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Emile Soleil’s grandparents released without charge after 17 hours of questioning by cops over ‘murder’ of boy, 2
Emile Soleil’s grandparents released without charge after 17 hours of questioning by cops over ‘murder’ of boy, 2
Published on March 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
EMILE Soleil's grandparents have been released without charge after being arrested in connection with his alleged murder.
Philippe and Anne Vedovini, both 59, were quizzed for 17 hours after Emile was found dead in the French Alps.
Emile's grandad Philippe Vedovini was arrested on suspicion of his murder but has now been releasedEmile Soleil's remains were found within the bounds of the village
He was staying at the Vedovinis’ isolated holiday home in the Alpine hamlet of Haut-Vernet, south of Grenoble, when he disappeared in July 2023.
Emile’s remains, including a fractured skull, were found nearby nine months later, following daily searches.
On Tuesday, the Vedovinsis were arrested in dawn raids along with two of their adult children, identified as Ãmile’s aunt and uncle.
All faced charges of ‘intentional homicide’ and ‘concealing a corpse’, a statement released by Aix-en-Provence prosecutors said.
But at 5am on Thursday the four were released from the secure gendarmerie in Marseille where they had been held.
Isabelle Colombani, MrVedovini’s lawyer, said outside the gendarmerie: “After 17 hours of questioning, today, the custody has been lifted.
“It's a relief for them, and for their lawyers too. I have never been too worried.
“I thoughtwe could explain everything. There were maybe some grey areas to clear up, but that's it.”
Julien Pinelli, Ms Vedovini’s defence barrister, said: “My client's custody has been lifted, which is naturally a huge relief. She is walking away free.”
He said Emile’sgrandmother “wanted to participate in what could naturally be seen as an ordeal, but she did so because she felt it was also her contribution to this investigation, the results of which she is now awaiting”.
There was no immediate statement from Aix-en-Provence prosecutors, or judicial police, who are in charge of the investigation.
They could initially hold the four family members for a maximum of 72 hours, but can renew the custody period at any time in the future, as the investigation continues.
Enquiry sources have confirmed that the Vedovinis, who were looking afterÃmile when he went missing, were arrested following months of police wire taps.
Conversations between them and other family members were all secretly listened to, while enquiries were conducted around their lives.
At the time ofÃmile’s disappearance, MrVedovini admitted“fifteen minutes of inattention”.
The search for the toddler 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 time Emile is thought to have wandered off from the property in Haut-Vernet.
Mr Vedovini is also under investigation in connection with an entirely different case relating to sex abuse at a Roman Catholic School in the 1990s.
He was training to be a monk when he worked at Riaumont, a Catholic community that includes a boarding school for troubled youngsters in Northern France.
Mr Vedovini, who was known as Brother Philippe at the time, denies any wrongdoing.
He gave up his vocation to become a monk in order to marry his wife, AnneVedovini.
Both remaindevout Roman Catholics, who brought up 10 children including Emile’s mother, who is now known by her married name ofMarie Soleil.
Her husband is Colomban Soleil, 27, who is Emile’s father.
Emile's case shocked the world when the two-year-old vanished in July 2023 from his grandparents' home where he had been staying.
Also at the house were six of Philippe and Anne's ten children – but not Emile's parents.
The boy's remains, including a fractured skull, were found nine months later
Emile's grandmother, Anne Vedovini, who was arrested alongside her husband and two other family membersHuge crowds gathered in the summer of 2023 to search for the missing tot
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