IN FULL: Crossbow killer gets whole life term for murder of ex-partner, mother and sister

Описание: Triple killer Kyle Clifford was handed a whole-life sentence for murdering his ex-girlfriend, her mother and her sister.

The former soldier, 26, admitted murdering TV racing commentator John Hunt's wife Carol Hunt, 61, and their daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28.

He also pleaded guilty to false imprisonment of his former partner Louise, as well as possession of the crossbow used to kill her and her sister, and the 10-inch butcher's knife he stabbed their mother to death with.

Clifford denied raping Louise, who had broken up with him 13 days before the four-hour attack in the Hunt family home on 9 July last year.

But he was found guilty by a jury after a trial at Cambridge Crown Court, which he refused to attend.

Imposing a whole life sentence, which means he will never be eligible for release, the judge, Mr Justice Bennathan, described Clifford as a man "soaked in self-pity" who held women "in utter contempt".

Of his victims, the judge added: "They showed a gentle heroism of which you, Kyle Clifford, could only dream."

The judge's sentencing remarks can be read in full at: https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-...

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