La découverte du "traumatisme facial violent" a été comme un raz-de-marée pour eux, a déclaré l'avocate du grand-père lors de l'audition. L'avocate du grand-père décrit l'audition comme un tsunami, après avoir appris le traumatisme facial violent.

The grandfather Philippe Vedovini, 59 years old, is at the center of the case among the four members of the Petit Émile family being investigated for «voluntary homicide» and «concealment of a corpse». His lawyer, Maître Isabelle Colombani, recounts his custody.

Every custody is violent for each individual: you live confined for 48 hours losing the sense of day and night. The interrogations continue. The grandparents of Émile, an uncle, and an aunt of the child were questioned for almost 48 hours from March 25 to 27 and came out free.

Since their release from the gendarmerie barracks Lucien-Donadieu in Marseille, Émile’s grandparents have been confined at La Bouilladise, where the family owns a Provençal farmhouse. Philippe Vedovini’s lawyer recounts the challenging hours she spent with them for France 3 Provence-Alpes.

The grandfather of Émile, often described as authoritarian and distant, had to go through the interrogation process. «When you are in custody, it is always a violent, challenging moment for anyone,» says the lawyer defending him in this case, Isabelle Colombani. Philippe Vedovini found himself alone facing three investigators in a room where everyone plays their role. «And you also find yourself alone facing your emotions,» she insists, recalling the media pressure of this case. «The custody has this dual objective: to ask you specific questions and to hear you, we could even add, to observe you,» explains Me Isabelle Colombani.

The grandfather of Émile was questioned seven times during these 48 hours, his lawyer points out. «And each session lasted about two hours.»

The lawyer stayed by his side each time.

We learned things in these custodies. Émile’s grandfather was unaware of the «violent facial trauma» revealed by the analyses. We were also told that the clothing had been transported. Before these custodies, the investigators had not told the family anything. The grandfather and grandmother, like me, were unaware of all this.

Isabelle Colombani, lawyer of Émile’s grandfather

France 3 Provence-Alpes

How did Philippe Vedovini, this man usually described as stern and tough, react to these new revelations from the investigation? «He asked for a little time to answer the questions. It wasn’t to think about what he was going to say. I felt like he was praying, like he was in conversation with God? «

It was a tsunami for them, these revelations. You know, you are shocked by this information, and at the same time, you have to answer questions… When I saw Anne (the grandmother) after the custody, I understood without speaking to her. I saw suffering on her face.

Isabelle Colombani, lawyer of Émile’s grandfather

France 3 Provence-Alpes

Philippe Vedovini and Anne, his wife, were unaware that their grandson had suffered a violent blow… «A violent facial trauma,» in the words of the public prosecutor of Aix-en-Provence, Jean-Luc Blachon during the post-custody press conference. «There are a lot of questions for them.«

Immediately, one thinks of their grandson… Did he die right away? Did he suffer?

«We also learned that the clothes were transported to the discovery site, that Émile’s body did not decompose inside them,» many elements that shake. «My client is a physiotherapist, he knows what that means…»

According to Me Colombani, the case is no longer heading towards a cold case. «I thought about it for a long time, but I no longer believe it.» It’s a matter of personal conviction, acknowledges the lawyer, but «there are still ongoing scientific analyses, there are also things to cross-reference, they will re-listen to the testimonies, superimpose the answers, analyze the images to decipher every gesture.» Behavioral experts are already working on video recordings. «And the scientists, I remind you, still have things to teach us, about all the objects analyzed, we don’t know everything yet.» The investigation may therefore continue for several weeks, or even months. The Émile case is not at its final twist.

On this Saturday, March 29, two days after the end of the hearings, BFM TV reveals that «investigators have recordings in which the Vedovini couple’s children mention physical violence, and sometimes complain about it.» The media asserts that these audio documents mention «punches, slaps, or hair pulling,» recalling the initial doubts about the possible violent behavior of the grandfather during his time at the Riaumont children’s village in Pas-de-Calais. His lawyer refused to comment to BFM TV on these latest information published after our interview with her.

Among the four family members of Petit Émile questioned for «voluntary homicide» and «concealment of a body,» the grandfather Philippe Vedovini, 59, is at the center of the case. His lawyer, Maître Isabelle Colombani, recounts his custody.

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«Mon client est kiné ostéopathe, il sait ce que ça veut dire…» peut être réécrit comme «Mon client, en tant que kiné ostéopathe, comprend pleinement la signification de ces termes…«. A ce moment-là, dans cette pièce, vous êtes cinq et vous savez que tout le monde, toute la France, attend à l’extérieur des explications. Selon Me Isabelle Colombani, avocate du grand-père d’Émile, la garde à vue a pour objectif de vous poser des questions précises, de vous entendre et même de vous observer.

Le grand-père d’Émile a été entendu à sept reprises pendant ces 48 heures, chaque séquence durant deux heures, avec son avocate à ses côtés à chaque fois. Des révélations choquantes ont été faites lors de ces gardes à vue, notamment sur le traumatisme facial violent subi par Émile, que le grand-père et la grand-mère ignoraient.

Ces nouvelles informations ont bouleversé Philippe Vedovini et Anne, son épouse, qui se demandent si leur petit-fils a souffert. Ils ont été profondément affectés par ces révélations inattendues.

L’enquête, selon Me Colombani, ne se dirige plus vers un cold case, bien qu’il reste des analyses scientifiques en cours et des éléments à recouper. Des experts travaillent sur les enregistrements vidéos et des objets analysés, laissant entrevoir une enquête qui pourrait durer plusieurs semaines, voire mois.

Des écoutes révèlent que les enfants du couple Vedovini évoquent des violences physiques, laissant planer des doutes sur le comportement violent du grand-père.

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