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| A gardener has been charged with murder after a British woman vanished from her home in south west France. | A gardener has been charged with murder after a British woman vanished from her home in south west France. |
| Patricia Wilson, 58, moved to the village of Vabre Tizac – in the Aveyron region – with her husband five years ago. | Patricia Wilson, 58, moved to the village of Vabre Tizac – in the Aveyron region – with her husband five years ago. |
| The couple separated last year before the former advertising executive apparently struck up an intimate relationship with her gardener. Police were called to Wilson's home last Tuesday by neighbours who had become concerned about her welfare. They said the Briton's car had not moved for some time and her shutters were open despite a local heatwave. It was reported that police entered her stone cottage where they found blood on the floor and walls. Her body has not yet been found and police divers were searching lakes in the area after launching a murder investigation. | The couple separated last year before the former advertising executive apparently struck up an intimate relationship with her gardener. Police were called to Wilson's home last Tuesday by neighbours who had become concerned about her welfare. They said the Briton's car had not moved for some time and her shutters were open despite a local heatwave. It was reported that police entered her stone cottage where they found blood on the floor and walls. Her body has not yet been found and police divers were searching lakes in the area after launching a murder investigation. |
| Wilson, from Welwyn Garden City, sold her property portfolio in Hertfordshire and moved to France with her husband Donald. But neighbours in the village said the couple had separated over a year ago, before Wilson started a new relationship with her gardener, who is yet to be named. | Wilson, from Welwyn Garden City, sold her property portfolio in Hertfordshire and moved to France with her husband Donald. But neighbours in the village said the couple had separated over a year ago, before Wilson started a new relationship with her gardener, who is yet to be named. |
| He was arrested on Friday after blood samples taken from her house and his car matched Wilson's DNA profile. | He was arrested on Friday after blood samples taken from her house and his car matched Wilson's DNA profile. |
| Police in Montpellier charged him with murder on Sunday, something he denies, according to reports. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of reports of a missing British national in France and are in contact with the investigating authorities." PA | Police in Montpellier charged him with murder on Sunday, something he denies, according to reports. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of reports of a missing British national in France and are in contact with the investigating authorities." PA |
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