American man murdered in Costa Rica

An American man in Costa Rica has died after four men pulled him from his truck, hit him in the head, stabbed him and cut his throat.

A 64-year-old American has been killed in Costa Rica by assailants who dragged him out of his vehicle and cut his throat.

Kurt Hergis, who had been living in Costa Rica for eight months, was intercepted by four men on Sunday as he was returning to his home in San Carlos, police said on Monday.

His female companion told police the men pulled Hergis out of his truck, hit him in the head, stabbed him and cut his throat.

She said she survived by begging for her life.

The motive for the crime was not immediately known.

The local press said the assailants were driving a luxury vehicle in an area frequented by drug traffickers.


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