Crossbow 'killer' will 'never walk again' as police waiting to quiz him over triple murder
Kyle Clifford apparently shot a bolt into his upper body shortly before the police found him unconscious in a cemetery early this month.
A man arrested in connection to the murders of the wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt will likely "never walk again."
Kyle Clifford, 26, was taken to hospital with apparent self-inflicted injuries since the day after Carol Hunt, 51, and daughters Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were fatally attacked with a crossbow.
Doctors have said Clifford apparently fired a bolt into his upper body, piercing his spinal cord.The 26-year-old was the target of a massive manhunt as police sought him for questioning over the deaths of the three women, whose bodies were found at their home in Bushey on July 9.
Clifford escaped detection for over 24 hours and is believed to have turned the crossbow on himself after spotting police dog units while hiding in Lavender Hill Cemetery in Enfield.
He was airlifted to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and has since come to but police are still waiting to question him as they wait for the go-ahead from his doctors.
Clifford has been formally arrested but the custody clock will only start running when officers begin quizzing him on his alleged role in the death of Carol, Hannah and Louise.
Hertfordshire Police said: "The Major Crime Unit continues to investigate the incident. We would not comment on details of an individual’s medical condition.”
Clifford, who was previously in a relationship with Louise after meeting her on a dating site, allegedly took the three women hostages for hours before they died.
It is believed one of the women managed to call 999 and inform the police about the brutal attack before the suspect allegedly fled the scene.
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One of the young women purportedly sent a desperate text message to her partner begging for help. John Hunt, who had been on a work assignment on the day of the attack and returned home shortly after the women were found, described the attacks as a "horrific evil that's swept through our lives, wreaking devastation on an unimaginable scale."
Mr Hunt also praised his surviving daughter, Amy, as "magnificently inspirational."
