CCTV footage shows ‘murdered’ Brit buying lottery tickets in tragic last sighting before he & wife found dead in France

THIS CCTV footage is the past sighting of a British antheral who was recovered dormant with his woman astatine their location successful agrarian France conscionable hours later.

The bodies of Andrew, 62, and Dawn Searle, 56, were discovered successful Les Pesquiès, south of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, connected Thursday.

Footage showed Andrew buying 3 lottery tickets from a country store connected Wednesday, soon earlier 6pm.

The shopkeeper who served Andrew, Isabelle Palazy, 58, shared details astir her enactment with the Brit.

"I conscionable couldn't judge it erstwhile I heard the news. He and Dawn were regular customers. He would travel successful each time and bargain Fortuna Blue cigarettes.

"That time helium came successful conscionable earlier I was closing and helium seemed perfectly happy, helium was relaxed and helium chatted and bought immoderate cocoa and 2 lottery tickets.

"Thinking that they were to dice little than 24 hours aboriginal makes maine spell cold, I conscionable can't judge it. They were a beauteous couple, ever blessed and chatting and they spoke reasonably bully French."

This comes arsenic a neighbour reported seeing Andrew - a erstwhile fiscal researcher who worked against organised transgression - look distressed portion connected a canine locomotion the time earlier helium died.

They said: "I saw them the time earlier they were found, they were walking the dogs and Andrew was connected the phone.

"He was precise agitated, and helium was arguing successful English, helium conscionable waved astatine maine and past carried on.

"I don't know, possibly it's applicable but I can't spot burglary arsenic a motive."

Family friend, Odile Marian, speaking with hubby Christophe, recalled Andrew being frustrated astir idiosyncratic opening his store door.

She added: “He had seen the doorway of his store was open, though helium was definite helium had closed it.

“So helium was looking for who opened his garage. And helium didn’t find who did it.

“We don’t cognize if it’s connected/ Maybe it was him who near it open, but helium was definite helium had closed it?"

This comes arsenic constabulary person raised respective shocking theories astir the couple's death.

Cops initially believed Andrew, primitively from West Sussex, and Dawn, from Scotland, were killed during a burglary gone wrong at their distant home.

New accusation past suggested they whitethorn person been targeted by hitmen with Andrew being a erstwhile organised crime investigator.

Reports besides emerged claiming that Andrew whitethorn person been tortured earlier his tragic death.

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

Despite this, a shocking caller murder-suicide mentation is reportedly being considered by investigators.

Prosecutor Nicolas Rigot-Muller said some had died a "violent death".

He added: "All leads stay nether superior consideration."

When asked if this could beryllium a murder-suicide lawsuit Rigot-Muller said: "It's being considered."

Investigators besides revealed nary weapons were recovered astatine the country and nary slug oregon weapon wounds were recovered successful an archetypal introspection of the bodies, a root adjacent to the probe told La Depeche du Midi.

The autopsies are expected to instrumentality spot connected Monday arsenic the couple's location continues to beryllium searched for clues.

Andrew's erstwhile work, cracking down on money laundering crimelords and sanctions busters linked to rogue states like Russia, has drawn attraction into fears helium could person been targeted.

He besides probed violent wealth trails earlier moving to France from Scotland a decennary agone pursuing his retirement.

The fiscal transgression adept worked arsenic a advisor for banking giant Barclays for 9 months earlier his retirement.

But anterior to that helium worked for much than 21 years for the Standard Life insurance company arsenic UK & Europe Financial Crime Manager.

He worked with cops and Serious Fraud Office against organised transgression groups progressive successful fiscal crimes similar wealth laundering.

His LinkedIn professional illustration said helium was: “Responsible for each Anti-Financial Crime matters successful the UK & Europe relation - providing an investigation service for the Group.”

SON'S AGONY

Dawn’s son, Hollyoaks prima Callum Kerr, revealed the household was going done a “difficult period” successful a connection posted past nighttime connected his Instagram.

Callum and his sister Amanda Kerr were “grieving the nonaccomplishment of their mother” portion Andrew’s kids Tom and Ella Searle were “mourning the nonaccomplishment of their father”.

All 4 children were owed to alert successful implicit the play to sojourn their parents home, according to household person Odile Marian.

Callum, known for playing PC George Kiss successful the bid betwixt 2020 and 2021, walked his parent down the aisle erstwhile she joined Andrew successful September 2023.

He besides starred in Netflix's Virgin River - playing young Everett, Mel's father, successful the astir caller series.

Callum is besides a state vocalist based successful Nashville with his fiance.

A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said: "We are supporting the household of a British mates who died successful France and are liaising with the Local Authorities."

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