Crossbow killer who murdered 3 women is sentenced to a whole-life order in UK prison

LONDON (AP) — A erstwhile British worker who utilized a crossbow and a weapon to execution his ex-girlfriend, her sister and their parent astatine their household location northbound of London was sentenced Tuesday to a whole-life order, meaning that helium would ne'er beryllium released from prison.

Kyle Clifford, 26, had pleaded blameworthy successful January to murdering Louise Hunt, 25, and her 28-year-old sister Hannah Hunt with a crossbow and their mother, Carol Hunt, 61, with a weapon connected July 9, 2024. He was convicted of 3 counts of murder, 1 of mendacious imprisonment and 2 counts of possession of violative weapons.

He was besides recovered blameworthy of raping Louise during the "carefully planned" onslaught connected the family.

Sentencing Clifford, Justice Joel Bennathan said helium was “a jealous antheral soaked successful self-pity — a antheral who holds women successful utter contempt."

Clifford refused to crook up for the sentencing.

Prosecutors said helium planned the murders for days, ordering the crossbow, knife, an aerial pistol and different items aft becoming enraged erstwhile an progressively acrophobic Louise ended their 18-month relationship.

During the case, the assemblage was shown grounds that Clifford gained entree to the household location successful the quiescent residential vicinity of Bushey, northeast of the capital, by deceiving the parent connected the pretext helium was returning Louise’s belongings, earlier brutally stabbing her to death.

Clifford “lay successful wait” for an hr for Louise to participate the house, earlier restraining, raping and yet murdering her with a crossbow. He past fatally changeable her sister, Hannah, erstwhile she returned to the spot aft work.

Prosecutors said that little than 24 hours earlier helium carried retired the attacks, Clifford had searched for the podcast of the self-styled misogynist influencer Andrew Tate. They said the “violent misogyny" promoted by Tate “fueled” Clifford’s attacks.

Following the murders, constabulary launched a manhunt for the fishy earlier helium was recovered injured the pursuing time successful a cemetery successful Enfield, northbound London. Clifford had changeable himself successful the thorax with the crossbow. He remains successful a wheelchair, having been paralyzed from the thorax downwards.

The 3 women were the woman and 2 of the daughters of BBC equine racing commentator John Hunt, who was successful tribunal passim the proceedings and the verdict, on with his 1 remaining daughter, 31-year-old Amy.

Reading an affectional connection successful tribunal Tuesday, John called Clifford a psychopath who disguised himself arsenic an mean quality being.

He said Louise had near Clifford aft saying “enough is enough.”

“I anticipation women circular the satellite volition instrumentality Louise’s bravery arsenic a shining beacon for their lives,” helium said. “If you consciousness capable is enough, past it is.”