Woman, 70, charged after British woman stabbed to death after wine tasting in picturesque French village

Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published July 22, 2026 5:32pm Updated July 22, 2026 5:40pm Paying tribute to her, one friend described Karen as ‘a strong businesswoman who had an air of authority about her’, while another said she ‘didn’t have any enemies’ (Picture: Handout) A pensioner has been charged with the murder of Karen Carter who was found stabbed to death after a wine tasting in the French village where she lived. Karen Carter, 65, was murdered in the Dordogne village of Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, in April last year. She lived alone in a renovated farmhouse, while preparing to divorce her husband, Alan Carter, who was based 10,000 miles away, in South Africa. A 70-year-old woman, originally taken into custody in 2025 before being released, has now been formally charged with he