BBC Scotland News
InstagramAn actor whose mother was a victim of a murder-murder in France urged her friends not to attend the funeral of her stepfather.
Callum Kerr, who appeared in the Virgin River of Holllyoaks and Netflix, stated that it would be “unfair” to his mother, Don Searle’s memory, who would be associated with her husband Andrew Sarel.
The couple’s bodies were discovered on 6 February by a neighbor at their country’s house in Aivaron area.
The prosecutor of the case earlier told the BBC that it was a murder after suicide and there was no evidence that another person was involved.
statement, Kerr released on Instagram account On behalf of the actor and his sister Amanda, the couple comes for more than six months after being found dead.
It is not clear why it takes so much time to release Mr. Sierle’s body by French authorities or when they are going to be cremated.
Mr. Kerr, who is also a country singer in the US, and his sister said that when the death was investigated, he cannot “ignore the circumstances because they stand”.
The statement continued: “For this reason, we should respectfully request that our mother should not be included in the funeral system for Andrew in any way.”
He urged his mother’s friends not to attend the ceremony and do not share pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Sarel with people.
The statement concluded: “It would be unfair to his memory that he is associated with the service honoring the person who may be responsible for his death, based on all available evidence.
“We ask for understanding, privacy and respect because we keep looking for mourning and justice for our mother.”
The body of Mrs. Sarel was found in the couples of the couple’s property in the Hamlet of Les Pesquis, with severe wounds on her head.
The body of Mr. Sarel was found inside his house, about an hour to the north of the tooluz.
The police were alerted by a neighbor to the incident, who went to investigate them when they failed to turn for a planned dog walk.
Post mortem examinations confirmed that Mrs. Sarel faced “several blows on the head with a blunt and sharp -edged object”, while Mr. Sarel died of death.
56 -year -old Mrs. Sarel, Scottish Borders, grew up in Emouth, and 62 -year -old Sri Serlel was originally from England.
They previously lived in Musabberg near Edinburgh, and married in 2023 in France.
The prosecutors said that they lived in the Averon region for five years.
According to his LinkedIn page, Mr. Sierle had previously worked in the prevention of financial crime in companies including Standard Life and Barclay Bank.
