Images of the search in progress at little Emile's grandparents' home in La Bouilladisse (Bouches-du-Rhône, southeastern France). A long investigation into the mysterious death in 2023 of a French toddler has taken a surprise turn after police arrested the boy's grandparents on suspicion of murder. The death of Emile Soleil, a two-and-a-half year old boy who went missing in a French Alpine village in July 2023, had remained unexplained even after the discovery of his skull and teeth by a walker nine months after his disappearance 1.7 kilometres (1.1 miles) from the village. But on Tuesday morning the grandfather, Philippe Vedovini, and his wife were arrested on suspicion of "voluntary homicide", Aix-en-Provence chief prosecutor Jean-Luc Blachon said in a statement sent to AFP. COMPLETES VIDI37R29KH_EN & VIDI37R849D_EN IMAGES