Criminal investigation opened against the owners of the bar that burned in Switzerland on New Year's Eve
The couple are charged with "manslaughter, bodily injury and arson resulting from negligence", as reported by the Canton de Valais Police, but both are subject to the presumption of innocence pending conviction.
Criminal investigationhas been opened against the couple running the Le Constellation bar in Crans Montana, where a terrible fire broke out on New Year's Eve.
They are charged with "murder, bodily injury and fire resulting from negligence ", but the presumption of innocence applies to both until the conviction is known.
To date, four of the deceased have been identified, four of them Swiss: two women aged 21 and 16 and two men aged 18 and 16. Their remains have been handed over to their families.
As has been said, the investigation conducted by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Valais will investigate the two managers of the bar.