French police release sketch of Alps murder motorcyclist

A sketch of a motorcyclist wanted for questioning in relation to the French Alps murders has been released.

By Dave Lancaster |

16:20 05 November 2013

French police teams have made public a sketch of a man they are desperate to contact regarding last year's French Alps murders.

The black and white pencil drawing shows man with a beard wearing a distinctive side-opening motorcyclist's helmet.

The helmet is of particular importance as - if it is the same one as described by the witness - only 8,000 were produced in that dark colour. 

"The only helmet on the market that matches this description is the ISR-type GPA helmet," police said in a statement.

Three members of a British-Iraqi family and a French cyclist were shot on 5 September near Lake Annecy. It was first believed that the cyclist was a passer-by although he may have actually been the target and the family could have been the passer-bys. The family's two young daughters survived by hiding from the onslaught.

Eyewitnesses saw a motorcyclist on the road leading to the murder scene.

Police are also looking for a right-hand drive BMW 4x4 also spotted close to the scene.