Callum Kerr, the mourning of the Hollyoaks actor when Mom and her husband die in France ncvrs.com

The son of a Scottish woman, who was found dead with her husband, said her family was mourning the couple’s loss.

Mrs Searle’s son, Hollyoaks and Netflix actor, Callum Kerr, made a statement in social media On behalf of the couple’s four children.

Andrew and Dawn Searle, who were in their sixties, were discovered by a neighbor on Thursday at their home in Southwest France. A decade ago, they moved from Scotland to the area.

The main local, Jean-Sabastien Orcibal, told French television that the deaths were “clearly murder”.

The statement, Gave up on actor InstagramHe said, “At that time, Callum Kerr and Amanda Kerr mourn the loss of their mother, Dawn Searle (German Smith, Kerr), while Tom Searle and Ella Searle mourn the loss of their father Andrew Sarle.”

He asked for the family’s privacy to be respected during this “difficult time”, adding that they would give updates until then.

Mr. Kerr appeared in Netflix Virgin River and played PC Kiss in Hollyoaks.

He also released many country songs.

The 30-year-old man walked his mother in the hallway while married Mr Searle at a French ceremony in 2023.

In social media, he wrote at the time: “Not many can say that their own mother has been walked down the hallway. What a joy. I love you Mom.”

The couple’s bodies were found at home at about 12:20 on Thursday in the village of Les Pesquiès, north of Toulouse.

The discovery was made by a neighbor who checked them when they failed to show up for a planned dog walk.

The area around their separated house was closed during the investigation and the local police called for Toulouse’s expert help.

Criminalistic officials spent a search of the crime scene on Thursday with helicopter, drone, criminal investigation professionals and a criminal physician sent to the scene.

They have not been criminal so far, and the police said there is no preferred theory that the couple died.

Mr Orcibal, who represents the Villefranche-de-Rouergue area, told BBC News that the cause of death was still unclear.

Previously rejected speculation.

Mr Orcibal also said that the couple became “very well integrated” in the village and regularly invited neighbors, many emigrants.

According to Linkedin’s side, Mr. Searle worked on financial crime prevention for companies such as Standard Life and Barclays Bank.

Mrs Searle grew up in Eyemouth on the Scottish borders and Mr. Searle originally came from England.

The couple, who were in their 60s -lived in Musselburgh, near Edinburgh before moving to Les Pesquiès, which is south of Villefranche -de -rouergue.

A spokesman for the UK Foreign Ministry said “We support a British couple who died in France and contact the local authorities.”