‘Vital clues’ on phones of dead British couple could solve mysterious killing
‘Vital’ clues have been discovered on the mobile phones of Hollyoaks and Netflix actor Callum Kerr’s mother and her husband who died in France, it has been reported.
British expats Dawn and Andrew Searle’s bodies were found at their home in the southwestern village of Les Pesquies, about 50 miles from Toulouse, on Thursday.
There have been multiple theories about their deaths after a ‘gangland’ hit was ruled out.
French police technicians have been examining devices belonging to the couple as part of the investigation.
A phone belonging to Andrew – a former financial investigator involved in the fight against organisaed crime – is proving ‘particularly helpful,’ said an unnamed source.
‘There is a mine of information, and recent calls made by Mr Searle are providing vital clues,’ they said.
This comes after Antoine Da Silva, a neighbour of the couple, said he saw Andrew making an ‘agitated’ call in the days before he died.
He said: ‘Andrew looked very worried. He said “I can’t speak with you I’m on the phone” and he walked on immediately.’
Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, also saw the Searles acting unusually.
He said: ‘I saw them the day before they were found – they were walking the dogs and Andrew was on the phone.
‘Andrew was very agitated, and he was arguing violently in English, he just waved at me and then carried on.’
The 65-year-old was reportedly discovered hanged on a banister with a gag in his mouth.
His wife, Dawn, is said to have been found lying naked outside by the front door, with a wound to the head and jewellery scattered around her.
Pathologists were due to carry out post-mortem examinations on Monday to establish definitive causes of death.
CCTV footage is also providing clues to solving the mystery. Authorities are confident that any potential killer will have been picked up at some point by one of the scores of police, traffic and private cameras in the area.
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