The equine racing assemblage accidental it is 'impossible to comprehend the pain' BBC commentator John Hunt is feeling aft his woman and 2 daughters were murdered successful a deadly crossbow attack.
Mother Carol, 61, and daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28, were recovered fatally injured astatine their £800,000 detached location successful Bushey, Hertfordshire, past night.
Police sources said the 3 women were tied up earlier being changeable successful a 'targeted attack' that whitethorn person besides included 'other weapons'.
A immense manhunt is underway to find fishy Kyle Clifford, 26, who is the ex-boyfriend of John's girl Louise.
The BBC sent a enactment to Five Live unit contiguous describing their deaths arsenic 'utterly devastating'.
While ITV racing commentator Matt Chapman wrote connected X: 'No words needed for what has happened to @HuntyCaller and household today.
Carol Hunt, 61, pictured with her BBC commentator hubby John Hunt, was recovered dormant on with her 2 daughters astatine their location successful Bushey, Hertfordshire
Victim Louise Hunt is the ex-girlfriend of crossbow fishy Kyle Clifford
Hannah Hunt, sister of Louise and girl of John, besides died aft being changeable with a crossbow astatine the family's £800,000 home
ITV racing commentator Matt Chapman wrote connected X: 'No words needed for what has happened to @HuntyCaller and household today'
'Impossible to comprehend the pain. Just cognize we are each present for you John. We emotion you pal - racing loves you.'
The Amateur Jockeys Association of Great Britain and Beverley Racecourse were among others sending their sympathies.
BBC stalwart Mr Hunt has worked astatine the corp for 30 years arsenic a racing commentator and erstwhile to this worked arsenic a constabulary officer.
Hunt, a regular racetrack caller and predominant presenter connected At the Races, is astir wide heard arsenic the commentary dependable for the athletics connected BBC 5Live.
His enactment connected the nationalist sport's web has widened to occasional shot commentary and besides sum of the equestrian events astatine the 2012 London Olympics.
The BBC said successful its memo to unit it would supply Mr Hunt with 'all the enactment we can' pursuing the murders of Carol Hunt and her 2 daughters successful Bushey, Hertfordshire.
The enactment to BBC 5 Live unit read: 'The quality contiguous astir John Hunt's household is utterly devastating.
'Our thoughts are with John and his household astatine this incredibly hard clip and we volition supply him with each the enactment we can.'
Armed constabulary searched a location successful Rendlesham Road, Enfield, this greeting arsenic the hunt for Clifford continued.
A constabulary car parked extracurricular a cordon successful Ashlyn Close, successful Bushey, wherever the 3 women were recovered dead
A immense manhunt is underway to find fishy Kyle Clifford, 26, who is the ex-boyfriend of John's girl Louise
Police person said they person launched a manhunt for Clifford
John with his woman Carol, who was recovered with fatal injuries astatine their detached house
Carol (pictured) and her 2 daughters were tied up earlier being changeable with a crossbow, MailOnline understands
Forensics extracurricular a location successful Ashlyn Close, Bushey, wherever the 3 women were found
An aerial presumption of the country of the suspected triple execution successful Bushey, Hertfordshire
He is wanted implicit the deaths of Mrs Hunt and 2 of her daughters who were aged 25 and 28.
In a property league today, Chief Superintendent Jon Simpson from Hertfordshire Police told reporters the murders are believed to beryllium 'targeted'.
The unit besides warned the nationalist not to attack the fishy who 'may beryllium successful possession of a crossbow'.
Messages of condolence were posted connected societal media by figures from the racing world.
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