Kyle Clifford pleads not guilty

A man has denied murdering a mother and two of her daughters in a crossbow attack at their home.

Carol Hunt, 61, was stabbed to death and her daughters, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, suffered fatal crossbow bolt injuries in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on 9 July.

Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, north London, also denied two counts of possession of an offensive weapon and false imprisonment, during an appearance via video link at Cambridge Crown Court.

Those who died were the wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt. A provisional trial date has been set for 3 March.

The defendant, who appeared via a link from HMP Belmarsh, entered his not guilty pleas to all charges except a new count of rape, for which he is not yet required to enter a plea.

The two counts of possession of offensive weapons relate to a crossbow and a knife.

The charges of false imprisonment and rape are related to Louise Hunt.

An inquest found that Mrs Hunt died from stab wounds to her chest and abdomen, while her daughters both died from crossbow injuries.