Haut-Vernet still lives in suspense since the disappearance of little Émile on July 8. Often presented as a severe man, the boy’s grandfather protested against this label.
A wrong image? Investigators are still looking for the slightest clue that could lead to Émile in the hamlet of Haut-Vernet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). This place has been in the spotlight since July 8, when this little boy aged 2 and a half disappeared from the radar while he was under supervision of his grandparents . Since then, all eyes have been turned towards the family of the missing young person, in particular towards the child’s maternal grandfather, who carried out the first search alone. “Maybe he’s right there, under a tuft of grass”, he whispered, according to comments reported by Le Parisien. But Philippe, at the head of a tribe made up of ten children, was described by some of his neighbors as being authoritarian And “old”.
It is this portrait of him that the elderly man firmly denies today. During an interview with the mediaChristian familythis one happened like this rebel against this label that several people stuck to him: “I come across as a dominator who terrorizes everyone. This is all wrong, but I don’t care.” The one who is a professional physiotherapist also told our colleagues that he was also not in agreement with isolated family image which is sometimes attributed to them. On the contrary, he rejoiced at the benevolence of certain people towards him and towards his family: “The press hurts us, but the people around us are truly extraordinary.” And to add: “It is very moving to continue to receive many letters. […] People are so nice to us.”
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Are the inhabitants of Haut-Vernet surprised by the family’s attitude?
The silent postureof little Émile’s family was therefore pointed out on multiple occasions. This resident of Haut-Vernet had thus confided to Paris Match : “People don’t understand that the grandmother goes to the market and that we see her at the swimming pool. […] If I lost my grandson and the search was interrupted (as was decided from July 13 to 25), I would have been in all my states, I would have used the journalists!” A remark which was not to the taste of this other resident, who protested to BFMTV: “They don’t talk to anyone except the lifeguard. They have the right to go to the swimming pool anyway. If only to keep Emile’s little sister busy.”
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