Alps shootings: Zainab al-Hilli brought out of coma

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BBC News - Alps shootings: Zainab al-Hilli brought out of coma

A seven-year-old girl shot and injured in an attack in the French Alps which left her parents dead has been brought out of a coma.

French prosecutor Eric Maillaud said Zainab al-Hilli, from Surrey, is still under sedation and will not be able to be questioned for several more days.

But police hope she will will eventually be able provide more information about the shootings.

Mr Maillaud said her four-year-old sister Zeena has returned to the UK.

Zeena lay undiscovered for eight hours after her parents, a woman thought to be her grandmother and a local cyclist died in Wednesday's attack in Chevaline.

Mr Maillaud said: "She returned to the UK by air. On arrival she was put under the care of the authorities and the social services."

This is the best news so far. Hopefully the two girls can help the police track down the psychotic murderer who gunned their parents down. The police have not said if they have any clearer idea, but I wish them success in their investigation.