Overview
- After a six-hour interrogation, Jacques Moretti was placed in pretrial custody for concrete flight risk, while Jessica Moretti is under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
- Swiss media report Moretti told investigators a rear ground‑floor service door was locked from the inside; he said he forced it and found bodies piled by the exit.
- Moretti also said he personally installed the venue’s acoustic foam, reportedly bought at a DIY retailer, a flammable material investigators believe accelerated the blaze and toxic smoke.
- Footage and witness accounts indicate bottle pyrotechnics ignited low‑ceiling foam; officials acknowledged venue inspections had lapsed since 2020, and local fire‑safety web pages were later found offline.
- Italian prosecutors have opened parallel inquiries and ordered autopsies for the Italian victims, with the exam for Emanuele Galeppini scheduled for January 20 and additional examinations planned in Rome, Milan and Bologna.