The grandparents of French toddler Emile Soleil, who vanished from the French Alps in 2023, have been taken into custody on suspicion of the child’s murder, according to reports. Philippe and ...

Emile’s grandfather Philippe Vedovini and his wife, who was not named by the prosecutor, were arrested in the commune of La Bouilladisse on suspicion of “voluntary homicide” and ...

The mystery deepened as it emerged yesterday that the family's Roman Catholic priest who baptised Emile before he went missing had 'taken his own life', according to reports. Father Claude Gilliot ...

God is good and merciful, O sweet Jesus, gentle and humble of heart.’ Father Gilliot had baptised missing Emile before his disappearance in the Alps in the summer of 2023, aged just two.

The grandparents of a toddler whose bones were discovered in the French Alps after an eight-month search have been arrested on suspicion of his murder. A public prosecutor has said that "two adult ...

The search for the child finally ended when Emile’s bones were found in March 2024 by a rambler. A witness saw Mr Vedovini, a physiotherapist-osteopath, cutting wood outside his house around the ...

The grandparents of Emile Soleil have been released without charge, two days after they were arrested over the toddler's disappearance and death in the French Alps in July 2023. Philippe Vedovini ...

In a dawn raid on Tuesday, police searched a home in the Provence village of La Bouilladisse and the hamlet of Haut-Vernet and arrested Emile’s maternal grandparents and two of their adult child ...

Blachon said: ‘The expert reports introduce the probability of the intervention of a third party in the disappearance and death of Emile Soleil.’ Neighbours last saw Émile walking Haut-Vernet ...

Father Claude Gilliot, 85, baptised Emile before his death in the Alps in the summer of 2023, aged just two (Picture: AFP/GETTY) A Roman Catholic priest who fell out with those suspected of ...

The mysterious case of a missing toddler from a rural village in the French Alps in July 2023 riveted France’s attention on Emile Soleil – or Little Emile, as he came to be known.

The grandparents of French toddler Emile Soleil have been arrested for suspected murder and concealment of a body. The child vanished from his grandparents' summer home in July 2023. His remains ...