The retired British artist, 85, beaten to death by 'four suspected burglars' at his idyllic French home in murder that stunned isolated rural hamlet where he lived

Daily Mail - Sep 30, 2026

The body of John Agner, 85, a retired wood carver, was found battered to death in the front garden of his home in Verlus, southwest France, in the early hours of Saturday.

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