The brother of theCalifornia surfing legend brutally murderedin his Costa Rica home believes his sibling was randomly attacked by crooks who unleashed a reign of terror in idyllic locations — after warning that the killing is ‘more nefarious’ than reported.
“’We can’t see any reason why this happened other than a random act of violence but we don’t know yet, we’re waiting,” Kurt Van Dyke’s brother, Peter,told the Daily Mailon Tuesday.
Peter believes 66-year-old Van Dyke, who wasstabbed several timesby two armed burglars in his Cahuita home Saturday, was the victim of a robbery, alluding to crime in Costa Rica.
He claimed crooks are leaving countries such as El Salvador — home to the maximum-security lockup CECOT — to unleash their terror elsewhere.
“So they’re leaving those countries and going to the neighboring countries where they can operate freely,” he said.
“The Caribbean side is the corridor for drug running, they’ve been drug running along there for a long time, but it was never as violent as it is now.
“I think it was a robbery because crime is pretty much rampant in a lot of areas of that country right now, especially on the Caribbean side.”
The State Department warns American travelers heading to the country to be cautious.
“Petty crime is common throughout Costa Rica. Violent crime also affects tourists. This includes armed robbery, homicide, and sexual assault,” aState Department warning says.
Van Dyke was found with a sheet over his head, while his girlfriend Arroyo, 31, was held at gunpoint and assaulted.
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