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Crans-Montana fire: Grieving parents protest at Swiss handling of autopsies for victims
Families criticize Swiss prosecutors for not ordering autopsies on all 41 fire victims, with some considering exhumations amid ongoing doubts about investigation transparency.
- On January 16, Vinciane Stucky and Christian Pidoux prepared to bury their 17-year-old son Trystan Pidoux but medics removed his body during the mother's last vigil, forcing the family to cancel the burial.
- Valais prosecutors did not order autopsies for all victims, and some relatives of the 41 people who died say this has shaken their confidence, although the Swiss forensic institute URMF says autopsies are normally requested in such cases.
- Italy's prosecutors conducted post-mortems on six Italian victims after repatriation, four people including Jacques and Jessica Moretti are under investigation, and phones were seized nine days after the fire.
- Mr Romain Jordan, lawyer for more than 20 victims' families, said some are weighing exhumations, calling it extremely disturbing, while Valais prosecutors expand their team and seize assets.
- Switzerland must confront growing doubts about its justice system as the canton of Valais announced CHF10,000 emergency aid on January 14, with 48 payments made, including 14 into foreign accounts, following the sparklers-triggered fire.
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