Bar Owners Face Fresh Questions over Swiss Inferno
- French couple Jacques Moretti and Jessica Moretti are facing renewed questioning in Sion regarding the fatal Constellation bar fire in Crans-Montana.
- During New Year celebrations in Switzerland, the blaze killed 41 people and injured 115 others after champagne sparklers allegedly ignited sound-insulation foam.
- The Morettis face charges of manslaughter, bodily harm, and arson by negligence; 14 people are under criminal investigation as no municipal safety checks occurred since 2019.
- Civil party lawyer Romain Jordan said the hearing is the "last opportunity offered to the Morettis to tell the truth, the whole truth; the victims need this, for their grieving process and for their recovery."
- Most of those killed were Swiss, but included French and Italian nationals, with 17 of those killed aged 16 or under.
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After the fire in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana with 41 deaths, the prosecutor's office has filed another charge against the co-owner of the bar in question.
After the fire disaster in the Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana with 41 deaths, the prosecutor's office has filed another charge against the co-owner of the bar concerned. Jessica Moretti is now also accused of forgery of documents, according to her lawyer on Friday evening after an hour-long questioning of Moretti and her husband in Sion. Specifically, the accusation of forgery of documents is connected with a 2015 bill, which deals with the purc…
A total of 14 individuals are investigated for "negligent fire, negligent manslaughter and gross bodily harm due to negligence".
French bar owners face new questions over deadly inferno at Swiss ski resort
Jacques and Jessica Moretti arrived on Friday for questioning by public prosecutors and lawyers for civil parties who were caught in the fire that engulfed Le Constellation bar in Swiss ski resort Crans-Montana ski resort in the early hours of January 1, 2026.
The spouses Moretti, owners of the Constellation bar, where a murderous fire occurred on New Year's Day in Crans-Montana, are heard this Friday by the prosecutors in charge of the case
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