A British couple have been discovered lifeless at a home in rural southwest France.
Investigators are reportedly whether or not they had been killed throughout a housebreaking however all traces of inquiry are mentioned to stay open.
Their our bodies had been found on Thursday within the hamlet of Les Pesquies, close to Villefranche-de-Rouergue, within the Aveyron division.
French media reported they moved to the realm about 10 years in the past and had been lively in the area people.
Mr Searle is alleged to have beforehand labored as an organised crime monetary investigator within the UK.
A LinkedIn profile in his identify says he retired in 2015 after working for Barclays and Commonplace Life and was “enjoying life in rural France”.
His web page talks about “over 20 years experience specialising in Financial Crime Prevention (AML, Fraud and Anti-Bribery) with a high profile in the industry and an extensive network of contacts”.
Police, gendarmerie, forensics officers and the general public prosecutor had been on the scene on Thursday, France3 reported.
It mentioned a neighbour found their our bodies and quoted the native mayor as saying they had been a preferred couple who had canine and acquired on with everybody.
