Since Saturday July 8, Émile has disappeared in the tiny hamlet of Vernet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) after escaping the vigilance of his grandparents. The village buildings were visited, residents were interviewed, the boy’s family was scrutinized and dozens of hectares were combed… but still no trace of the child.
This Thursday, March 28, almost nine months after Émile’s disappearance, a “scenario” will be organized to allow investigators to move forward. A sort of reconstruction of the facts, without questioning, in order to establish new avenues. It is in this context that our media colleagues Provence questioned Maître Isabelle Colombani, lawyer for the family. The latter spoke about the state of mind of the little boy’s loved ones. “Émile’s grandparents and parents were waiting and even hoping for this scenario, because they had the impression that the investigation was perhaps not progressing quickly enough and they think that perhaps it will allow you to unlock certain things” said the lawyer.
What you need to know about this “situation”
Planned “since a long time”this operation will bring together “people who were there at the time of the events” last summer, in this hamlet of 25 inhabitants located at an altitude of 1,200 meters, on the slopes of the Trois-Evêchés massif, a source tells AFP. This must “last a good part of the day”according to Isabelle Colombani. “The whole family” of the child and “a large part of the village” will participate. According to the lawyer, the fact that this “reconstruction“takes place at the end of March, while the events took place at the beginning of summer may”maybe mean that there is something behind.” In other words, a new element and progress in this investigation?
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