This Thursday, a scenario takes place in Haut-Vernet to retrace the events of the day of the disappearance of little Emile. 17 people were invited to participate.
The essential
- On July 8, 2023, little Emile, aged two and a half, disappeared without leaving a trace in Haut-Vernet.
- This Thursday, a scenario is underway to retrace in a very precise manner the facts which occurred on July 8, the day of the disappearance of little Emile.
- 17 people were summoned to Haut-Vernet: they have been on site since 9 hours.
- The little boy’s family is participating, in particular his grandparents who were looking after him on the day of his disappearance.
- Two eyewitnesses claiming to have seen the little boy are also present.
- The objective is to advance the investigation while to date no scenario is favored.
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10:36 – The mayor of Vernet remains hopeful
The mayor of Vernet, François Balique, present on site, gave his feelings about the day ahead, as reported The Dauphiné Libéré : “What I really hope for the town and for the residents, and like all French people who are interested in this matter, is that we find the cause of this child’s disappearance.” He strongly hopes that this matter does not become an “unsolved case”.
10:20 – The scenario begins
During this simulation day, each participant will have to reproduce their actions from July 8 in the same time frame. The little boy would have come out of his nap around 4:30 p.m. before disappearing from his grandparents’ house. The 17 participants, family and neighbors in particular, will take part in the exercise. “We are going to carefully replay the schedule of the people present in Haut-Vernet on July 8. A scenario which should end at 6 p.m., the time at which Emile’s grandparents notify the gendarmerie” , a source close to the investigation told BFMTV.
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Two eyewitnesses who claimed to have seen Emile crossing the hamlet, not far from his grandparents’ home, are on site. The first claims to have seen the child around 4:30 p.m. going down the street towards the wash house while the other says he was going up the street around 4:45 p.m. Their appearance in the scenario should make it possible to clarify and verify the coherence of their respective testimony.
Access to the hamlet is blocked this Thursday so as not to hinder the situation. To prevent any intrusion, dozens of gendarmes were deployed.