Tragic victim Louise Hunt had dumped boyfriend Kyle Clifford just a week before he fatally attacked her and her family, it has been claimed.
Louise, 25, split up with Kyle, ending their six-month relationship in July last year. Just days later, she was brutally killed. Her older sister Hannah Hunt, 28, was also shot dead by a crossbow bolt fired by 26-year-old Clifford, who also stabbed their mother Carol, 61, to death with a butcher’s knife, reports the Mirror.
Clifford admitted the three murders on Thursday, also pleading guilty to two counts of possession of an offensive weapon, and one count of false imprisonment in relation to Louise Hunt. However, he denied the rape of Louise Hunt and will stand trial for this in March at Cambridge Crown Court.
Following Clifford’s guilty pleas, Louise’s final post on social media platform X emerged. The retweeted message on July 3 read: “I admire women who leave whether you left after the 1st time or the 12th time.
“If ppl was calling you dumb for 11 years but in the 12th year you decided you was done…it takes ALOT of strength to break a tie. it takes ALOT of self love to choose yo self.”
Louise had broken up with Clifford, reports Mail Online, and attempted to use social media to empower other women – and men – in her position. However, on July 9, when Clifford appeared at the family home in Hertfordshire to collect his belongings, he flew into a fit of rage.
Recalling the difficult time, a family friend said: “Carol did not go into too much detail, but you could see she was concerned… She said her daughter’s split with her boyfriend was messy.”
Neighbours paid tribute to the wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt. Glyn Nicholas, 77, remembered Louise, a dog groomer, appearing “very upset” following what he understood to be “a very bad break-up”.
The pensioner said: “Louise was a very nice girl. She ran a dog grooming business from the house. I heard that she split from her boyfriend and was very upset about it. So much so that she was driving home at some point and drove into a wooden telegraph pole not far from the house.”
Clifford was charged with murder in December 2024, five months after the killings. He had denied all the charges but, at Cambridge Crown Court on Wednesday, entered the guilty plea to each count, except the rape. Clifford, from Enfield, north London, will face trial for rape at the same court on March 3.
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