Grandparents arrested for murder of French toddler who disappeared from their garden

Flavius Niculescu

CNN  —  The grandparents of a French toddler who went missing nearly two years ago have been arrested on suspicion of his murder, prosecutors said Tuesday. Two-year-old Émile Soleil disappeared from his grandparents’ garden in Le Haut-Vernet, a hamlet in the French Alps, in July 2023. Nine months after his disappearance, his remains were discovered by a hiker near the village. Now the long investigation into the toddler’s death has taken a shocking turn with four individuals — including Émile’s