BBC Presenter Asks People to Make the Most of Every Day After Losing Wife and Two Daughters in Crossbow Attack

John Hunt, a radio pundit for BBC Racing, encourages people to value life after three of his family members were killed by a crossbow.

A guy with a crossbow killed Hunt’s wife, Carol, 61, and their two children, Hannah, 28, and Louise, 25, on Tuesday night in the Bushey, England, house.

As of Friday, July 12, the Associated Press reported that Kyle Clifford, 26, has been taken into custody and is currently listed as seriously ill in the hospital.

In a story that was published on Tuesday, July 16, Matt Chapman, a fellow horse racing pundit and Hunt’s friend, told the BBC that he had spoken to Hunt after the incident and had shared some of his thoughts.

“He told me: ‘Matty, the message I would tell everyone is you never know when it’s going to be the last day you see your family,'” stated Chapman.

“The message was very clear: make the most of every day because you just don’t know,” he stated.

To far, Chapman has managed a GoFundMe page that has raised almost $60,000 to support Amy, Hunt’s surviving daughter, and Hunt.

“Family means more to some than others and for John, his family unit was something he adored,” Chapman stated to the BBC.

He continued by saying that Hunt had informed him that his “greatest wish” was to guarantee Amy “no financial concerns for the remainder of her life.”

Chapman went on to say to the publication, “A lot of people, including myself, feel helpless and would like to do something.”

“John would like nothing more for Amy after these horrific events than a life that is a little less stressful, because life will never be stress-free again,” Chapman said.

“It’s not going to take their grief away — it’s not going to take the pain away or change anything — but it might help them have an easier life,” he said.

Hertfordshire Constabulary posted a statement that Hunt and his daughter released on Facebook on Saturday, July 13.

“Words cannot express the devastation we are facing,” they declared.

“We want to express our gratitude to everyone for their nice words and the recent assistance we have received. We are quite appreciative of these since they have given us a great deal of comfort,” the message continued.

We are going through a very trying time, as you might understand, and we need time and space to process what has happened and begin the mourning process. We kindly request that during this time, our privacy be maintained, as well as the privacy of our extended family and other relatives. They said, “Thank you,” and parted.