Brit woman killed alongside husband at French home is mum of Hollyoaks & Virgin River star as cops probe gangster link

THE lad of the British mates who were murdered successful their location successful southbound westbound France is erstwhile Hollyoaks histrion Callum Kerr.

Dawn Searle, 56, and her hubby Andrew, 62, were found dormant connected Thursday astatine their vacation spot successful the hamlet of Les Pesquiès, adjacent Villefranche-de-Rouergue.

Officials archetypal believed they were killed successful a burglary gone wrong but officials person since said their "deaths were intelligibly a homicide."

Kerr who has besides starred successful Netflix's Virgin River has not publically spoken astir the tragedy.

The Scottish histrion is champion known for playing PC George Kiss successful the Channel 4 soap betwixt 2020 and 2021.

In the astir caller bid of Virgin River helium played young Everett, Mel's father.

Kerr who is besides a state vocalist based successful Nashville with his fiance had walked his parent down the aisle erstwhile she joined Andrew successful September 2023.

He posted a representation connected Instagram of the beauteous time wishing them a "tremendous beingness together."

The parent and lad were pictured beaming arsenic they walked down the aisle with Kerr successful a accepted Scottish kilt.

He 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."

On Friday, caller accusation from the probe into the couple's deaths revealed that they whitethorn person been targeted by hitmen with Andrew being a erstwhile organised transgression investigator.

The retired grandad played a cardinal relation successful cracking down connected wealth laundering crimelords and enforcing sanctions busters linked to rogue states similar Russia.

He besides probed violent wealth trails.

Shocking caller reports assertion that helium whitethorn person been tortured earlier his death.

Meanwhile Dawn had suffered a caput coiled and was recovered adjacent the beforehand doorway surrounded by scattered jewellery.