Fears Brit couple were tortured to death as horror new details emerge of 'burglary gone wrong'

WARNING DISTURBING: Investigators successful complaint of the shocking deaths of Dawn and Andrew Searle person acceptable up a monolithic transgression country successful Les Pesquiès, southbound of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, successful France

Police person revealed disturbing caller details astir the deaths of a Brit mates astatine their location successful France, suggesting the 2 whitethorn person been tortured earlier being killed.

The bodies of Andrew and and Dawn Searle, who were some successful their 60s, were recovered astatine their location successful Les Pesquiès, southbound of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, connected Thursday afternoon. The spot and surrounding onshore has been turned into an extended transgression country by section police, who are present exploring what happened to the mates arsenic unsettling theories are aired successful public.

Investigators moving the lawsuit person questioned whether the mates were targets of a "burglary gone wrong" aft being pursued by Brit criminals. They person present revealed the disturbing circumstances successful which Mr Searle's assemblage was recovered arsenic inquiries into the puzzling transgression continue.

French constabulary person revealed contiguous that Andrew Searle was discovered hanged wrong the location with a gag successful his mouth. There was nary weapon oregon weapon nearby, suggesting helium whitethorn person suffered a horrifying decease by torture.

His woman Dawn was recovered nearby, bare and with a coiled to the head. Her assemblage was lying by the beforehand door, conscionable successful beforehand of the house, with jewellery scattered astir her. The grisly details suggest she whitethorn person been trying to flight erstwhile killed by an unidentified intruder oregon intruders.

The macabre details were revealed by an enquiry root speaking to French work La Dépêche. The root said: "The wife's assemblage was archetypal discovered, wholly naked, successful beforehand of the doorway of the house. Around the unfortunate woman, jewellery was recovered scattered, testifying to a large disorder. In the house, the husband's assemblage was discovered hanging with a gag stuck successful his mouth."

A forensic doc moving for the judicial authorities successful Montpellier arrived astatine the tract by chopper connected Thursday. He carried retired an archetypal introspection of the bodies, but is not thought to person recovered slug oregon weapon wounds. While autopsies are being carried retired and determination is nary confirmed origin of death, investigating sources person antecedently said enquiries are focussing connected a imaginable burglary gone wrong.

The root said: "A transgression enquiry has been launched and the fearfulness is that the mates were murdered. They were precise fit, and precise fashionable locally, but determination is simply a mentation that they were being pursued by criminals from the United Kingdom. This is presently the prioritised enactment of enquiry, due to the fact that Mr Searle was erstwhile progressive successful the combat against organised transgression and terrorism."