The killing of a British family in the French Alps may have been the “perfect crime”, the prosecutor leading the murder investigation said yesterday, reports The Telegraph.
Two years on from the shooting of Saad al-Hilli, 50, his wife Iqbal, 47, and her mother, Suhalia al-Allaf, 74, in an isolated lay-by near Lake Annecy, police have admitted they are no closer to bringing the perpetrator to justice.
Eric Maillaud, the French prosecutor in charge, said: “It will take a stroke of luck to solve the case.
“We have tried everything possible, but perhaps we’re in the presence of the perfect crime.”
Mr Maillaud has had at his disposal the resources and expertise of dozens of police officers, forensic scientists and financial investigators. His inquiries have spanned France, the UK and Iraq and seen the questioning and in some cases arrest of a number of potential suspects.
Yet no charges have been brought and police have not identified any single motive.
Mr Maillaud said: “After two years, most of what has been collected – vehicles, ammunition, documents, testimonials – has been fully examined. There is still no priority lead or theory that stands out.”
He added: “In inquiries chance always plays a part. So really we need a new witness to suddenly appear, or a new piece of evidence.”
Read more of this report from The Telegraph.