France - Five shot, four dead in French Alps, may have int'l ramifications #1

[rotterdam]

Persons with permanent brain damage are capable of talking.

It depends which area of the brain is permanently damaged. That said, I read somewhere that she has spoken a few words already.

 

[Zuckerschnecke]

Im very nearly positive the witness cyclist was named very early on in the investigation..

He was! In one of the very first articles that talks about the case, he WAS named.

 

[graceholl]

He was! In one of the very first articles that talks about the case, he WAS named.

Yes I definitely saw a name too. Can't for the life of me remember it, think he may have had a double-barrelled surname though.

 

[Skigh]

The extent of Zainab’s injuries were revealed as it emerged that the former RAF officer who stumbled on the carnage while cycling in the Alps last Wednesday has returned to his home in England.
The terrified man, who is in his 50s, is expected to return to France in the coming days to take part in a reconstruction of his journey.
In order not to jeopardise his safety, the Mail has decided not to identify the man, a potential key witness who was believed to be at a safe address protected by British police last night.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ts-investigation-TEN-YEARS.html#ixzz26LPcBHp6


I wonder if the retired RAF man had another job after he retired.

I can not quite understand why he is so terrified.
If his version of events is true,he discovered the scene but did not see the perpetrators,the hikers also were on the scene minutes afterwards and the man has been named.

 

[ScotsPaddy]

I wonder if the retired RAF man had another job after he retired.

I can not quite understand why he is so terrified.
If his version of events is true,he discovered the scene but did not see the perpetrators,the hikers also were on the scene minutes afterwards and the man has been named.[/QUOTE]

Certainly worth thinking about.I wonder what his job was in the RAF?.

 

[Clio]

Claire French‏@clairee_french
Surrey Police will welcome French investigators in a few minutes. Press conference being given in English and French

Claire French‏@clairee_french
Mr maillaud is here and speaking in French to media #Claygate

Claire French‏@clairee_french
Police will do all they can to support all those affected #Claygate

Claire French‏@clairee_french
Press conference over, police not taking questions from the media

 

[Clio]

Jon Clements‏@JonClementsITV
French prosecutor rules out robbery or carjacking as cause for Alps massacre saying its origins "without doubt" in the UK

 

[Clio]

Jon Clements‏@JonClementsITV
Eric Maillaud says Annecy was merely the setting for the murder of Saad Al Hilli, his wife, mother-in-law and a passing French cyclist

 

[Clio]

Jon Clements‏@JonClementsITV
Mr Maillaud and Surrey ACC Rob Price say they're overcoming the inevitable challenges of different languages and legal systems

 

[Clio]

martinbrunt‏@skymartinbrunt
#franceshooting Prosecutor Eric Maillaud on visit to Surrey police says: "The causes of these shootings have their origins in this country."

 

[Skigh]

Thanks for updates, Clio.

 

[Skigh]

I wonder if the retired RAF man had another job after he retired.

I can not quite understand why he is so terrified.
If his version of events is true,he discovered the scene but did not see the perpetrators,the hikers also were on the scene minutes afterwards and the man has been named.

Certainly worth thinking about.I wonder what his job was in the RAF?.[/QUOTE]

I think it was reported he was a pilot.

 

[Clio]

Sky News reporting RAF cyclist to be interviewed at 1pm

 

[Blamhappy]

I'm watching the interview with the RAF man now. IMO there is no question as to his integrity.

They were very lucky to have him as a passer by.

 

[rotterdam]

Yes I definitely saw a name too. Can't for the life of me remember it, think he may have had a double-barrelled surname though.

And I can not for the life of me remember ever seeing his name. But that does not mean it did not happen.

 

[Clio]

And I can not for the life of me remember ever seeing his name. But that does not mean it did not happen.

He has now done a TV Interview. Named as William Brett-Martin.
Interview has been shown on BBC, will be on Sky News at 1pm

 

[Clio]

martinbrunt‏@skymartinbrunt
#franceshooting British cyclist William Brett Martin who discovered murder scene is to speak on Sky News shortly.

martinbrunt‏@skymartinbrunt
#franceshooting The cyclist, 53, has homes in the UK and France and was cycling up the mountain road when he found the bodies.

martinbrunt‏@skymartinbrunt
#franceshooting Mr Brett Martin is currently under police protection and may be asked to return to France for a reconstruction.

 

[rotterdam]

I wonder if the retired RAF man had another job after he retired.

I can not quite understand why he is so terrified.
If his version of events is true,he discovered the scene but did not see the perpetrators,the hikers also were on the scene minutes afterwards and the man has been named.

Certainly worth thinking about.I wonder what his job was in the RAF?.[/QUOTE]

May be he saw more than has been disclosed. And he is terrified of being identified in the media. I read somewhere he was a pilot but that could be an assumption. If he was a pilot and since he is still in his fifties, he could be a commercial pilot now. Many retired military pilots are. One good reason not wanting to be identified. Would you fly in airliner with a pilot who could possibly be targeted?

 

[Clio]

Certainly worth thinking about.I wonder what his job was in the RAF?.

May be he saw more than has been disclosed. And he is terrified of being identified in the media. I read somewhere he was a pilot but that could be an assumption. If he was a pilot and since he is still in his fifties, he could be a commercial pilot now. Many retired military pilots are. One good reason not wanting to be identified. Would you fly in airliner with a pilot who could possibly be targeted?

He can't be that worried about being identified - he has just done a TV interview for the BBC

 

[Blamhappy]

I'd be absolutely terrified if I were him!