Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKaren Carter, 65, was discovered with eight serious stab wounds (Indy)A 70-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of British expat Karen Carter, who was repeatedly stabbed outside her home in Trémolat, France, last April. Mrs Carter, 65, a British-South African mother-of-four, was discovered with eight serious stab wounds near her front door in the Dordogne village where she had lived for over a decade. The suspect was initially taken into custody in 2025 as part of the investigation but was released without charge before being formally charged on Wednesday. Karen Carter was well-known in the close-knit community, running two holiday guest houses, and her husband, Alan Carter, described her as an outgoing person. Mr Carter expressed relief at the progress in the case, noting that it also helped clear his name from earlier suspicions regarding his wife's death. In fullWoman, 70, charged over murder of British expat in rural FranceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Woman charged with murder of British expat Karen Carter in France
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleKaren Carter, 65, was discovered with eight serious stab wounds (Indy)A 70-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of British expat Karen Carter, who was repeatedly stabbed outside her home in Trémolat, France, last April. Mrs Carter, 65, a British-South African mother-of-four, was discovered with eight serious stab wounds near her front door in the Dordogne village where she had lived for over a decade. The suspect was initially taken into custody in 2025 as part of the investigation but was released without charge before being formally charged on Wednesday. Karen Carter was well-known in the close-knit community, running two holiday guest houses, and her husband, Alan Carter, described her as an outgoing person. Mr Carter expressed relief at the progress in the case, noting that it also helped clear his name from earlier suspicions regarding his wife's death. In fullWoman, 70, charged over murder of British expat in rural FranceMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
