Overview
- Swiss prosecutors in Sion are interrogating Jacques and Jessica Moretti for the first time as suspects on charges of negligent homicide, negligent injury and negligent arson.
- The Rome prosecutor’s office has opened a parallel case for negligent homicide and arson and is arranging autopsies by exhuming Italian victims who were repatriated without prior forensic examinations or stated causes of death.
- Police and forensic teams are compiling CCTV and social videos to reconstruct the timeline, with footage reported to show a champagne-bottle sparkler touching foam panels and no clear staff intervention during the crucial minutes.
- Lawyers accuse the venue of scrubbing social media pages and renovation images that documented narrowed stairs and foam paneling, while the Vallese prosecutor warned that evidence tampering could trigger arrests.
- Municipal oversight is under scrutiny after officials acknowledged no safety inspections at Le Constellation for years, as France and Belgium open supporting inquiries and the confirmed toll stands at 40 dead and 116 injured.