Alps Murder victim's brother 'happy' at arrest of ex-cop

Zaid al Hilli, who was once a suspect of the murders of his brother and wife, is relieved that a man was arrested over the killings.

16:00 19 February 2014

In September 2012, Iraqi-born Saad al Hilli together with his wife Iqbal and her mother Suhaila al Allaf were found dead in the family’s BMW in the French Alps. Nearby, the body of French cyclist Sylvain Mollier was also found.

On Tuesday, former policeman Eric Devouassoux was arrested in connection to the murders.

The 48-year-old former brigadier chief in the French National Gendarmerie was still serving as an officer at the time of the murders.

It was been reported that he was arrested as the result of witness statements. Phone records also placed him at the scene of the crime.

Zaid Al Hilli, who was once treated as a suspect of the murders of the victims, is relieved about the arrest. He said: "Yes, I am happy, but I don't know anything about it apart from what I read in the media."

"Well, of course I am (relieved), because that's how it should have been from the beginning.”