Bushey crossbow victim's heartbreaking text before police arrived at home
An inquest heard Hannah Hunt was able to send a message to someone detailing what was happening and pleading for help.
The daughter of BBC racing commentator John Hunt sent a text pleading for help and saying she had been "tied up" minutes before police arrived to find her still alive with a crossbow bolt in her chest.
Hannah Hunt, 28, sadly succumbed to her injuries and died alongside her mother Carol, 61, and younger sister Louise, 25, after a brutal attack at their family home in Bushy, Hertfordshire, on July 9.
The opening of an inquest has today (July 30) heard Hannah's tragic last text asked the unnamed member of the public to call the police, telling them the person responsible was still at the house, a coroner's officer told the short hearing.
Ms Hunt was then able to call 999, reporting that she had been shot, as had her mother and sister, the 10-minute hearing at Hertfordshire Coroner's Court was told. She gave her address before the call cut out.
When officers arrived, they found her alive in the main doorway of the home, with a crossbow bolt still in her chest, senior coroner for Hertfordshire Geoffrey Sullivan heard.
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Carol Hunt, 61, died from stab wounds to her chest and abdomen, while her daughters Hannah and Louise, 25, died from crossbow bolt injuries, the hearing was told.
The coroner adjourned the inquest to allow any criminal proceeding to take place.
Police have still not been able to question suspect Kyle Clifford after he was arrested on suspicion of killing the mother and two daughters. The three women were found fatally injured at the family home in Ashlyn Close just after 7pm.
A massive manhunt was launched for Clifford, who was found just under 24 hours later with what were thought to be self-inflicted injuries in the Hilly Fields area of Enfield, north London.
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Paying tribute to his two daughters and wife, Mr Hunt and his third surviving daughter Amy, previously said: "The devastation that we are experiencing cannot be put into words."
In a further statement read to Sky Sports Racing viewers by his colleague Matt Chapman, Mr Hunt paid tribute to his "magnificently inspirational" surviving daughter.
He said: "Notwithstanding the horrid evil that's swept through our lives, wreaking devastation on an unimaginable scale, the counter to that has been the breathtaking messages of support, some of which are still to be read.
"Amy, my eldest daughter, has been magnificently inspirational with her control and support for me, which I am trying, trying so hard, to replicate.
"Every message has felt so important, the same as a reassuring hug. We know people are worried about us. We will get through this."
