French police find 'helpful' evidence on phones of Brit couple found dead in horror scene The mobile phones of a British couple found dead at their home in France are providing "vital clues" about how and why they died, according to detectives.
Mr Searle’s hanged body was found last Thursday close to his wife, Dawn Searle, 56, who was apparently beaten to death at their property in the hamlet of Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
It follows Antoine Da Silva, a neighbour of the couple, saying he saw Mr Searle making an agitated call in the days before he died.
"There is a mine of information, and recent calls made by Mr Searle are providing vital clues," said the investigating source.
A device belonging to 65-year-old Andrew Searle – a former financial investigator who was involved in the fight against organised crime – is proving "particularly helpful", said one.
