BREAKING: Hollyoaks star Callum Kerr is ‘grieving tragic loss’ of his mum as cops hunt killer

Ex-Hollyoaks histrion Callum Kerr has paid tribute to his beloved mum aft she was tragically killed astatine her vacation location successful France alongside her husband

Former Hollyoaks prima Callum Kerr has breached his soundlessness aft his beloved parent was named arsenic the British pistillate killed successful France alongside her husband.

Dawn and Andrew Searle, who were 56 and 62 respectively, were recovered dormant astatine their location successful southwest France connected Thursday, February 7. French officials judge the deaths "were intelligibly a homicide". Investigators person said the mates could adjacent person been targeted by French 'gangsters', arsenic Mr Searle had been a erstwhile organised transgression investigator.

Taking to Instagram, 30-year-old Scottish histrion Callum, who changeable to fame arsenic PC George Kiss successful the Channel 4 soap, shared a connection which read: "At this time, Callum Kerr, Amanda Kerr, Tom Searle & Ella Searle are grieving the tragic nonaccomplishment of their parent and father, Dawn and Andrew Searle. No household subordinate is disposable for media interviews oregon comments.

"We kindly petition that their privateness beryllium respected during this hard period. We volition supply updates arsenic appropriate."

Just a twelvemonth and a fractional agone successful September 2023, Callum gushed astir walking his mum down the aisle to wed Andrew. Posting a drawback to Instagram of the blessed day, the histrion - who has besides starred successful Netflix bid Virgin River - proudly wrote: "Not galore radical tin accidental they walked their ain parent down the aisle. What a pleasure!!! I emotion you mum. Congrats to Dawn and Andy connected their fantastic wedding time and here's to a tremendous beingness unneurotic for the blessed couple."

Tragically the couple's joined beingness unneurotic was chopped abbreviated aft they were murdered astatine their vacation location successful Les Pesquiès, a agrarian country northbound of the metropolis of Toulouse, wherever they are believed to person moved erstwhile they retired astir 10 years ago. Mrs Searle was recovered with a caput wounded adjacent to the beforehand doorway and was surrounded by scattered jewellery. Reports assertion her husband, Mr Searle, whitethorn person been tortured earlier being killed.

Their bodies were discovered by a neighbour who reportedly went to cheque connected them erstwhile they failed to crook up for a planned canine walk. Local politician Jean-Sébastien Orcibal told BBC News the mates had go "very good integrated" successful the colony and utilized to regularly invitation neighbours - galore of them chap expats - implicit for a drink.

Mrs Searle had besides precocious go a grandma arsenic lad Callum – who lives successful Nashville, Tennessee and is simply a state vocalist arsenic good arsenic an histrion – welcomed a babe miss astatine the commencement of 2024. He besides became engaged successful September 2024 aft popping the question to woman Lauren Stacey, the parent of his child.

Sharing his blessed quality astatine the time, Callum posted connected Instagram: "Took this miss connected a equine thrust done the Western Cape and asked if she would walk the remainder of her beingness with me." His erstwhile Hollyoaks co-star Billy Price, who played Sid Sumner, was speedy to congratulate the blessed mates arsenic helium commented: "Congrats bro."

The probe into the deaths of Mr and Mrs Searle is inactive continuing. A spokesperson for the UK's Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the household of a British mates who died successful France and are liaising with the section authorities."

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