Overview

• Karen Carter, a 65-year-old British national and mother of four, was found stabbed to death near her car outside her home in Trémolat, France, on Tuesday evening.
• A 69-year-old woman from Trémolat, known to the victim, has been arrested, but investigators have not yet determined a motive or located the murder weapon.
• Carter suffered multiple deep stab wounds to her chest, groin, arm, and leg, with authorities describing the attack as particularly violent and intentional.
• The victim, a guest-house owner and active community member, was discovered by a male friend who had been out with her earlier that evening and attempted to administer first aid.
• The killing has left the rural Dordogne community in shock, with local events canceled and tributes pouring in from Carter’s football team and neighbors.