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German found dead in Negros Oriental hotel


A German national appeared to have shot himself inside his hotel room in Negros Oriental province, in what police believed to be a case of suicide. The lifeless body of Alexander Ludwig Hoevener, 37, was found inside his hotel room in Dumaguete City on Wednesday, two days after he was scheduled to check out. “Sorry for the dirt! I was sick and the pain kills me! Please send an email to my brother about the body and payment. See you in the next life – Alex," read a suicide note he left behind, according to a report Thursday on news site Visayan Daily Star. “If anyone need my stuffs, take it, its all yours (switch cellphone in English have fun) Heinz @ Hoeveners de + 49 172 1089 172," the note added. The Visayan Daily Star report cited an unconfirmed information that Hoevener was suffering from diabetes. A room boy found the German's bloodied and decomposing body with a bullet wound in his right temple. Hoevener had been staying at the Grand Pensionne Hotel along San Jose Street in Dumaguete City for one-and-a-half years. The hotel receptionist added that Hoevener had been paying his hotel bills in advance. Room boy Arnel Amper told police he was scheduled to clean the rooms early Wednesday morning when he noticed an unpleasant smell coming from Room 203. He said he called out to the occupant but when there was no answer he used a duplicate key to open the room and saw the victim lying on the bed. Police say the victim may have shot himself during the culmination activity of Silliman University’s Founders’ Day on Sunday night, when the noise of the firecrackers could have masked the sound of the gunshot. Scene of the Crime Operatives recovered a suicide note, an unlicensed cal-.45 pistol, a cal-.45 shell, a half-consumed bottle of liquor, and the personal belongings of the victim. Citing the suicide note, police ruled out the possibility of foul play and recommended an autopsy and a paraffin test on the deceased. –VVP, GMANews.TV

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