The Aix-en-Provence public prosecutor’s office revealed horrible news on Sunday March 31, 2024. Missing since Saturday July 8, 2023, little Emile was found dead the day before. In fact, a walker discovered the boy’s skull and teeth in an area located near Vernet, where he had last been seen alive. DNA analysis of these bones subsequently confirmed that they were indeed the remains of little Emile. This child was only two and a half years old when he escaped from the supervision of his grandparents in the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, almost nine months ago. Informed of the discovery of part of their son’s body by the Aix-en-Provence public prosecutor’s office, the victim’s parents reacted via a press release written by their lawyer. “Mary and Columbanus [les parents d’Émile, ndlr] would like to thank all those who helped and supported them as well as the investigating judges and investigators for their work, their professionalism, their personal commitment and their humanity which have been of great comfort to them in recent months and especially on this day”they underlined, before adding that: “It is time for mourning, contemplation and prayer.”
Death of Emile: investigators focus on the area where the child’s bones were discovered
Following the discovery of little Emile’s bones, investigators completely sealed off the area where they were found by this walker. The authorities are now carrying out “in-depth research” to try to find the rest of the child’s remains. The police’s objective now is to determine how the victim died. To achieve this, investigators will have to find out whether or not Emile’s bones were moved to the area where they were discovered. Several plausible scenarios must therefore be verified on this subject. However, according to a source cited by Le Figaro, the authorities have already abandoned one lead. Concretely, the hypothesis of an earthslide would have been quickly ruled out. “The complexity of the terrain means that there is a tiny chance that we missed it. notably indicated Colonel Marie-Laure Pezant, spokesperson for the gendarmerie, at the microphone of CNews. Questioned about the involvement of a third person in the discovery of Emile’s bones, the latter specified that: “It could be human intervention, a weather phenomenon leading to changes in the terrain.” “All avenues continue to be explored“, she then concluded.