Nearly three months after the discovery of the bones, François Balique, mayor of Vernet, officially signed Émile’s death certificate.
The death certificate of Émile Soleil was officially signed by François Balique, mayor of Le Vernet in the presence of a police officer, this Friday, June 28, 2024 in the afternoon at the town hall of Le Vernet, we learned BFM YOU SAYThis act was signed by the mayor at the request of the investigating judges.
A simple administrative document
It is simply an administrative act which does not allow the child’s parents to recover his bones and his clothes discovered during the last searches organized by the gendarmes. Its objective is to formalize Emile’s death and to allow the family to undertake administrative and civil procedures.
“It is important for the family because at some point the child must be declared dead and this can only be done if we are certain of his death. It is the investigating judges who give this certificate.”a source close to the matter explained to our colleagues a few days ago.
The investigation continues
Investigations are continuing to try to explain the death of the little boy who disappeared on July 8, 2023 in Haut-Vernet. On Saturday March 30, 2024, the skull of little Émile was found by a walker in a forest not far from the hamlet. A few days later, clothes and other bones were discovered.
