Overview
- Jacques Moretti was placed in pretrial detention on flight‑risk grounds, while Jessica Maric was put under house arrest with electronic monitoring pending confirmation by the coercive‑measures court.
- Swiss broadcaster RTS reports Moretti told investigators he installed the ceiling’s acoustic foam and that a ground‑floor service door was locked; he said he unlocked it and found bodies piled at the doorway.
- Charges currently include manslaughter, arson and negligent injury, and prosecutors are evaluating a possible reclassification to homicide with dolo eventuale based on evidence about the locked door and the combustible foam.
- Crans‑Montana’s vice mayor publicly conceded that required safety inspections were not conducted, as fresh scrutiny followed reports that a municipal fire‑safety webpage had been removed from the town’s site.
- Investigative reports say devices were not immediately seized and online content was deleted soon after the fire, while Italian prosecutors launched parallel inquiries and autopsies as debate grows over Swiss compensation caps.