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A British couple have been discovered lifeless of their dwelling in south west France.
Andrew and Daybreak Searle, who moved to France from Scotland about 10 years in the past, have been found by their neighbour on Thursday.
The mayor of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Jean-Sébastien Orcibal, advised French tv that the deaths have been “clearly a murder”.
The couple lived within the hamlet of Les Pesquiès in a rural space north of Toulouse.
Mr Searle is initially from England and Mrs Searle grew up in Eyemouth within the Scottish Borders.
The couple – who have been of their 60s – lived in Musselburgh, close to Edinburgh, earlier than they moved to Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
Mrs Searle is the mom of actor and nation musician Callum Kerr.
France TélévisionIn response to his LinkedIn web page, Mr Searle had labored in monetary crime prevention at firms together with Customary Life and Barclays Financial institution throughout his profession.
The couple’s our bodies have been discovered at about 12:20 on Thursday after a neighbour went to examine on them at their indifferent home after they failed to show up as deliberate for a canine stroll.
Mr Orcibal advised BBC Information the reason for the dying was nonetheless unclear. He had earlier dismissed hypothesis the deaths have been because of a housebreaking “gone incorrect”, and stated “no knife was discovered”.
The world round the home has been sealed off and native police have known as in knowledgeable assist from the town of Toulouse.
In the intervening time no felony case has been opened, and police say there isn’t a most popular concept about how the couple died.
France TélévisionMrs Searle’s son, Callum Kerr, is an actor who has appeared in Netflix’s Virgin River and performed PC Kiss in Hollyoaks.
He has additionally launched various nation music songs.
In 2023, Mr Kerr walked his mom down the aisle as she married Mr Searle at a ceremony in France.
On social media, he stated: “Not many individuals can say they walked their very own mom down the aisle. What a pleasure. I like you mum.”
InstagramMr Orcibal additionally stated the couple had grow to be “very nicely built-in” within the village and used to usually invite neighbours for a drink.
The mayor added that Mr and Mrs Searle had received married in the summertime of 2023, and that Mr Searle had worn a kilt for the marriage.
A helicopter, a drone, felony investigation technicians and a forensic physician have been seen on the dwelling.
The Rodez prosecutor, Nicolas Rigot-Muller, who’s in command of the investigation, has nonetheless not commented on the case.
Les Pesquiès has round 100 residents and the realm is in style with expats.
A spokesperson for the UK’s International Workplace stated: “We’re supporting the household of a British couple who died in France and are liaising with the native authorities.”
