John Hunt, the BBC racing commentator whose wife and two daughters were killed in a crossbow attack, has spoken of the “devastation” his family is suffering. Carol Hunt and her two daughters, Hannah Hunt, 28, and Louise Hunt, 25, were found injured at a home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday and died shortly after at the scene. Kyle Clifford, 26, was arrested on suspicion of their murders after he was found with injuries in the Hilly Fields area of Enfield, north London, on Wednesday. Paying tribute to the three victims on Saturday, Hunt and his third daughter, Amy, said: “The devastation that we are experiencing cannot be put into words. “We would like to thank people for their kind messages and for the support we have received in recent days. These have provided great comfort to us for which we are very grateful. “As you can imagine, this is an extremely difficult time for us, and we need time and space to come to terms with what has happened and start the grieving process.” Friends of the Hunt family paid tribute at a vigil at St James’s Church in Bushey on Thursday. Lea Holloway, 60, a childhood friend of Carol Hunt, described her as a “beautiful person”. She said: “This is the stuff nightmares are made of. They were a lovely family and [the daughters] were lovely girls. “They were making their way through life and their lives have been taken too soon. It’s the thing of nightmares. “I feel for their eldest daughter and John [Hunt]. I can’t imagine what it would be like.” In a post on Facebook, Hannah Hunt’s colleagues at The Anti Ageing Clinic in Radlett, Hertfordshire, said she was “a fantastic therapist and clients loved her”. Flowers were left at the scene in Ashlyn Close, with notes attached to some bouquets. Glyn Nicholas, 77, who lives on the same road as the victims, said: “They were a private family, all very nice, a private family. They all did their own things. Louise started a business a couple of years ago, and it was a thriving business – we all took our dogs there to be groomed.” Det Supt Rob Hall, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with the victims’ family at this tragic time. “The investigation is moving at pace and as a result, we have now arrested a man. Inquiries are continuing at this time.”