Kyle Clifford, 26, had already admitted murdering Louise Hunt, her sister Hannah and their mother, Carol

A former soldier has been found guilty of raping his ex-girlfriend before murdering her with a crossbow in a “final act of spite”.

Kyle Clifford, 26, shot dead Louise Hunt, 25, and her sister Hannah Hunt, 28, with a crossbow and fatally stabbed their mother, Carol Hunt, 61, during a four-hour attack at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, on 9 July last year. The women were the wife and daughters of the BBC racing commentator John Hunt.