France - Karen Carter, 65, stabbed to death, Dordogne, 29 April 2025

[indicolite22]

Individual injuries were described here:

Meurtre d'une Britannique tuée par arme blanche : la voisine de 69 ans placée en garde à vue a été relâchée

L'enquête pour homicide volontaire se poursuit à Trémolat, en Dordogne, après le meurtre d'une Britannique de 65 ans, ce mardi 29 avril. Le rapport des médecins légistes relève huit blessures par arme blanche sur le corps...

france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr

Automatic translation:

Eight injuries were noted by the forensic doctors, confirming the violence of the blows and "the intention to kill": two wounds to the right thorax affecting the aorta and the hemopericardium and the other affecting the liver, an abdominal wound crossing the right kidney and down to the lumbar spine, a wound to the right forearm crossing the limb from side to side.

The other injuries to the thigh, shoulder and thumb were superficial. Considering the areas affected, the victim died very quickly due to massive bleeding.

 

[Rita7]

I don't want to seem cynical, but this heinous crime turned out
to literally fit a cliché "cherchez la femme." IMHO

 

[Skigh]

Pure speculation on my part. I wonder if the woman arrested was closely linked or related to the male friend Karen had been out with.

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[indicolite22]

Brit stabbed to death in France 'tried to defend herself': autopsy

Karen Carter, 65, was found on Tuesday evening, collapsed and unconscious, 'covered in stab wounds', on the ground next to her car in Trémolat, France

www.dailymail.co.uk

Apparently the woman who was detained is from the same village and has been out with Karen (the victim) wine tasting that evening. The venue was a short drive away from the victim's home. Karen's husband denies that she was having an affair with a local man who was also at the event that night and who found her after the murder.

 

[Dotta]

"He last spoke to his wife on Tuesday
and had to break the news to their four children,
the oldest of whom is Nicholas, a chartered accountant in London.

Mr Carter said:
'We are planning to go to France and have a funeral;
the children will come,
have a cremation and bring her ashes to South Africa and scatter some in Trémolat'.

'They are struggling, as they would.
They are shocked'.

Mrs Carter's sister-in-law, Alison, from South Africa,
wrote in a tribute on Facebook:

'I have been Blessed with two very special sister-in-laws on my Carter side of the family.....and now I only have one'.

'Karen Beaumont Carter
you have been the most loving, generous, supportive & kindest person I know'.

A local football team
for whom Mrs Carter played will tonight pay tribute to her at a game in the Basque Country.

The Queens of Football (Reines du Foot) side -
nicknamed the 'Football Grannies' -
will observe a minute's silence before the game.
Players will also wear black armbands,
local media reported.

Mrs Carter was one of 18 players
who flew to South Africa last month
to take part in the
'Grandma's World Cup' tournament."

Murdered Brit mum’s ‘female friend’ arrested as cops probe attack in France

BRIT mum Karen Carter died from severe blood loss in south west France after being stabbed multiple times “as she tried to defend herself from a frenzied attack”, an autopsy has reveale…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[indicolite22]

https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/les-infos-de-12h30-dordogne-une-sexagenaire-reine-du-foot-poignardee-a-mort-7900500744

Automatic translation:

It appears that this suspect was particularly fond of the victim's new partner.

Karen was also in the process of getting a divorce. The possibility of romantic rivalry is therefore being investigated by the police. A source told RTL that the woman in police custody also has possible psychological weaknesses.

 

[Dotta]

https://www.rtl.fr/actu/justice-faits-divers/les-infos-de-12h30-dordogne-une-sexagenaire-reine-du-foot-poignardee-a-mort-7900500744

Automatic translation:

It appears that this suspect was particularly fond of the victim's new partner.

Karen was also in the process of getting a divorce. The possibility of romantic rivalry is therefore being investigated by the police. A source told RTL that the woman in police custody also has possible psychological weaknesses.

Well,

"Psychological weakness"

What a surprise... cough, cough

JMO

 

[indicolite22]

The detained woman has been released:

Meurtre d'une Britannique en Dordogne : la femme de 69 ans en garde à vue libérée après "des vérifications" - ici

L'habitante de Trémolat (Dordogne) placée en garde à vue dans l'affaire du meurtre de Karen, une Britannique de 65 ans, a été relâchée ce vendredi 2 mai.

www.francebleu.fr

Title translated: Murder of a British woman in Dordogne: the 69-year-old woman in police custody released after "checks"

From the article: The 69-year-old woman, who had been questioned by the police since Wednesday, April 30, was released after "checks on her schedule." Investigators are now focusing "on people who were likely to be after the victim or the couple she formed with her friend, both of whom were very active in the local community," said Bergerac public prosecutor Sylvie Guedes.

The article also states that the victim just adopted a little dog which she was taking out of the car when she was attacked. The woman who was detained reportedly lives in a beautiful house in the village and is also very social.

At this point, investigators have not ruled anything out.

 

[Dotta]

Dbm

 

[indicolite22]

Police detained two people so far and then released them. Either someone else is responsible or someone was good at creating an alibi.

 

[indicolite22]

Some of the titles imply that the woman released was Karen's neighbor:

Murder of a British woman killed by a knife: the 69-year-old neighbor taken into custody has been released

Meurtre d'une Britannique tuée par arme blanche : la voisine de 69 ans placée en garde à vue a été relâchée

L'enquête pour homicide volontaire se poursuit à Trémolat, en Dordogne, après le meurtre d'une Britannique de 65 ans, ce mardi 29 avril. Le rapport des médecins légistes relève huit blessures par arme blanche sur le corps...

france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr

 

[Corina]

From the
Daily Mail: Husband of Brit mother knifed to death after wine-tasting in France denies she was having an affair and fears 'frenzied' stabbing was carried out by 'someone she knew' - as woman is arrested

" ... He said he had last spoken to his wife on Tuesday, learning of the news only on Wednesday.

He told The Times that he was 'disturbed' to read that his wife had 'started a relationship' with a man some weeks before, as presented by the state prosecutor.

Mr Carter insisted that the male friend who checked Ms Carter had returned home and tried to administer first aid was 'just a friend of hers'.

The gîte, or holiday home, in Trémolat was Ms Carter's passion project, frequently used by guests from the UK.

Mr Carter said they had owned the property for about 15 years, and they both divided their time between South Africa and Trémolat. ... "

 

[Dotta]

"Woman arrested in connection with Brit mother, 65, ​

who was knifed to death in 'frenzied' attack​

is released without charge.​

The woman arrested and then released without charge
was a neighbour of Ms Carter
and was originally suspected of having some kind of ‘grudge’ against the victim.

But on Friday,
investigators released a statement saying
she had provided a comprehensive alibi, based on her work schedule."

Woman released without charge after Brit mother stabbed

The 69-year-old woman was originally held following the suspected murder of Karen Carter, 65, in the south western village of Trémolat, in the Dordogne region, east of Bordeaux.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[indicolite22]

The victim's companion who found her has been named as the local cafe owner. Reportedly she also helped there.

Inside final hours of British expat found dead in Dordogne

On Tuesday, the blood-soaked body of 65-year-old Karen Carter was discovered outside Les Chouettes after she returned home from a wine-tasting event with friends.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Dotta]

Hmmm...

"On Friday,
investigators released a statement saying
she had provided a comprehensive alibi,
based on her work schedule."

I wonder
what kind of work schedule?

It was after 10 pm,
the woman is nearly 70,
so one would assume she is retired, no?

Maybe,
helping around someone in the area?
In the tavern/cafe?
Were there any witnesses of her work?

I mean,
what kind of work is this
nearing midnight for an elderly person?

JMO

 

[Sarahlou]

Hmmm...

"On Friday,
investigators released a statement saying
she had provided a comprehensive alibi,
based on her work schedule."

I wonder
What kind of work schedule?

It was after 10 pm,
the woman is nearly 70,
so one would assume she is retired, no?

Maybe,
helping around someone in the area?
In the tavern/cafe?
Were there any witnesses of her work?

I mean,
what kind of work is this
near midnight for an elderly person?

JMO

I was confused about that, because wasn't she meant to have been out that evening at the wine tasting with Karen?
I think maybe some things are getting reported/translated wrong.

 

[slowpoke]

i don’t know if the state of her marriage is relevant, but it could be since her stabbing has been described as a crime of passion due to its brutality.

The one publication in French that @indicolite22 posted said the victim was going through a divorce.
The other publications in English say she had been in a relationship with the man (the man who found her fatally injured) for several weeks.
The victim’s husband denies the divorce and his wife having a relationship with the male friend.

This other French article says that the husband said, (translated): “Karen and he were not in the process of divorce, even if they "were going through difficulties in their marriage".

TÉMOIGNAGE - "Ma femme est morte dans la terreur", déclare le mari de Karen, poignardée en Dordogne - ici

"ici Périgord" a recueilli le témoignage du mari de Karen, la retraitée Britannique de 65 ans poignardée devant chez elle à Trémolat (Dordogne) mardi 29 avril. Alan raconte son émotion, depuis l'Afrique du Sud, où il vit. Il a prévu d'arriver en Dordogne la semaine prochaine.

www.francebleu.fr

 

[Dotta]

i don’t know if the state of her marriage is relevant, but it could be since her stabbing has been described as a crime of passion due to its brutality.

The one publication in French that @indicolite22 posted said the victim was going through a divorce.
The other publications in English say she had been in a relationship with the man (the man who found her fatally injured) for several weeks.
The victim’s husband denies the divorce and his wife having a relationship with the male friend.

This other French article says that the husband said, (translated): “Karen and he were not in the process of divorce, even if they "were going through difficulties in their marriage".

TÉMOIGNAGE - "Ma femme est morte dans la terreur", déclare le mari de Karen, poignardée en Dordogne - ici

"ici Périgord" a recueilli le témoignage du mari de Karen, la retraitée Britannique de 65 ans poignardée devant chez elle à Trémolat (Dordogne) mardi 29 avril. Alan raconte son émotion, depuis l'Afrique du Sud, où il vit. Il a prévu d'arriver en Dordogne la semaine prochaine.

www.francebleu.fr

Husband is in South Africa now.

He was talking to journalists from his home in Africa via phone.

As was reported.

 

[indicolite22]

Hmmm...

"On Friday,
investigators released a statement saying
she had provided a comprehensive alibi,
based on her work schedule."

I wonder
what kind of work schedule?

It was after 10 pm,
the woman is nearly 70,
so one would assume she is retired, no?

Maybe,
helping around someone in the area?
In the tavern/cafe?
Were there any witnesses of her work?

I mean,
what kind of work is this
nearing midnight for an elderly person?

JMO

The victim reportedly helped out in the local cafe. Perhaps the detained female neighbor did too and didn't leave her post that night? But why did it take so long (two days) to establish that? Wouldn't there be witnesses?

 

[indicolite22]

i don’t know if the state of her marriage is relevant, but it could be since her stabbing has been described as a crime of passion due to its brutality.

The one publication in French that @indicolite22 posted said the victim was going through a divorce.
The other publications in English say she had been in a relationship with the man (the man who found her fatally injured) for several weeks.
The victim’s husband denies the divorce and his wife having a relationship with the male friend.

This other French article says that the husband said, (translated): “Karen and he were not in the process of divorce, even if they "were going through difficulties in their marriage".

TÉMOIGNAGE - "Ma femme est morte dans la terreur", déclare le mari de Karen, poignardée en Dordogne - ici

"ici Périgord" a recueilli le témoignage du mari de Karen, la retraitée Britannique de 65 ans poignardée devant chez elle à Trémolat (Dordogne) mardi 29 avril. Alan raconte son émotion, depuis l'Afrique du Sud, où il vit. Il a prévu d'arriver en Dordogne la semaine prochaine.

www.francebleu.fr

Perhaps the husband is in denial, is trying to save face (public image of his marriage), or he didn't know.

"I don't know what their relationship was. I knew they were friends; I was friends with him too. They work together at the village café."

TÉMOIGNAGE - "Ma femme est morte dans la terreur", déclare le mari de Karen, poignardée en Dordogne - ici

"ici Périgord" a recueilli le témoignage du mari de Karen, la retraitée Britannique de 65 ans poignardée devant chez elle à Trémolat (Dordogne) mardi 29 avril. Alan raconte son émotion, depuis l'Afrique du Sud, où il vit. Il a prévu d'arriver en Dordogne la semaine prochaine.

www.francebleu.fr