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Hunt family completes walk for murdered loved ones

Stephen Staffordand
Ros Tappenden,South of England
News imageJohn Hunt John Hunt and fundraisers in white t-shirts on the promenade alongside Bournemouth beachJohn Hunt
John Hunt, his daughter and supporters arrived in a blustery Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon

Racing commentator John Hunt has completed a 120-mile (190km) charity walk in memory of his wife Carol and daughters Louise and Hannah, who were murdered in 2024.

Hunt, along with his daughter Amy, sister Alison and Amy's fiancé Gareth, left their home in Hertfordshire on 19 September to walk to Bournemouth in Dorset - a place long "cherished" by the family.

Kyle Clifford, Louise's former partner, murdered the women at the family home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July 2024.

The group have raised more than £90,000 for the Hunt Family Fund, which was set up to support groups tackling violence against women and causes close to the family's hearts.

News imageJohn Hunt Carol, John, Amy, Louise and Hannah, all looking at the camera and smiling. Louise is holding a dog. They are standing by a wooden fence. John Hunt
Carol, John, Amy, Louise and Hannah had loved visiting Bournemouth

On their arrival into Bournemouth, Hunt said: "Elated, exhausted, sad - all the emotions have surfaced this week.

"The fact that it rained heavily on our arrival into Bournemouth mattered not, it was a case of trainers off and into the sea!"

During the challenge, they walked about 13 miles (19km) a day on the journey, which included stops in Windsor, Berkshire, and the New Forest, before arriving on the Dorset coast.

Following the murders, Hunt and his daughter Amy established the Hunt Family Fund to support causes which reflected the "values, passions and beliefs" of Louise, Carol and Hannah.

News imageJohn Hunt Selfie of John Hunt with his daughter and her fianceJohn Hunt
John Hunt completed the walk with his daughter Amy and her fiancé Gareth

Speaking last week during the walk, Hunt said Bournemouth was the "destination of choice" for the challenge, as his family had always enjoyed their visits to the town.

"Emotionally, as you can imagine, things have been very up and down. We've had loads of laughter between the four of us, so that's been fantastic.

"We've had really sad moments, we've had really difficult moments as well when we've thought we can't go on, then you help each other to pull round - it mirrors life in many ways.

"So often you get battered down and you're crawling on your knees but then you have to find some way of getting back up again.

"When we get back up in this circumstance, we try to have as much of a nice time as possible so we're sharing lots of memories and trying to have lots of laughs along the way."

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