Man admits crossbow murders of ex-partner and sister and fatally stabbing mother

Forensic officers at the scene in Ashlyn Close, Bushey, Hertfordshire. Picture: James Manning/PA

A 26-year-old man who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and her sister with a crossbow before stabbing their mother to death has pleaded guilty to their murders.

Kyle Clifford tied 25-year-old former partner Louise Hunt’s arms and ankles with duct tape and shot her through the chest with a crossbow bolt at the family home in the quiet cul-de-sac of Ashlyn Close in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July.