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| The brother of an Iraqi-born British engineer who was shot dead in the French Alps will face no action over his murder, police have said. | The brother of an Iraqi-born British engineer who was shot dead in the French Alps will face no action over his murder, police have said. |
| Zaid al-Hilli was suspected of orchestrating the shooting of his brother, Saad al-Hilli, his brother's wife, Ikbal, and her mother, Suhaila al-Allaf, on 5 September 2012 but police said his bail has been cancelled because there was not enough evidence to charge him with a crime. | |
| A passing cyclist was also shot dead in the attack near the village of Chevaline, in the Haute Savoie. The Hillis' elder daughter, Zainab, then seven, was left for dead with severe head injuries, while Zainab's sister, Zeena, four, hid under her dead mother's skirt in the family car. | |
| A Surrey police spokesman said: "A man arrested by detectives investigating the deaths of four people near Annecy, southern France in September 2012 has today, Wednesday 15 January, had his bail cancelled. | |
| "The 54-year-old man, from Chessington, was arrested on 24 June 2013 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. At this stage there is insufficient evidence to charge him with any criminal offence and no further police action is being taken at this time." | "The 54-year-old man, from Chessington, was arrested on 24 June 2013 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation. At this stage there is insufficient evidence to charge him with any criminal offence and no further police action is being taken at this time." |
| He said officers from the Surrey and Sussex major crime team continued to work with the French authorities in the French-led investigation. | He said officers from the Surrey and Sussex major crime team continued to work with the French authorities in the French-led investigation. |
| French prosecutor Eric Maillaud had previously said the two main lines of inquiry centre on a dispute between Hilli and his brother over their inheritance. | French prosecutor Eric Maillaud had previously said the two main lines of inquiry centre on a dispute between Hilli and his brother over their inheritance. |
| Zaid al-Hilli has always maintained his innocence. He admitted rowing with his brother but described allegations that he arranged the killings as "ridiculous". | Zaid al-Hilli has always maintained his innocence. He admitted rowing with his brother but described allegations that he arranged the killings as "ridiculous". |
| He accused French police of covering up the truth of the crime, suggesting that the real target was the cyclist, Sylvain Mollier. | He accused French police of covering up the truth of the crime, suggesting that the real target was the cyclist, Sylvain Mollier. |
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