THE grandparents of missing Émile Soleil have been arrested on suspicion of murder in a shocking twist.

The two-year-old vanished two years ago while at his grandparent’s holiday home in France.

Philippe and Anne Vedovini, both 59, have now been taken into custody along with two of their adult children, in connection with the alleged killing of the tot.

The two-year-old was staying at the Vedovinis’ isolated holiday home in Haut-Vernet, south of Grenoble, when he went missing in July 2023.

His remains, including a fractured skull, were discovered nearby by walkers nine months later, following daily searches.

François Balique told Le Figaro at the time that the remains were found “on a path between the Church and Chapel” in the village – just over a 100 yards from his home.

But Mayor Balique said the hamlet in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence had been “thoroughly searched by gendarmes”, suggesting that the bones could have been moved back to Vernet.

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