Dirk Raats, 71, who is in custody in Brittany suspected of attempted murder and killing a child under the age of 15, was said to have been high on drugs when he pointed his weapon towards the Thornton family, who were originally from Oldham

This is the elderly gunman suspected of shooting dead a British schoolgirl during a family barbecue in northern France yesterday.
Dirk Raats, 71, used both a rifle and revolver as his aim fell on So…