Suspect arrested in connection with triple crossbow murder in UK

Hertfordshire Police said on Friday: “A 26-year-old man from Enfield was arrested on Thursday evening on suspicion of triple murder.”

As part of the murder investigation, a crossbow was confiscated.

The victims – Carol Hunt, the 61-year-old wife of BBC radio and Sky Sports racing commentator John Hunt, and their two daughters Louise, 25, and Hannah, 28 – were found at their home in the leafy commuter town of Bushey on Tuesday.

The killings shocked the community near Watford, north London. A vigil was held on Thursday and condolences were pouring in from residents and Hunt’s colleagues.

Detective Superintendent Rob Hall said: “Our thoughts are with the families of the victims at this tragic time.”

“The investigation is progressing rapidly and as a result we have now arrested a man. The investigation is currently ongoing,” Hall added.

You do not need a license to own a crossbow in the UK, but it is illegal to carry a crossbow in public without a valid reason.

A Home Office spokeswoman said the legislation was “under constant review and an evidence-gathering exercise was launched earlier this year to consider whether further controls on crossbows should be introduced”.

She said Home Secretary Yvette Cooper would “expeditiously review the findings to decide whether the laws need to be further tightened”.