A second phase of investigation opens, four days after the disappearance of little Emile. The operations of “judicial sweep” in the hamlet of Haut-Vernet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) “are about to be completed” and the investigation is now entering a phase of analysis of the elements collected, announced Wednesday, July 12 the prosecutor of Dignes-les-Bains. “The judicial investigation into the causes of the disappearance will continue, in particular by analyzing the considerable mass of information and elements collected over the past four days”, Rémy Avon said in a press release. This live is now over.
No serious leads. Despite the mobilization “we have no clue, no information, no element that can help us understand this disappearance”affirmed the public prosecutor, adding that if Emile, 2 and a half years old, had been lost, a less and less probable hypothesis, his vital prognosis would undoubtedly be “very very committed”.
Additional means of investigation. The number of investigators will be increased, from 15 to 20, and the investigation cell will now become a “national” cell, giving it access to expanded scientific and technical resources.
Lots of calls. The dedicated phone line received 1,200 calls, the prosecutor said, calling on the “citizenship” so as not to drown the investigators in useless information.