Three of the four people shot dead when a gunman opened fire on a British family in the French Alps were hit in the middle of the head, it was revealed today.
Three of the four people shot dead when a gunman opened fire on a British family in the French Alps were hit in the middle of the head, it was revealed today.
Public prosecutor Eric Maillaud described the attack, which left the driver, two women and a passing cyclist dead, as an act of "gross savagery".
A four-year-old girl was found alive underneath the bodies of her family around eight hours after the massacre.
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