‘They were very pretty girls and a nice, happy family’

A neighbour of the British family who were brutally killed in the French Alps has described Saad al Hilli as a “massively helpful man” and “a wonderful engineer”.

Jack Saltman said Mr al Hilli had fixed his household machinery when it broke down. The Saltman and Hilli homes in Claygate, Surrey, back on to one another.

“His two daughters were absolutely gorgeous, they were beautiful little girls,” Mr Saltman added.