BBC racing commentator John Hunt has returned to the airwaves for first the time since the gutless crossbow killer who murdered his wife and daughters was caged.
On Monday, Kyle Clifford was handed a whole-life order for the murders of Louise, 25, Hannah, 28, and their mother Carol, 61, the false imprisonment and rape of Louise, and possession of a crossbow and knife.
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Hunt held back tears throughout his emotional statement to the court on Tuesday.
He told Clifford: “The screams of hell, Kyle. I can hear them faintly now. They’re going to roll the red carpet out for you.”
He described the killer as “callous, cowardly and vindictive” and said he had intended to direct his statement at the defendant “eye to eye” before he was handed a whole-life order.
Mr Hunt said: “When I was first invited to provide a victim impact statement, I initially misunderstood its purpose. Do I really need to detail the impact of having three-quarters of my family murdered?
“But then I realised that this was my final opportunity to say what I wanted to say, specifically to you, Kyle, words that will also be directed to your family, who will carry guilt forwards with them for the rest of their lives.
“They knew about the weapons, they knew.”
He continued: “I am so proud of all my girls.
“Unlike you, Kyle, at every step of their lives, they made the correct choices to improve themselves as people.
“Louise, she enjoyed more success and fulfilment in one morning than you achieved in your entire miserable life.”
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