Mystery over Brits' deaths in France deepens as colleague rubbishes 'gangland hit' theory A former colleague of the counter-fraud investigator found dead with his wife at their home in France says he was not killed in a gangland hit.
The neighbour who discovered the couple last night said Dawn appeared to have been beaten to death and Andrew was found hanged.
Mr Searle, 62, worked as a counter-fraud specialist at a number of prestigious firms, including Standard Life and Barclays Bank, before the couple retired to the South of France from their home in Scotland.
The Brit expats, who are in their late 60s and live in a nearby village, said: "Us Brits, who knew Dawn and Andy very well, are certain this is not a murder-suicide.
A neighbour found the bodies of Andrew and Dawn Searle in their idyllic home in the remote village of Les Pesquies on Thursday.
