Andrew Searle, 62 and his 56-year-old wife, Dawn Kerr, were found at 12:20 pm on Thursday at their home in the quiet southern French hamlet of Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue.
Mr Searle is originally from Sussex, England, while Dawn Searle, a project manager, grew up in Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders.
A neighbour of the British couple found Ms Kerr lying dead in front of her house, “partly undressed”, and called the emergency services at 12.27, prosecutors said.
Post-mortem results reveal fatal injuries of British couple found dead at home in France Investigation looking into whether deaths were murder-suicide or had third party involvement.
Mr and Mrs Searle were well-liked in the local area, with one neighbour Dominique telling French press: “We knew them, we walked our dogs together.
