The disappearance Émile Soleil of Just two years old On July 8, 2023 in France it has been full of unknowns from the first moment. Although His body was found 267 days later, The research remains open. In fact, the two maternal grandparents, an aunt and an Émile uncle have been arrested. In addition, the French Prosecutor’s Office has accused them of “involuntary homicide and concealment of the body.”
These arrests have occurred 20 months later of the disappearance and correspond to “a phase of verification and confrontations of elements and information collected during the investigations carried out in recent months.”
From the first moment the case shocked France and kept the whole country in suspense, since with the passing of the weeks nothing was discovered about the whereabouts of the child despite the constant beaten and traces.
On February 8, a religious ceremony was held on the occasion of the anniversary of the disappearance and the grandparents, now detained, published a letter: “We cannot live anymore without response. The time of silence must give way to the truth. Emile is today next to the Lord, but we are still looking for answers. “
The hypothesis of the case until the discovery of the body
Émile Soleil disappeared around 5:15 p.m. while playing At the home of his grandparents in Le Vernet, in the high Provence of France. I was spending the holidays with them, so His parents were not there. The researchers did not find any clue, despite the numerous beaters that were made and that the entire area combined.
They only saw two witnesses, but did not surprise them that a child walked alone on the street because they did not see anything weird at that time. Therefore, researchers They have always kept all hypotheses open: That the child fell into a well, who was a victim of an accident, that an animal attacked him … Nor did they rule out the involuntary homicide or a criminal case.
That is why when on March 30, 2024 the French gendarmerie was informed of the discovery of a skull and human bones Near Le Vernet, the case turned a turn. It was a hiker who found them, something that surprised the authorities since it is about “A place where hunters pass With his dogs, neighbors … if the body had been there from the beginning, he would necessarily have found himself before, “said Mayor François Valique.
Biting in the child’s skull and clothes
The skull analysis revealed “bite remains with small fractures and fissures Post mortem“, But” no trauma against Mortem. “Therefore,” the cause is still not explained, “as the prosecutor Jean Luc Blachon explained at the time of discovery.
Another thing that also caught attention is that about 150 meters Where the remains appeared, the shirt, pants and socks that Emile carried at the time of disappearance were found.
The grandfather was under suspicion for treating minors under violent methods
On March 13, according to some French media, several researchers returned to Vernet, which raised the suspicions of the neighbors. The same media said that They had taken a pot Located in the village chapel, although the prosecutor has not confirmed this information.
What has been confirmed is the arrest of “Philippe Vedovini and his wife (grandparents) along with two of their children of legal age (uncles) accused of voluntary homicide and body manipulation” according to the statement sent by the prosecutor to the AFP. In addition, the prosecutor adds that “they are being carried out Forensic operations in various parts of the country“And that there will be a” new communication “when current investigations end.
On the other hand, it Parisien specifically talks about “Telephone listening” carried out by the researchers who would have drawn attention for tension and disputes between family members.
From the moment of the disappearance, the researchers put the focus on the family of the child, of deep Catholic tradition -they kicked out in Latin. It was at that time when it was discovered that grandfather was already under suspicion years ago for treating minors with violent methods. The grandparents’ lawyer has told AFP that he has no “comment to do.”
