A British couple, a man and a woman in their sixties, died under circumstances that are still unclear in Villefranche-de-Rouergue, in Aveyron, said the Rodez prosecutor's office on February 7, 2025, which has opened an investigation.
The shopkeeper, who knew the couple well, said Dawn, 56, and Andrew, 62, were a ‘very generous and united couple’ who gave up their Sundays to teach their French neighbours to speak English free of charge.
The disturbing theory was suggested on Friday after the lifeless bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle, who were in their 60s, were discovered on Thursday afternoon in Les Pesqui?s, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue.]
(Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)] The prosecutor said emergency services rushed to the couple’s remote home after being alerted by a neighbour.
Last night a local who works at a nearby fireplace shop said Dawn visited to book appointments for herself and villagers around 18 hours before the couple died, the Sun reports.
