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Meredith Kercher Murder Accused Visits Grave

Written By Unknown on Senin, 04 November 2013 | 23.38

By Nick Pisa, Sky News Reporter

Raffaele Sollecito has paid a secret visit to the grave of murdered student Meredith Kercher, it has emerged.

The 29-year-old computer studies graduate is currently back on trial accused of the brutal knife killing along with his former girlfriend Amanda Knox, 26.

The news that he went to Miss Kercher's grave will come as a shock to her family, who have asked several times that Knox stay away from the final resting place - despite her making several pleas to visit.

Details of Sollecito's secret trip to the grave emerged during an Italian TV programme to mark six years since the murder in Perugia and came just days before he is due to attend the retrial ordered by Italy's Supreme Court.

According to the programme, Sollecito was taken to the cemetery at Coulsdon, Surrey, by an English friend of his while visiting London in March - at the same time as the retrial was announced.

Raffaele Sollecito Raffaele Sollecito is now living in the Caribbean

He did not ask for permission from Miss Kercher's relatives and, according to the Quarto Grado show, he is said to have ''said a silent prayer'' for the British student but he did not leave any flowers.

The Kercher family have never accepted Sollecito and Knox's insistence they had nothing to do with the murder.

Miss Kercher, 20 was found semi-naked with her throat cut in her bedroom in the house she shared with Knox and two Italian women.

In September, Knox stunned the Kercher family with a bizarre request, saying she hoped one day she could visit the final resting place of her friend.

However, in a statement Miss Kercher's sister Stephanie made it clear the family will not concede to her wish.

Amanda Knox looks on before speaking on NBC News' "Today" show in New York Amanda Knox is now back in America

Knox and her then-boyfriend Sollecito were arrested and charged five days after the murder and at their initial trial in 2009 were convicted and sentenced to 26 and 25 years respectively.

But two years later an appeal court overturned the original verdict and they were immediately freed with Knox flying back to her home in Seattle where she was given a rapturous welcome.

Sollecito returned to his home in Bisceglie near Bari.

However, it has since emerged that he has moved to the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean.

But his father has insisted he will return later this week to appear at the trial in Florence where he is expected to make a formal statement to the court.

Rudy Guede in court Rudy Guede is serving 18 years for Miss Kercher's murder

Last week a fresh forensic report ordered by the court was leaked and it revealed that although Knox's DNA was on a knife believed to be the murder weapon crucially there was no trace of Miss Kercher or Sollecito on it.

Sollecito's father added he had ''no details'' of his son's visit to the grave but said his son has always felt huge sympathy for the Kercher family for their loss.

Drifter Rudy Guede, 26, was convicted of murdering and sexually assaulting Miss Kercher in 2008 and sentenced to 30 years, but this was later reduced to 16 years and he could be released on parole by 2018.


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Hugo Lloris Concussion: Spurs Criticised

By Paul Kelso, Sports Correspondent

English football is facing questions over its handling of head injuries after the Tottenham goalkeeper was allowed to play on despite being knocked out during Sunday's goalless draw at Everton.

Hugo Lloris was injured in a collision with Romelu Lukaku that left him prone and apparently unconscious.

With his team-mates clearly disturbed, Tottenham's medical staff rushed to the goalkeeper and decided that he was not fit to continue.

After receiving nine minutes of treatment, however, Lloris defied club doctor Shabaaz Mughal and captain Michael Dawson, both of whom pleaded with him to leave the field, and stayed on.

The French international was praised after the game by manager Andre Villas-Boas for his attitude, but the decision was described as "irresponsible" by brain injury charity Headway.

A spokesman for the charity said: "We are hugely concerned that a professional football club should take such an irresponsible and cavalier attitude to a player's health.

Everton v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League Lloris should have been subbed, says charity Headway

"By continuing to play, the player may have caused greater damage to his brain.

"He should have been removed from the game immediately and taken to hospital for thorough tests and observation."

The treatment of head injuries and concussion has been a major issue for rugby union and American Football, where the long-term effects of repeated blows to the head are of growing concern.

The Rugby Football Union is currently running a concussion-awareness campaign following warnings that it was allowing players with brain damage to continue because of inadequate controls.

In the US, the NFL settled a $750m (£470m) lawsuit with former players amid growing evidence that the game was responsible for causing long-term brain injuries.

FBL-ENG-PR-EVERTON-TOTTENHAM Everton's Romelu Lukaku collided with the Spurs keeper

Football has faced fewer challenges to its protocols for dealing with head injuries, but the Lloris incident has exposed apparent flaws.

A study by the British Journal of Sports Medicine published last year found that more than half of the 92 English league clubs did not routinely follow the latest guidelines on dealing with concussion.

The study, based on questionnaires sent to all 92 clubs, concluded that: "FA players are not being treated to the guidelines recommended by international sporting organisations."

These guidelines, agreed at a conference in Zurich last year, state that a player diagnosed with concussion "should not be allowed to return to play on the day of injury".

Tottenham issued a statement on Monday in which head of medical services Wayne Diesel said that following a CT scan he was "totally satisfied" that Lloris was fit to continue playing.

Hugo Lloris The Frenchman was praised by his manager for playing on

The statement also said Lloris was cleared to resume playing "after examination by the club's medical team".

Despite this, both Fifa's medical chief and the international players' union said Lloris should have been substituted pending a full and thorough examination.

FIFPro medical adviser Vincent Gouttebarge said: "FIFPro condemns that the health and safety of players are let to coaches/trainers, or even to players themselves.

"Medical professionals should be aware of any relevant medical guidelines and apply them in order to empower the health and safety on the field.

"The health and safety of the players should be the number one priority and should prevail against any other matters."


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Gosport Car Victim's Mother 'Kissed Her Goodbye'

The mother of one of two girls killed when she was struck by a car outside her home in Gosport kissed her daughter goodbye as she lay in the road.

Jasmine Allsop, 14, and Olivia Lewry, 16, were killed early on Sunday morning after being run down by a green Honda Civic on Ann's Hill Road. 

Jasmine died at the scene, while Olivia passed away in hospital, Hampshire Police said.

"It was just all a blur," Rosemary Allsop said at her home just metres from where the collision, which is being investigated as a murder, happened.

Ms Allsop said Olivia was at the house for a "girls' night in" and she assumed the pair were listening to music and talking about boys when she went to bed. 

"I went out and then a neighbour covered me in a blanket. I kissed her - it was four hours before they took her body away because I did not want to let her go.

"I told her she was my angel and I'd loved her since the day she was born. I can remember her big blue eyes staring.

Police at scene of Gosport hit and run murder Police at the scene of the car collision

"I'm empty inside and lost. I keep expecting her to come through the door."

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering the two girls.

Jasmine's father Kevin MacLaughlan, 58, a road worker from Thorne in South Yorkshire, said he would remember her as "the most beautiful, bubbly-natured girl". 

He had not seen Jasmine for two and a half months but said he drove straight down after hearing the news.

Mr MacLaughlan said his thoughts were with Olivia's family as well.

"We are sharing the same feelings and we'd like to meet up with them," he said. 

Brune Park Community School, which Olivia recently left to attend St Vincent College and where Jasmine was still a pupil, said the best friends "lived life to the full".

"Our thoughts and prayers are with their families at this dreadful time," it said in a statement.

"They were both independent, strong-minded individuals who lived their lives to the full with confidence and a sense of humour and a sense of fun.

"We will miss them both immensely and their unique talents which they displayed."

Mourners at scene of Gosport hit and run murder Mourners at the scene of the collision

Senior investigating officer Detective Superintendent Dick Pearson of the Hampshire Major Investigation Team renewed his appeal for witnesses to come forward.

"A dedicated team of officers and staff from a range of departments are working closely together to analyse leads from witnesses and forensics," he said.

"The green Honda Civic is the subject of further examinations to ensure all potential evidence has been gathered and preserved.

"A key line of enquiry is identifying as many witnesses as possible with information about the behaviour of the driver in the green Honda Civic around the Gosport area during the early hours of Sunday morning."

The suspect was originally taken into custody on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving but the offence was later changed to suspected murder, police said.

D/Supt Pearson also urged people to avoid posting rumours or details about the case online.

"This plea particularly applies to names and possible motives of people perceived to be involved in the circumstances surrounding this case," he said.

"Such speculation is upsetting and disrespectful to the victims' families, and can also have unintended effects on important lines of enquiry and evidence ahead of any future court case."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Major Investigation Team at Fratton Police Station on 101, quoting Operation Barb.


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Tesco Face Scanners To Target Till Adverts

Tesco is set to install hi-tech screens that scan customers' faces in petrol stations so that advertisements can be better targeted at them.

The retailer will introduce the OptimEyes screen, developed by Lord Sugar's Amscreen, to all 450 of its UK petrol stations, in a five-year deal, according to The Grocer magazine.

The screen, positioned at the till, scans the faces of customers to determine age and gender, and then runs tailored advertisements.

The technology also adjusts adverts depending on the time and date, as well as monitoring customer purchases, The Grocer said.

The screens are predicted to reach a weekly audience of more than five million adults.

Simon Sugar, chief executive of Amscreen, told the industry magazine: "Yes it's like something out of Minority Report, but this could change the face of British retail and our plans are to expand the screens into as many supermarkets as possible."

Lord Sugar The technology has been developed by Lord Sugar's Amscreen

 Privacy campaigners say the system puts forward a "huge consent issue".

Nick Pickles of Big Brother Watch said: "Scanning customers as they walk through the store without customers ever giving permission for them to be scanned in that way ... There's a huge consent issue there."

He said facial recognition technology is getting more advanced all the time, adding that you could be queuing to pay for groceries and a CCTV camera could be "literally scanning who you are".

Mr Pickles added that companies and stores using this system must tell their customers.

"If people were told that every time they walked into a supermarket, or a doctor's surgery or a law firm, that the CCTV camera in the corner is trying to find out who they are, I think that will have a huge impact on what buildings people go into," he said.

Mr Pickles said the only way the systems can be ethically deployed is if consumers opt in to have their image stored and their behaviour tracked, rather than there being no choice in the matter.

Tesco point out the technology is not new, and is used by other retailers.

The system makes a 'guess' at whether someone is male or female, and which of three age categories they fall into.

The retailer stresses the screens do not use eyeball scanners, facial recognition, or identify individual customers in any way.

In addition, no images are collected, and no data is stored.

Peter Cattell, category director for Tesco petrol stations, said: "We're always looking to work with partners who provide innovative ways to enhance the customer shopping experience.

"This new dynamic screen product from Amscreen provides the perfect means for us to do this.

"The ability to tailor content based on time and location means it can be extremely useful and timely for our customers."


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South Africa Gang Members Lynched By Vigilantes

Six suspected gang members, including a witch doctor, have been killed by an enraged mob shortly after residents of a Johannesburg township met to discuss what to about criminals living in the area.

Some of the victims were burned alive and two were stoned to death.

Police said about 400 men gathered in an open field in Khutsong on Sunday to air their grievances and then resolved to split up into roving groups.

The first victim was a 61-year-old witch doctor, known locally as a sangoma, who was killed when the mob set fire to him and his home.

The mob accused him of working with gangs and hiding criminals, local reports said.

He was reportedly killed in front of family members.

Two men, aged between 20 and 24, who police said belonged to the Casanova Gang were then set upon and also burnt to death.

The mob then moved on to nearby Carletonville where they found two other alleged gang members in the street. The men were stoned to death.

Bekkersdal Police fire at protesters in another township, Bekkersdal, last month

Twitter users have posted graphic photographs of the victims on the social media site.

Several people were also injured during the rampage.

Khutsong residents also threw stones at police vehicles.

"Police have increased visibility in the area. Currently the area is volatile," a police statement said.

No arrests have been made, but Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa said "the perpetrators of these crimes will feel the full force of the law".

"Mob justice is unjustifiable," he said.

Vigilante acts are common in South Africa's black townships - where poor residents often complain about gangs, violent crime and shoddy policing - but it is rare for so many to be killed at once. 

The killings in Khutsong follow other flare-ups in the area known as the West Rand, a sprawling group of communities west of Johannesburg that has fallen on hard times as gold mines have closed.

Another township in the area, Bekkersdal, has been the scene of periodic riots the past few weeks by residents angry at the failure of the local government to provide services such as garbage collection.


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Simon Gittany Trial: Neighbour Heard Screams

By Jonathan Samuels, Australia Correspondent

A young woman banged on her neighbour's door screaming "please help me" moments before she plunged to her death from a 15th floor balcony, a court has heard.

Simon Gittany is accused of murdering his girlfriend Lisa Harnum, 30, by pushing or dropping her from the balcony of their luxury flat in Sydney, Australia, on July 30, 2011.

Susan Glanville, who lived next door to the couple, gave evidence in court and recounted the morning when Ms Harnum fell to her death.

"I heard banging on my door and with the banging a woman's voice scream 'please help me, help me, God help me'," Ms Glanville told the court.

"As I heard the banging I went around the corridor, around the corner and I could see the door shaking.

"I heard a man's raised voice yelling.

"As I walked towards the door (there was) silence."

Sydney murder trial Simon Gittany Simon Gittany

Ms Glanville said she didn't open her door to see what was out there.

Moments later, she said she heard a scream that seemed to be coming from outside.

The court had previously heard that Gittany, 40, was a controlling and abusive partner, who discouraged Canadian Ms Harnum from working, secretly monitored her phone calls, texts and emails and alienated her from her friends.

She had plans to leave him days before her death, the trial has heard.

The jury at Sydney's Supreme Court also listened to a secret phone recording of a heated conversation between the couple.

The recording from June 10, 2011, begins with the couple laughing and joking.

Sydney murder trial

Then a fight erupts when Gittany suggests to Ms Harnum that he wants to spend one day a week with his male friends.

"Simon you do that a lot," Ms Harnum says in the recording played in court on Monday.

"You're out with the boys every night."

"What are you talking about, are you serious?" Gittany replies.

Ms Harnum says: "You do it anyway ... it's already like that."

She then says he acts as if she never gives him space even though she always does.

Ms Harnum then becomes emotional, saying everything she does is for him.

"I don't go anywhere ... I don't do anything other than what you tell me to do," she said.

Sydney murder trial Simon Gittany Simon Gittany in a distressed state shortly after the incident

"I don't have anything here except for you."

She says when she isn't with him: "I don't talk, I don't speak."

Ms Harnum also says she misses her mother.

Gittany then tells her: "I said once a week, baby, don't take it to the extremes."

Earlier in the trial jurors saw video of the couple apparently grappling in the corridor of the apartment block in the lead-up to Ms Harnum's death.

CCTV footage shows Gittany in a distressed state in the lift in the moments after his girlfriend plunged to her death.

Gittany, whose new girlfriend and parents have supported him each day in court, says they had a complicated but loving relationship and he had tried to save her when she climbed onto the balcony in the midst of a fight.

He denies murder and is expected to give evidence later in the week.


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Essex Shooting: Boy, 5, Seriously Injured

A five-year-old boy has been seriously injured after a gun was apparently fired by mistake at his home in Essex.

Police were called to the property in Upper Park Road, Wickford, following reports of an incident at 1.20pm on Sunday.

The child was taken to the Royal London Hospital with a serious but not life-threatening injury.

An Essex Police spokeswoman said: "Police are speaking to members of the family to determine the exact circumstances leading up to the incident .

"But (we) believe that this was an accidental discharge of the weapon and inquiries are ongoing."

An 18-year-old man was arrested for possession of a firearm and drug offences and has been released on bail.

The weapon and other legally held firearms were handed over to officers.


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Hacking Trial: Brooks' Husband 'Hid Evidence'

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks conspired with her husband and security staff to hide material from police investigating phone hacking, a court has heard.

While the ex-News Of The World and Sun editor was being questioned by police over the voicemail allegations, her husband Charlie Brooks and former NI head of security Mark Hanna tried to hide evidence, the jury was told.

Racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks was seen leaving the couple's London flat and entering the underground car park carrying a laptop computer and a bin bag, the court heard.

These items were collected by Hanna shortly afterwards and taken away. 

But after numerous contacts during the day, it was arranged for the computer and other material to be returned, the court heard.

Later one of Hanna's team - pretending he was delivering pizzas - put them back behind the bins in a black plastic bag.

The security team member then texted another colleague saying: "Broadsword calling Danny Boy. Pizza delivered and the chicken is in the pot."

Cheryl Carter, former personal assistant to former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks, arrives at the Old Bailey courthouse in London Carter was Brooks' PA

The quote is a reference to the 1968 film Where Eagles Dare starring Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton.

But the prosecution said the plan went awry when the items were put back.

A cleaner found the material and it was handed to police.

Prosecutor Andrew Edis QC told the Old Bailey: "The prosecution say that this whole exercise was quite complicated and quite risky and liable to go wrong, as it did.

"You only contemplate doing it for a real purpose, otherwise you are just attracting suspicion."

He added: "The only rational explanation was to hide material so police can't get it. Sometimes plans of that kind succeed.

"They must have been trying to hide something, otherwise they would have been behaving completely irrationally."

Rebekah Brooks is accused of two counts of perverting the course of justice - one with Hanna and her husband, and the second with her former personal assistant, Cheryl Carter.

It is claimed that she instructed Carter to remove seven boxes of notebooks - said to be Brooks' dating from 1995 to 2007 - from the company's archive that have "never been seen again".

"Nothing like that has ever been recovered in the course of this inquiry," Mr Edis told the jury.

Earlier the court was told that in 2011 the situation for News International became "more fevered" as the firm came under investigation by police after it handed over three emails linked to phone hacking and payment claims.

Jurors were also read a memo that Brooks sent to staff in July 2011, following the Guardian's allegations that murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone was hacked.

She wrote: "We were all appalled and shocked when we heard about these allegations yesterday.

"It was sickening that these events are alleged to have happened, not just because I was editor of the News Of The World at the time ...

Andy Coulson Coulson's defence said he was a victim of hacking

"But if the allegations are true, the devastating effects on Milly Dowler's family are unforgivable.

"I am determined that News International does everything it can to co-operate fully (with the police investigation)."

She added: "It is almost too horrific to believe that a professional journalist or even a freelance inquiry agent working on behalf of a member of News Of The World staff could behave in this way.

"I can promise the strongest possible action will be taken."

Brooks and her one-time lover Andy Coulson, who succeeded her as editor of the now-defunct News of the World, are among those standing trial.

The pair deny charges that include an alleged conspiracy to hack the telephones of celebrities, royals and politicians, as well as authorising the payment of public officials for information.

After the prosecution set out its case, Coulson's defence barrister Timothy Langdale QC urged the jury to keep "an open mind" in the trial.

Mr Langdale also said that Coulson was himself among the phone-hacking victims.

"When it is alleged that Mr Coulson must have known (about phone hacking), if only on the basis that each of the news editors was party to hacking, you may like to bear in mind that Mr Coulson himself was hacked by Glenn Mulcaire," he said.

"The CPS did not choose to tell you about that. It is not easy to reconcile with their case, is it?

"Both conspirator and victim? It is fair to say, is it not, that the two things do not sit easily together?"


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Terror Hunt: Suspect 'Linked To Al Shabaab'

A terror suspect who escaped surveillance by changing into a burka on a visit to a mosque has connections to the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab Islamist group in Somalia, according to Sky sources.

Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed, who is 5ft 8in tall and of medium build and was last seen at a west London mosque on Friday afternoon, is being hunted by counter-terrorism officers.

He entered the An-Noor Masjid and Community Centre in Church Road, Acton, at 10am, wearing Western-style clothes, but CCTV images issued by Scotland Yard later showed him leaving with his face and body fully covered by the traditional Islamic garment.

The venue - where he was last seen at 3.15pm the same day - has said it does not intend to comment on the matter.

Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed is not considered a "direct threat", police said.

Mohamed is subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures notice (Tpim) which is meant to restrict his movements.

He was put under surveillance measures due to his connection with the Somalian terror group, which was behind the attack on Westgate Mall in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on September 21 that killed at least 67 people.

The 27-year-old is understood to have received terrorist training in 2008 and fought overseas for al Shabaab.

He is also also suspected of helping to plan attacks in Somalia and overseas, including an attack intended for the Juba Hotel in Mogadishu in August 2010, and is believed to have helped various individuals travel from the UK to Somalia to allow them to engage in terrorism-related activity.

A court-imposed anonymity order banning the publication of Mohamed's name has been lifted to allow police to make a public appeal, following an application from Home Secretary Theresa May.

He is the second person to breach a Tpim since they were introduced to replace control orders in early 2012.

Theresa May Home Secretary Theresa May has been accused of weakening terror measures

Last December, Ibrahim Magag, who is understood to have attended terrorist training camps in Somalia, absconded from a Tpim notice after ripping off his electronic tag. The police search for him is continuing.

Court documents have revealed Mohamed helped support a UK-based network for terrorism-related activity in Somalia, which included Magag among its members.

The network had access to money, false passports and documentation, as well as equipment, with Mohamed being involved in fundraising for terrorism-related activity.

Between 2008 and late 2010, Mohamed is also understood to have procured weapons for terrorism uses.

Pressure has been mounting on the Government to explain how the al Qaeda-linked terror suspect escaped surveillance.

Mrs May said he posed "no direct threat to the public" and was placed on a Tpim to "prevent his travel to support terrorism overseas".

Making a statement in the House of Commons on his disappearance to MPs, she insisted the police and security service had "all the resources and the support they need to carry out this manhunt".

Mohammed Ahmed Mohamed Another CCTV image shows the burka-clad figure, believed to be Mohamed

"However, I will not hesitate to provide them with any additional assistance they require," she added.

But former home secretary Jack Straw said she had "failed to protect the safety and security of the British people" by "acting so irresponsibly in weakening the powers available to control terrorists".

Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, who has described the matter as "extremely serious", also accused Mrs May of making it "easier for serious terror suspects to disappear".

"She was warned about changing the law, she was warned about weakening controls, she was warned more people would abscond - and they have, twice – and still she won't act," she said.

Scotland Yard has urged anyone who sees the suspect to call 999 immediately.

A spokesman said: "The Counter Terrorism Command immediately launched inquiries to trace Mr Mohamed and these continue.

"Ports and borders were notified with his photograph and details circulated nationally. Public safety remains our priority."

Prime Minister David Cameron's official spokesman said finding the suspect remained a "priority".

"Obviously, in all of these types of things, we look at whether there are lessons that can be learnt. But the reasons why the Government introduced the Tpim regime remain the same and the Prime Minister's view about Tpims haven't changed," he said.

Ibrahim Magag Police are still hunting Ibrahim Magag, who absconded in December 2012

Tpims, which include restrictions on overnight residence, travel and finance, are imposed by the Home Secretary who is given access to secret evidence that can not be placed before juries.

They do not allow for the relocation of suspects, as control orders did and unlike control orders, Tpims have a maximum time limit of two years.

Control orders could be extended year on year without limit, while Tpims can be extended after a year for another 12 months before they expire.

As of August 31, there were nine Tpims in force, including eight against British suspects, the latest written update to MPs showed.

The terrorism watchdog warned earlier this year that Tpims could allow those deemed potentially dangerous to be left "free and unconstrained" in the absence of prosecution or new evidence of terrorism-related activity.

David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said in his first report on Tpims, that the two-year limit was the "boldest" change from control orders made by the Government, adding that it was "tempting, in the most serious cases, to wish for longer".

However, he concluded that the two years of constraint now permitted were "a very strong power by international or indeed historic British standards".

Mr Brokenshire has defended the measures, describing them as providing a "robust mechanism" to manage suspects and reassure the public.

:: Watch Home Secretary Theresa May's statement to the Commons Live on Sky News at 3.30pm


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Alps Murders: Sketch Of Motorcyclist Released

Police investigating the murder of a family in the French Alps have released a sketch of a mysterious motorcyclist they want to speak to about the attack.

The bearded biker, who was wearing a rare type of crash helmet, was seen by witnesses at the scene of the shooting in September 2012, close to the village of Chevaline above Lake Annecy.

Saad al Hilli, a 50-year-old British-Iraqi businessman, was gunned down in the attack, in which his wife and her mother were also killed.

The family's bullet-riddled BMW was found parked in a lay-by on a remote mountain road.

French cyclist Sylvain Mollier, apparently an innocent bystander, was also killed, although Mr al Hilli's two daughters survived.

The helmet worn by the man in the police sketch is a rare model, with only 8,000 made in the colour seen by witnesses.

It is a full-face model that opens from the side to allow conversations without removing the helmet.

Benoit Vinnemann, the head of investigations for the local police force, said: "More than the identikit photo itself, it is the type of helmet that is interesting.

"This is someone who was close to the scene during a time period that interests us and who may have done or seen something.

"He is potentially the perpetrator, but mainly a witness."

A number of theories for the killings have emerged, including the possibility of an inheritance dispute involving Mr al Hill's brother Zaid.

He was arrested by British police in June but was subsequently released and has protested his innocence.


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