A British woman was beaten to death with a blunt object before her lifeless body was discovered at her home in France, prosecutors have said.
Authorities have launched a murder investigation after the woman, aged 65, was found by her friend in Tremolat, a village in the French Dordogne region on Tuesday evening.
She appeared to have suffered five wounds seemingly caused by a blunt object when she was found next to her car, according to state prosecutor Sylvie Martins Guedes.
Ms Guedes said in a statement this evening that the woman had lived in her Dordogne apartment for several years before her death,
She added that her wounds “indicated a particularly violent attack”, which suggested the perpetrator had “an intention to kill”.
She said: “Her wounds indicated a particularly violent attack and their locations showed an intention to kill.
“Investigations are underway to identify and detain the perpetrator of this crime.”
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