Alps murders probe descends into farce after rearrested suspect released without charge
A PROBE into the Alps murder of a Brit family descended into farce last night as a re-arrested suspect was released without charge.
The 57-year-old Frenchman was told he faced no further action over the gun killings of Surrey businessman Saad al-Hilli, his wife and his mother-in-law.
Prosecutors in Annecy, France, confirmed the married dad — arrested on Tuesday — had been ruled out of the decade-long inquiry. He has not been named.
He was also released without charge in 2015 after providing an alibi that he had been returning home from a paragliding trip and had not been at the remote crime scene near Lake Annecy.
British businessman Saad al-Hilli, 50, wife Iqbal, 47, and his mother-in-law Suhaila al-Allaf, 74, were executed in their BMW car in September 2012.
Their two daughters survived.
French cyclist Sylvain Mollier, 45, was also executed. He is thought to have been the intended victim — the Brits killed as witnesses.
Prosecutors confirmed the man was the “mystery motorcyclist” seen nearby in a distinctive crash helmet, who they issued an e-fit for in 2013.
French sources said yesterday the suspect had been taken to the crime scene during a reconstruction to test his alibi.
His lawyer said before his release: “This is a judicial error. My client is going through hell.”
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