GoFundMe set up for BBC commentator John Hunt after tragic deaths of daughters and wife hits £18,000

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A GoFundMe page that was set up in support of BBC commentator John Hunt and his daughter Amy following the tragic deaths of his wife and two daughter's in a 'crossbow attack' has hit £18,000.

Carol Hunt, 61 along with daughters, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, were found fatally injured at their Hertfordshire home on Tuesday, with Kyle Clifford, 26, arrested on suspicion of their murders after he was found with injuries in the Hilly Fields area of Enfield, north London a day later.

On Saturday the BBC 5 Live commentator and Sky Sports Racing presenter, along with his third daughter Amy, said in a statement “the devastation we are experiencing cannot be put into words”. READ MORE: Police issue arrest update after man, 28, is killed after being hit by two cars in horror crash BHA chief executive Julie Harrington said she expected the racing community to “rally around” Hunt and a GoFundMe page has been set up with the blessing of the Hunt family by racing broadcaster Matt Chapman and Betway’s head of communications Chad Yeomans.

The page aims to raise £50,000 to support the family and on Sunday afternoon had already passed the £18,000 mark. Writing on the page, Chapman said: “It’s with a heavy heart that this GoFundMe is set up for the Hunt family after the horrific events in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on July 9. “Carol Hunt, 61, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, were murdered while at the home they loved. “They are the wife and children of much-loved sports commentator John Hunt, widely seen as one of the most talented and nicest blokes you could meet.