7<\/p>\n Brit mum Karen Carter was murdered in France 7<\/p>\n She was found outside a property she owned in Tr\u00e9molat 7<\/p>\n Tributes from locals poured in for the mum 7<\/p>\n She is believed to have suffered the “savage attack<\/a>” on Tuesday evening following a night out with a male friend at a local<\/a> bar.<\/p>\n Bergerac prosecutor Sylvie Martins-Guedes, confirmed that Carter was the “British national” killed, and that a murder enquiry had been opened.<\/p>\n She said that on Tuesday at around 10.17pm, emergency workers were called to a home “for a 65-year-old woman in cardiorespiratory arrest”.<\/p>\n The prosecutor added that Carter was “discovered by a friend with whom she had been in a relationship for several weeks” and that she was found with “bleeding wounds”.<\/p>\n “The victim had several injuries, including five deep ones caused by a sharp object, notably on her right breast, groin, arm, and leg,” the prosecutor explained.<\/p>\n A source close to the matter said that she suffered “five deep injuries” which pointed to “ferocious violence and a desire to kill<\/a>“.<\/p>\n The British-South African parent was found outside and near her car, according to the source.<\/p>\n She tragically died at the scene despite attempts to save her by medics.<\/p>\n School knife horror leaves girl dead and three students injured in France<\/p>\n Martins-Guedes added that local cops were investigating a suspected murder<\/a>.<\/p>\n She said: “A search has been launched to identify and arrest the perpetrator.”<\/p>\n Possible motives include robbery, she added.<\/p>\n Local media described Carter as a “British national” who was an “active participant in Tr\u00e9molat life”.<\/p>\n She had reportedly spent the evening in Tr\u00e9molat with a friend with whom she had been in a relationship for several weeks.<\/p>\n It was also said that the same man tried to administer first aid at the scene of the killing.<\/p>\n Karen was married to Alan Carter, also 65, who at one point worked for the London<\/a> Stock Exchange. <\/p>\n She owned and managed two guest houses in Tr\u00e9molat.<\/p>\n On her website she wrote about her properties: “We would love to welcome you to visit our beautiful cottage in the Dordogne Valley, France<\/a>.”<\/p>\n One of her properties is called Les Chouettes (The Owls) and it is described as “a lovely old renovated farmhouse and barn” which sleeps 14 in total.<\/p>\n Heartfelt tributes for the mum poured in from players of her over-50s football<\/a> team, Reines du Foot.<\/p>\n One team member said: “Everyone is in shock. Karen was super helpful, she was kindness personified.”<\/p>\n Her team recently completed a tour in early April – and she one of 18 football players who left for South Africa<\/a> to participate in the Grandma’s World Cup.<\/p>\n She played in a number 12 jersey<\/a> and was a keen midfielder.<\/p>\n Her club said that they were “immensely saddened by the sudden passing of Karen”.<\/p>\n They dubbed her a “Queen of football” who left a “great void in our hearts<\/a>“.<\/p>\n 7<\/p>\n The tragic Brit was a well-loved member of her community in the DordogneCredit: Facebook 7<\/p>\n The club said in this post that they were ‘immensely saddened by the sudden passing of Karen’ 7<\/p>\n Carter was found near her property in the Dordogne on Tuesday evening<\/p>\n Talented Carter at one point in her life ran a lifestyle blog for women over 50 called La Vie est Belle (Life is Beautiful).<\/p>\n The tragic Brit was also involved in running the community caf\u00e9 in Tr\u00e9molat. <\/p>\n A Tr\u00e9molat resident said: “Everyone is in total shock \u2013 Ms Carter was a delightful, energetic person who got on with everybody.<\/p>\n “We saw emergency vehicles in the village, and then lots of police<\/a> cars<\/a>, and then the area around her house was cordoned off.”<\/p>\n They said that “nobody can understand how this could have happened in a peaceful place like this” and that many residents were “keeping our doors locked”, according to Francebleu.<\/p>\n The woman’s friend is reportedly not in custody, and the Bergerac prosecutor explained that “all avenues are being explored”.<\/p>\n The Dordogne is a popular holiday hotspot in France for second home owners and expat pensioners.<\/p>\n The Sun reached out to the Foreign Office for comment.<\/p>\n In February, Brit couple Andrew and Dawn Searle<\/a> were found dead at their home in the south west village of Les Peques, north of Toulouse.<\/p>\n Prosecutors revealed that Andrew was found hanging by a rope attached to a radiator at his rural home in France.<\/p>\n More to follow… For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online<\/p>\n Thesun.co.uk <\/a>is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.<\/p>\n Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/thesun<\/a> and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Woman](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/www-facebook-com-kabycarter-photos-991206624.jpg\")
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