Overview
- A fire in the Le Constellation basement on New Year’s Eve killed 41 people and injured about 115, many of them young and with severe burns.
- Jacques and Jessica Moretti were for the first time interviewed together in a formal joint confrontation in Sion to resolve contradictory earlier statements about who did what on the night.
- Prosecutors have added a charge of document forgery against Jessica Moretti tied to a 2015 invoice for ceiling sound‑proofing foam that investigators say later ignited after party fountains were used.
- The cantonal probe also targets about a dozen municipal employees after the municipality admitted no required annual fire inspections had been done at the bar since 2019.
- Victims’ lawyers and families, many still caring for hospitalised or rehabilitating survivors, have launched cross‑border lawsuits to press for faster action while Swiss pre‑trial inquiries continue.