German Expat Gerrard Matheson from Pocoloco Bar Brutally Murdered on Beach in Sihanoukville, Cambodia

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prahkeitouj wrote:Was him homeless?

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I don't think he was homeless. Maybe he was camping.


Is it common for non-homeless expats in Sihanoukville to drive to Victory beach and sleep on a mat?
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Nasty way to go :(


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General Mackevili wrote:
Barang_doa_slae wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:It's been confirmed that the victim is a German expat named Gary (Wolfgang?) who owned PocoLoco Bar.
Wolfgang his/was his brother. I haven't seem him for years so think he went back to germany with his local family.
Thanks. I found some information online confirming his unfortunate death, but it appeared to be in German, and I couldn't translate it perfectly.

Condolences to all his friends and family.
I can translate it.
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Re: German Expat Gary from Pocoloco Bar Brutally Murdered on Beach in Sihanoukville

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Fuk it. 2016 has been a cunt of a year.
I worked with Gary at All Nations. He had his problems but was a genuinely decent bloke. Generous to a fault and a very gentle guy.
RIP mate.
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hanno wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:
Barang_doa_slae wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:It's been confirmed that the victim is a German expat named Gary (Wolfgang?) who owned PocoLoco Bar.
Wolfgang his/was his brother. I haven't seem him for years so think he went back to germany with his local family.
Thanks. I found some information online confirming his unfortunate death, but it appeared to be in German, and I couldn't translate it perfectly.

Condolences to all his friends and family.
I can translate it.
Thanks. It looks like it's a post on yet (another) Cambodia expat forum, in German.

A roundup of the best bars/restaurants in Sihanoukville in 2011.

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Re: German Expat Gary from Pocoloco Bar Brutally Murdered on Beach in Sihanoukville

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Maybe he was night fishing.

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Re: German Expat Gary from Pocoloco Bar Brutally Murdered on Beach in Sihanoukville

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He was an avid reader. He used to go down there simply to read and relax. What a terrible price to pay for wanting to enjoy a bit of solitude.
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Another pointless and meaningless death. RIP.
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Well well...

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"Probably a dope hangout. Quite afew birds that worked all night went down there to rally in the new day ....my guess...shit went wrong....and everybody was spun beyond rational thoughts. Last time we herded up together was last year at this time....but who knows ,maybe he lost his job and turned homeless."
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General Mackevili wrote:
hanno wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:
Barang_doa_slae wrote:
General Mackevili wrote:It's been confirmed that the victim is a German expat named Gary (Wolfgang?) who owned PocoLoco Bar.
Wolfgang his/was his brother. I haven't seem him for years so think he went back to germany with his local family.
Thanks. I found some information online confirming his unfortunate death, but it appeared to be in German, and I couldn't translate it perfectly.

Condolences to all his friends and family.
I can translate it.
Thanks. It looks like it's a post on yet (another) Cambodia expat forum, in German.

A roundup of the best bars/restaurants in Sihanoukville in 2011.

http://das-kambodschaforum.de/forum/vie ... =34&t=2379
Not much more there. He seems to have been popular by some of the comments. And his family, including Wolfgang, have been informed. There is a whip-around to cover funerla costs.
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