Grandparents released in French toddler's death probe

Mystery over boy who vanished in Alps deepens as grandparents released without charge

Prosecutors say the anatomical scars on the skull of Émile Soleil are ‘suggestive of violent facial trauma’

The mystery grows around the disappearance and death of Emile, the two-year-old boy who disappeared two years ago when he was in the care of his grandparents in a village in Upper Provence and whose remains were found months later. Researchers have cleared some doubts this Thursday and added more intrigue to the case, if possible. The criminal trail is confirmed, since the analysis of the bone remains found reveals “a violent trauma to the face”…

Hours of police custody and no indictment at the end: is the reversal in the investigation into the death of little Emile a failure? Or, on the contrary, the last step before gaining access to the truth?

In the Provençal village where the grandparents of Emile Soleil reside, there are questions about the follow-up to the investigation, while the public prosecutor reported traces of "violent facial trauma" on the child's skull.

A few hours after the release of the four police guards of the maternal grandparents, the uncle and the aunt of the little Emile, disappeared in July 2023 at the Haut-Vernet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), the prosecutor of Aix-en-...

French toddler death: End of custody for relatives does not mean family trail is closed, prosecutor says

The grandparents, an uncle and an aunt were released without charge on Thursday. Investigators now consider 'the intervention of a third party' likely, and are giving priority to the criminal angle.