Mr Hunt said: 'From the moment I wake up, I say good morning to each of them.
'Sometimes I say out loud to Hannah and Louise, 'Girls, sorry I can't be with you, I'm with your mum at the moment'. As I close my eyes at night, I chat to them as well. They're very close to me all the time.'
Amy, the eldest of the three children, took aim at the justice system after the former soldier's absence from sentencing spared him from hearing the judge's damning remarks.
'It's consistently a system that prioritises the perpetrator. That's a traumatising thing for so many people,' she said.
The judge described Clifford as a 'jealous man soaked in self pity, who holds women in utter contempt' and handed down three whole-life orders.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it has apologised and has the 'utmost admiration for the Hunt family, who had the strength and courage to attend court every day and hear first-hand the devastating truth of what happened to Carol, Louise and Hannah'.
A spokesman added: 'At the request of the judge during the first hearing of Kyle Clifford, we provided initial details of the prosecution's case.
'We apologised to the Hunt family for the level of detail outlined at that stage and continued to meet with them throughout the criminal justice process.'
During the interview, denied there were any early signs of abuse in Clifford's relationship with Louise.
'At the point of Louise ending [the relationship], there was absolutely evidence that he had turned out not to be a nice person,' Amy said.
'But I want to put it very bluntly now. Did we have any indication that this man was capable of stabbing my mother, of tying Louise up, of raping Louise, of shooting Louise and shooting Hannah? Absolutely not.'
At Cambridge Crown Court, the judge said: 'The evidence I have heard shows you to be a jealous man soaked in self-pity, a man who holds women in utter contempt.
'This is no occasion to subject family and friends of your victims to any delay or suspense.
'I therefore make clear at once that for each of these three murders, the sentence will be one of life imprisonment with a whole-life order.
'That means a sentence from which you will never be released.'
Mr Hunt and Amy both delivered statements to the court in Clifford's absence.
The BBC racing commentator addressed Clifford at Cambridge Crown Court, saying he could faintly hear the 'screams of hell', which said 'they're going to roll the red carpet out for you'.
Amy also directed her words at the killer, telling the court: 'Kyle, plainly the Hunt family are human and you are not.'
The pair hugged loved ones as the sentence was passed.
Louise, Carol and Hannah, and was later convicted of raping Louise in a 'violent, sexual act of spite'.
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