John Hunt gives emotional interview after murder of wife and daughters

"It writes its own rules, it's the strangest thing. You can wake up at half past seven one morning and think, I feel quite bright today.' And then, for no reason at all, come half past eight, you're on your knees again. Despite the waves of shock and grief that come back to him, Mr Hunt said: The next time it hits, you know that the intensity won't be quite the same in an hour's time."

"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. Mr Hunt told The Telegraph: It took me a lot of hard work to run with it, but I realised, I have choices here. I have Frankl's words with me all the time."

"While Kyle Clifford had taken just about everything from me, he didn't have control over my future, or how I chose to live."

John Hunt, a BBC sports commentator, lost his wife Carol and daughters Louise and Hannah when Louise's ex-partner Kyle Clifford murdered them in July 2024 following a relationship breakup. Hunt describes grief as unpredictable, with sudden waves of intense emotion that eventually subside. He has found solace in music, reading, and Viktor Frankl's philosophy from Man's Search for Meaning. A key concept guiding Hunt's recovery is Frankl's idea that between stimulus and response exists a space where individuals can choose their reaction, enabling personal growth and freedom. Hunt emphasizes that while Clifford took much from him, the perpetrator cannot control his future or how he chooses to live moving forward.

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