Originally published on February 19, 2014<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />On Tuesday (February 18), French police arrested a 48-year-old suspect in the case of the murder of four in the French Alps in September 2012.<br /><br />In the 2012 murder case, a motorcyclist first open fired on Saad al-Hilli, his 7-year-old daughter and a local cyclist while they were standing near the family's car. Already injured, al-Hilli made for the car with his daughter. While trying to escape, al-Hilli backed his car into a steep forest side, jamming the vehicle.<br /><br />The gunman approached the vehicle and shot the occupants dead before killing the cyclist who lay wounded on the ground. Al-Hilli, his wife, his mother in-law and the cyclist were all killed with at least two bullets to the head. His two daughters survived the attack.<br /><br />The murders were discovered by another cyclist, former pilot Brett Martin, who reported seeing a motorcyclist riding away from the scene. The motorcyclist was also spotted by forestry workers near the murder scene.<br /><br />An identikit of the gunman, who was said to have been wearing a rare French police helmet, was produced soon after the incident. A 48-year-old suspect was arrested from the Chevaline area near the French Alps on February 18.<br /><br />"This arrest, which may not be the only one, was the result of witness statements after the broadcast of a photo-fit image on November 4, 2013 of a biker seen near the scene of the crime and actively sought by investigators," Eric Maillaud, the local prosecutor in charge of the case, said in a Telegraph report.<br /><br />Al-Hilli's brother Zaid was arrested last year but was released from bail last month when British police determined that there was insufficient evidence to charge him.<br /><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />Welcome to TomoNews, where we animate the most entertaining news on the internets. Come here for
