The statement read: “At this time, Callum Kerr and Amanda Kerr are grieving the loss of their mother, Dawn Searle (nee Smith, Kerr), while Tom Searle and Ella Searle are mourning the loss of their father, Andrew Searle.
It is understood Ms Kerr and Mr Searle were the mother and stepfather of actor and musician Callum Kerr, who played Pc George Kiss in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, and appeared in Netflix’s Virgin River, according to a statement published on Mr Kerr’s social media accounts on February 8.
Andrew Searle and Dawn Kerr, a married British couple aged in their 60s, were found dead at their home address in the hamlet of Les Pesquies in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, Aveyron, in the early afternoon of February 6 by a neighbour who used to go on walks with them, local newspaper Midi Libre reported.
Death of British couple in south of France leaves town’s residents ‘traumatised’ The sudden death of a British couple at their home in the south of France has left the town “completely devastated and traumatised”, a local has said.
A local woman and acquaintance of the couple, who wanted to remain anonymous, described them as “exceptional people” who were well-known and loved in the town of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, where they had been living for about a decade, according to the newspaper.
