Murder in the Alps and the four-year-old who hid under corpses

Nearly 24 hours later, there is still no idea why three members of a British family were gunned down in an act of “savagery” in the French Alps.

Saad al Hilli, 50, who was originally from Iraq, was shot in the head alongside his dentist wife, Iqbal, and a woman believed to be her mother.

Mr al Hilli was known to UK security services and was under surveillance during the second Gulf war, according to reports.