Bench will be tribute to mother and daughters

(Left to right) Carol Hunt, Louise Hunt and Hannah Hunt, who died after being found fatally injured at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July 2024

A mother and two of her daughters who died after being found fatally injured at their home are to be remembered on a bench in the countryside.

Trustees of Bushey Manor Field in Bushey, Hertfordshire, are preparing to erect a seat in honour of Carol Hunt, 61; Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25.

The three women, the wife and daughters of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, died after being found at their home in the town on 9 July.

Trustee Laurence Brass said Louise Hunt had a dog-grooming business and regularly walked a dog on the field.

Laurence Brass said the bench would be erected on Bushey Manor Field

Mr Brass, also a Liberal Democrat member of Hertfordshire County Council, representing Bushey North, said the family were well known locally and that trustees thought a bench would be a fitting memorial.

He said the bench was being specially carved and would feature a plaque.

"We'll put it somewhere on the perimeter of the field," he said.

"The exact spot hasn't been decided yet."

Trustees describe the field, on their website, as "unspoilt English countryside".

It explains how the field was originally part of the Royal Masonic School for Boys and was used for sports including rugby, hockey and cricket.

He said Mr Hunt had been consulted and was "touched".

Louise Hunt regularly walked a dog on the fields, said Mr Brass

A man has been charged with murdering the women.

Kyle Clifford, 26, from Enfield, north London appeared at Cambridge Crown Court via video link on Thursday.

Mr Clifford has also been charged with false imprisonment and two counts of possession of offensive weapons.

He has yet to enter a plea to the charges.

An inquest in July heard that Mrs Hunt died from stab wounds to her chest and abdomen, while her daughters both died from crossbow bolt injuries.