THE grandparents of a French boy found dead in the Alps have been arrested on suspicion of murdering him and hiding his corpse.

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

Photo of two-year-old Emile Soleil.Émile Soleil, 2 Photo of Emile Soleil, a missing two-year-old boy.Émile Soleil went missing Road sign pointing to Le Vernet, D457.His grandparents have been arrested

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

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