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German Attorney, Killed in Building Under Construction in San Pedro
posted (November 6, 2017)
And turning now to the fourth murder - which is in San Pedro - a German man who has been living in Belize for 5 year was found in a building under construction with an abrasion to his head. Police believe he had been struck on the head.

They say 52 year old Raimund Adalbert Kobler had last been seen last night at his home, a block away from the murder scene:

ASP Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB
"Some time after 7A.M. this morning, police from San Pedro visited the corner of Pearl Street and Coco Plum Street, it is a 2 - story building that is under construction where on the first floor they found the body of male person with a large cut wound to the head. The person was identified as Raimund Adalbert Kobler, a 52 year old German national. The information we received so far was the ast time he was seen alive was some time after 10P.M. by the land lord. He was talking to him, he was sitting on the house verandah when the landlord went inside and that was the last time that they saw him. Where he was found is just a block away from where his room is."

"He has been here for almost 5 years we understand. Based on the records on his passport entries and everything."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"I understand that it was in an unfinished building."

ASP Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB
"Yes, it's an unfinished building."

Jules Vasquez, reporter
"Now people who use either abandoned buildings or unfinished buildings are usually people who are perhaps or sometimes people who conceived illicit substances. Is there any indication that he might have been socializing or seeking that type of indulgence?"

ASP Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB
"We don't have that information in yet, but as I told you the last time we know that was seen alive was 10P.M. by his landlord."

Kobler was a German attorney.

At this point, Police have no suspects in this case.

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