13 h. ago Swiss fire disaster bar owners given home police guard amid rising anger

News that the Swiss bar owners had been living under police protection came as young survivors gave emotional speeches at an official memorial service attended by French president Emmanuel Macron

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14 h. ago Swiss bar fire owner's dad admits son 'bears responsibility' for 40 dead after arrest

Jean Moretti confirmed his son Jacques' house is now under police protection after rising public anger over the Swiss ski bar fire tragedy, which also left 116 people injured

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18 h. ago ‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrested

Jacques Moretti arrested on Friday as lawyers representing families of victims say investigators are not moving fast enoughLike many young people across Switzerland, Kenzo Ronnow, a university student in Lausanne, slept in on 1 January after celebrating the new year.But as he scrolled through his phone soon after waking, he saw the lead story of a foreign news website was about Switzerland. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Owner of Swiss inferno bar is taken into custody after being deemed a 'flight risk' as he and wife face manslaughter probe

The owner of the Swiss bar where a blaze killed 40 people on New Year's Eve has been arrested, following an order from Swiss prosecutors. 

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19 h. ago Owner of Swiss ski resort bar where 40 died in New Year's Eve party fire is arrested

Jacques Moretti, co-owner of Le Constellation in the ski resort of Crans-Montana, was detained in Sion as Switzerland held a national day of mourning

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19 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where 40 people died in a New Year's Eve fire has been arrested

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19 h. ago Owner of Swiss bar where 40 people died in horror fire on New Year's Eve arrested

Jacques Moretti, 49, had been at liberty since the disaster eight days ago, but Swiss prosecutors on Friday said he was now considered ‘a flight risk’ before a possible trial on a range of charges

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22 h. ago Swiss inferno bar owner sobs as she arrives for questioning with her husband

It comes as Switzerland marks a national day of mourning for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged the ski resort nightclub crammed with New Year revellers.

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26 h. ago Owners of Swiss bar where fire killed 40 in New Year's horror arrive at court

Jacques and Jessica Moretti face charges of manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence over the devastating blaze at Le Constellation bar

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26 h. ago Husband and wife owners of Swiss inferno bar arrive for questioning at prosecutor's office as country holds national day of mourning

It comes as Switzerland marks a national day of mourning for the dozens of mostly teenagers killed when fire ravaged the ski resort nightclub crammed with New Year revellers.

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26 h. ago Owners of Swiss bar that caught fire killing 40 in New Year's horror arrive at court

Jacques Moretti and Jessica Moretti of the Le Constellation bar arrived for a hearing at the office of the public prosecutor of the Canton of Valais, in Sion, this morning over a devastating fire

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62 h. ago Swiss ski bar owners ‘destroyed evidence as NYE fire raged’ killing 40 – ‘why were they thinking about this’?

THE couple who ran the Swiss resort bar where 40 people were killed have been accused of destroying evidence by blocking social media accounts in the aftermath of the devastating blaze. Jacques, 49, and Jessica Moretti, 40, are suspected of manslaughter by negligence after allegations of insufficient safety standards emerged following the fatal New Year's...

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3 d. ago Swiss inferno bar owner recruited sex workers for 'Hot Rabbit' massage parlour

Jacques Moretti, 49, is currently under criminal investigation for the blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort in Switzerland.

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3 d. ago Swiss inferno bar owner is a 'known pimp' convicted of recruiting sex workers for 'Hot Rabbit' massage parlour

Jacques Moretti, 49, is currently under criminal investigation for the blaze at Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, a ski resort in Switzerland.

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4 d. ago Owner of Swiss bar in deadly NYE fire ‘was a pimp and fraudster who served time in jail’ as he and wife quizzed by cops

ONE of the owners of the Swiss bar where a blaze killed 40 people was allegedly a pimp who served time in jail – before his dodgy DIY turned Le Constellation into a death trap. Jacques Moretti, 49, reportedly had an extensive criminal history including convictions for "fraud, kidnapping and false imprisonment." Moretti owned the...

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5 d. ago Owner of the Swiss ski bar where 40 people died spent time in prison for 'fraud, kidnapping and false imprisonment' and was 'a known pimp'

The owner of the Swiss ski bar at the centre of a New Year's Day inferno that claimed 40 lives and left 119 injured spent time in prison for 'fraud, kidnapping and false imprisonment' and was a known pimp, it emerged today.

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6 d. ago French manager of Swiss ski bar is seen for the first time since being put under investigation for manslaughter after deadly NYE fire killed 40 people

Swiss authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the managers of a ski resort bar where at least 40 people were killed in a devastating fire.

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6 d. ago Swiss bar owners appear in public after being charged with manslaughter

Jacques and Jessica Moretti, owners of Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, have been charged with manslaughter by negligence and other offences after the New Year fire

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6 d. ago Swiss ski resort bar owners charged with manslaughter as they break cover

Jacques and Jessica Moretti have been charged with manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence, and arson by negligence following the fatal New Year fire at their Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana

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6 d. ago French manager of ski bar seen for the first time since being charged with manslaughter after deadly NYE fire killed 40 people

Swiss authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the managers of a ski resort bar where at least 40 people were killed in a devastating fire.

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