A BRIT mum who was brutally murdered in a French village was planning to divorce her husband after beginning a brand new relationship, a buddy has claimed.
Karen Carter, 69, died from extreme blood loss after being stabbed a number of instances outdoors her house in Trémolat on Tuesday.
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Karen’s physique was found by her buddy Jean-Francois Guerrier – who she is believed to have been in a relationship with.
The pair had spent the night at a well-liked café-bar within the village, round 10 minutes drive from Karen’s house.
Jean-Francois had solely left her for “10 minutes” earlier than she was killed within the savage assault, in accordance with Begerac prosecutor Sylvie Martin-Guedes.
A British expat pal of Karen’s confirmed her relationship with Jean-Francois and added that she was planning to divorce her husband Alan Carter.
The buddy mentioned: “I heard that she was making an attempt to divorce her husband in South Africa however he wasn’t eager on that.
“Karen had apparently been in a relationship with Jean-Francois Guerrier for a number of weeks, it was actually early days.
“They labored collectively intently on the Cafe Village. Jean-Francois was up till a month in the past the chairman of the village committee that was primarily based on the cafe.”
She added: “By all accounts she was very completely satisfied in that new relationship however she stored it quiet and was fairly modest about it.”
One among Karen’s neighbours additionally hinted on the new relationship.
He informed how he had been watching Arsenal tackle PSG within the Champions League on Tuesday night time when he noticed cops flip up.
Christophe – who didn’t give his surname – mentioned: “I heard no screams and no shouting.
“The primary I knew one thing had occurred was when all of the blue lights from the police flashed previous a while earlier than 10:30pm on the Tuesday night time.
“I’d seen her strolling up the street final Friday afternoon round 5pm.
“She was strolling in direction of her home with Jean-Francois.
“They weren’t holding palms however they seemed like they have been collectively as a pair.”
Karen was married to Alan, 65, however the couple have been mentioned to be estranged and he was away in South Africa on the time of the killing, in accordance with investigators.
Alan, who stays on the couple’s house in East London, South Africa, expressed shock and shock at revelations that his spouse might have began a brand new relationship.
He insisted that the pair have been merely mates and mentioned: “There was no relationship. He was only a buddy of hers.”
Karen and Alan had owned their vacation house in Trémolat for 15 years, splitting time between France and South Africa.
Talking from their house in East London, South Africa, Alan mentioned he discovered of his spouse’s demise by way of a Fb publish learn by a cousin who additionally lives in Trémolat.
“She phoned me… to say she’s sorry to inform me and that she thinks Karen has died. That was the primary I heard about it,” he mentioned.
“Nobody had acquired in contact with me in any respect to let me know what had occurred. I discovered by my cousin who occurred to see it on a Fb web page.”
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The previous London Inventory Change employee paid tribute to his late spouse, describing her as “such an honest, beautiful particular person”.
He mentioned his spouse of 30 years was an outgoing, pleasant one that “would not damage a fly”, and mentioned her demise has been “traumatic” for his household.
Mr Carter informed the BBC: “I am an introvert, and he or she’s the precise reverse. She’s an extrovert, she loves individuals, she likes to have enjoyable. Folks love her, she has an excellent coronary heart.
“She’s the one who would convey house the misplaced canine, or cat, or no matter. She’s that form of particular person. Everybody appreciated her. That is why I married her. She’s simply beautiful.”
Quite a lot of unanswered questions nonetheless encompass Karen’s mysterious demise, because the cops proceed their investigations.
Forensics officers returned to the crime scene on Friday morning for additional examinations, arriving in a police van and an unmarked SUV.
And the cottage stays cordoned off – with a police discover taped to the entrance door of the property.
A group of round ten cops have been additionally noticed looking the close by woodland for recent clues on Friday afternoon.
It’s thought they have been on the lookout for the homicide weapon.
The group additionally cordoned off the street outdoors her house and a helicopter was seen circling the village as they reportedly reconstructed the homicide scene.
The lead prosecutor on the case mentioned the investigation continues to concentrate on “individuals who have been probably have a grudge in opposition to the sufferer, or the couple she shaped along with her buddy”.
Prosecutors beforehand investigated different attainable motives – together with theft.
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