Tragic Emile Solei’s aunt and uncle ALSO arrested as probe into ‘murdered’ boy’s grandparents deepens with cars seized
TWO more people have been arrested in the shocking case of missing Emile Soleil.
The boy’s grandparents were taken in by cops on Tuesday on suspicion of murder but his aunt and uncle have also been arrested, according to french media.
The two-year-old vanished two years ago from a holiday home in France.
His disappearance shocked the world but the mystery deepens with four members of his family being taken into custody.
Grandparents Philippe and Anne Vedovini, both 59, were arrested at dawn on Tuesday, after the police raided their home near Marseilles.
Four people were taken into custody for “intentional homicide” and “concealing a corpse” on Tuesday but police did not initially reveal who the other two suspects were.
French media confirmed today that Emile’s aunt and uncle were arrested, along with their parents.
Cops extended custody for all four family members after police launched a huge search of the grandparents’ luxurious farmhouse.
Two of Philippe’s cars were seized, which included a navy blue Hyundai and a horse trailer.
Philippe’s lawyer said the grandparents were “fully cooperating” with the investigation and police hearings.
She said: “Perhaps what’s happening today isn’t what we had hoped for.
The lawyer added: “Being taken into custody doesn’t mean anything.”
Anne’s lawyer said: “My client expects nothing more than the truth about this tragedy.”
Emile disappeared on 8 July, 2023, after arriving at his grandparents’ isolated home in the French hamlet of Haut-Vernet.
His remains were found, by a walker, about 25-minute away from where the two-year-old was last seen.