John Hunt has addressed the messages of support he has received after his wife and two daughters were murdered in a crossbow attack. ITV's Mark Chapman, a friend of the BBC racing commentator, has said that Mr Hunt feels that every message of support "feels like a hug" and that he is "very thankful that people are thinking about' him and his third daughter, Amy". Carol Hunt, 61, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, are thought to have been discovered with fatal injuries by husband and father John - who works for BBC Five Live racing - when he returned to the family home in Bushey on June 9.
Despite the efforts of emergency services the women all died at the scene . Mr Chapman spoke to the BBC about his contact with Mr Chapman, explaining that he had been told that "every message that's been sent, every one of those messages feels like a hug". He continued: "As far as what's happened, it's still beyond belief that this could happen to anyone, a family in the world .
The message from all of us is when you need us [John], we are here." It comes as the man arrested for the killings, 26-year-old Kyle Clifford, has reportedly been left paralyed . He has still not been questioned by police over the deaths.
After a manhunt lasting several hours, Clifford was found unconscious in a cemetery in Enfield, London and rushed to hospital. He remains under arrest in hospital, and it has now been reported that he has been left paralysed from a self-inflicted wound. He is said to have injured.