Man accused of murders of BBC commentator John Hunt’s wife and daughters also facing rape charge

John Hunt lost his two daughters Louise (left) and Hannah along with his wife - (Supplied)

A man accused of murdering a BBC commentator’s wife and two daughters in a crossbow attack has also been charged with rape.

Kyle Clifford is accused of killing Carol Hunt, 61, the wife of John Hunt, and their two daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, who were found fatally injured at the family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on 9 July.

The 26-year-old was first charged with three counts of murder, one charge of false imprisonment and two counts of possession of offensive weapons – namely a crossbow and a 10-inch butcher’s knife.

But he has now also been accused of rape after it was added to the indictment against him at Cambridge Crown Court on Thursday.

Kyle Clifford is also accused of rape (PA Wire)

The defendant, who appeared via video link from HMP Belmarsh, entered his not guilty pleas to all charges except the new count of rape, for which he is not yet required to enter a plea.

Louise and Hannah Hunt had been shot with a crossbow and their mother Carol had been stabbed with a knife and suffered multiple injuries, a previous court hearing was told.

Mr Hunt, a BBC racing commentator, and his third daughter Amy previously issued a statement following the incident, which said: “The devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words.”