‌BBC racing commentator John Hunt's daughter Louise was discovered tied to a chair and shot dead with a crossbow alongside her sister Hannah, a court has heard. Kyle Clifford, 26, has today been charged with the murders of Carol, Louise and Hannah Hunt in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard Louise Hunt had been found tied to a chair when officers attended the property in Bushey, Hertfordshire on July 9.

Louise and Hannah Hunt had been shot with a crossbow and their mother Carol Hunt had been stabbed with a knife and suffered multiple injuries, the court was told. Prosecutor David Burns said: "Police attended the property – they found the front door was open. They found Hannah Hunt lying near the doorway.

She had been shot with a crossbow in the chest. They went into the property and they found Louise Hunt had been tied to a chair – she had also been shot with a crossbow. They also found their mother Carol Hunt – she had been stabbed with a knife and suffered multiple injuries.

" Clifford, 26, has been remanded into custody to appear at the Crown Court, sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice on Tuesday afternoon charged with murdering Carol, Louise and Hannah Hunt. Lisa Ramsarran, chief crown prosecutor for CPS Thames and Chiltern, said: “Our thoughts remain with the Hunt family and all those who have been affected by this tragic incident. “As criminal proceedings are active, there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of i.