France shooting: Zainab al-Hilli bound for UK after Alps hospital release Zainab survived the attack despite being shot in the shoulder and pistol-whipped around the head, but there are concerns her health is deteriorating and she could suffer permanent brain damage. The facial injuries she suffered were reportedly so horrific that she could also lose her sight in one eye. Her father, Saad al-Hilli, 50, from Surrey, was killed last week along with her mother, Iqbal al-Hilli, 47, and grandmother Suhaila al-Allaf, 74, on a secluded forest road near Lake Annecy, in south eastern France. Her sister Zeena, four, survived the attack. The Hillis were killed in their BMW car last Wednesday, while a French cyclist believed to have passed at the time of the slaughter was also shot dead. One of the first witnesses on the scene this week described it as "like a horror film." Yesterday the former RAF pilot who discovered the bodies of the British family told how he was forced to leave Zainab bleeding on the ground while he went to get help. Brett Martin, 53, was the first person to arrive on the scene moments after the four were shot dead described how the scene resembled a Hollywood movie set Police have described how Zainab has been left with horrific injuries: "She suffered multiple facial injuries that caused two subdural hematomas and a fractured orbital bone. It has emerged that Mrs al-Allaf's son, Haydar Thaher, 46, allegedly attacked his parents and threatened to kill them in the past. Mr Thaher has a history of mental health problems and has not been seen by neighbours for a month. Mrs al-Allaf, a Swedish passport holder, and her son had been living in southern Stockholm when she joined the Hilli's on their French holiday. Documents from a local criminal court in Stockholm reveal Mr Thaher was arrested on numerous occasions for alleged violent and threatening behaviour against his parents. However he was never charged because they refused to testify against him, wanting help for him instead, papers from the Sodertorns court show. This week the victims' family spoke for the first time of their shock and devastation over the deaths. Ahmed Al-Saffar, the brother-in-law of Mrs al-Allaf and Iqbal's uncle, said: "The victims" family and I are heartbroken by this shocking crime and we have been touched by the expressions of sympathy from people all over the world. Eric Maillaud, the chief prosecutor in Annecy, and the French magistrate leading the inquiry, have travelled to Britain today to meet police officers and speak to relations of the Hilli family.