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The funeral of little Emile, who disappeared on July 8, 2023 then found dead on March 30, 2024 in Vernet (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), will take place at the beginning of February 2025, according to “BFM DICI”. A religious celebration should take place in a basilica in the Var, not far from the family home of the boy's parents.
The circumstances of his death are still unclear but little Emile will have the right to a funeral. Scheduled for February 8, these should be celebrated in a large church in Provence, not far from the family home, according to information from BFM YOU SAY.
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Little Emile, 2 and a half years old, disappeared on July 8, 2023 in Vernet, a village in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence with 125 inhabitants, before his skull was found by a hiker on March 30, 2024 not far from the residence secondary school of his maternal grandparents.
The burial could take place in Haut-Vernet
The religious ceremony should take place at the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine basilica, in the town of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Beaume (Var). At the end of the mass, the burial of the child should take place in the strictest family privacy, our colleagues further specify. The place of his burial remains unknown: the cemetery of the hamlet of Haut-Vernet being favored by the family but the town councilor refuses to confirm the information.
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The organization of little Emile's funeral naturally led to the restitution of his human remains by the investigating judges. The investigation, now extended to the criminal acts of “kidnapping” and “sequestration”, is continuing. The latest news is that neither the accidental nor the criminal trail has been ruled out.