Posted August 2, 2015 9:34 PM ET; Last updated August 4, 2015 4:30 AM ET
Gabriela Kabrins Alban, 39, of Los Angeles
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The man accused of brutally killing American marketing executive Gabriela Kabrins at a luxury resort in South Africa is the troubled 'black sheep' of a billionaire family, Daily Mail Online can reveal.
Guatemalan playboy Diego Dougherty, 41, was charged with murder after his girlfriend Gaby's body was found along with a large quantity of cocaine in their hotel room in the affluent Cape Town beachside suburb of Camps Bay last Wednesday.
He is now being treated in a prison hospital for 'emotional reasons' following at least two fainting spells since his arrest.
Police say 39-year-old LA-based Kabrins was severely beaten and suffered an horrific sexual assault before being strangled to death at the five-star Camps Bay Retreat Boutique Hotel.[. . .]
Daily Mail Online can now reveal that prime suspect Dougherty is a member of the Dougherty Novella clan - one of the most powerful families in Central America, whose cement business is estimated to be worth billions of dollars.
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Family sources tell Daily Mail Online that murder suspect Dougherty is the 'black sheep' of the super-rich clan - a drug-addicted playboy who has never worked and who is regularly bailed out of trouble by his family.
Investigators in South Africa believe Kabrins's death resulted from a drug-fueled sex session gone wrong.
Dougherty was arrested after he was spotted wandering on a nearby beach following the discovery of Gaby's body.
It is believed Kabrins, who was of Mexican descent and spoke fluent Spanish, originally met him in the US when they were younger and they recently reconnected through social media.
A friend said she was in love with Dougherty and regularly visited him for long periods in Guatemala.
The pair first met at Pepperdine University in Malibu and Dougherty spent a number of years in the US - where the Dougherty Novella family owns homes in New York, Miami and Los Angeles.
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But the family source revealed: 'Diego had a very privileged upbringing and became a spoiled brat. He has never had a job and lived the life of a playboy, full of vices and eccentricities.
'In Guatemala he has got himself into a lot of minor trouble but he always got out of it thanks to the family influence.
'His school friends say that when he drinks he turns into a savage. In recent years he has become a heavy user of crack and cocaine.'
Although police say they believe he was taking part in a drug deal, as 1lb. of cocaine was found in his room, sources in Guatemala insist that cannot be the case.
'He is a user, not a dealer. He doesn't need the money,' said one.
But the family source revealed: 'Diego had a very privileged upbringing and became a spoiled brat. He has never had a job and lived the life of a playboy, full of vices and eccentricities.
'In Guatemala he has got himself into a lot of minor trouble but he always got out of it thanks to the family influence.
'His school friends say that when he drinks he turns into a savage. In recent years he has become a heavy user of crack and cocaine.'
Although police say they believe he was taking part in a drug deal, as 1lb. of cocaine was found in his room, sources in Guatemala insist that cannot be the case.
'He is a user, not a dealer. He doesn't need the money,' said one.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3184328/Alleged-drug-fueled-murderer-American-woman-South-African-hotel-room-black-sheep-member-billionaire-Central-American-dynasty.html
EXCLUSIVE: 'Drug-fueled murderer' of US woman found dead in luxury South African hotel with pound of cocaine is drug-addicted black-sheep member of billionaire Central American dynasty
Gabriele Kabrins, 39, was found dead in hotel room in Camps Bay, South Africa, near Cape Town, where she had been brutally sexually assaulted
Police arrested Diego Dougherty, 41, from Guatemala, who was wandering nearby beach and charged him with murder
He was also charged with possession of more than 1lb of cocaine found in room and is now in prison hospital for 'emotional reasons'
Daily Mail Online has learned he is playboy member of ultra-wealthy Dougherty Novella family in Central American country
Thomas Dougherty, brother of accused man and chairman of Progreso Cementos, tells Daily Mail Online: 'This is a tragedy any way you look at it.'
Family sources say he is heavy cocaine and crack user and has been regularly bailed out of trouble by influential family
By RYAN PARRY WEST COAST CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and MARTIN GOULD IN CAMPS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA, FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and MATHEUS SANCHEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:19 EST, 3 August 2015 | UPDATED: 17:31 EST, 3 August 2015
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[From article]
Gabriela Kabrins Alban, 39, of Los Angeles, was found dead at about 3 p.m. in her room at the Camps Bay Retreat, a luxury boutique hotel where rooms cost up to $10,000 per night. Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana declined to say Alban died or confirm reports she was sexually assaulted, but said her death is being treated as a case of murder. A 41-year-old suspect identified in local reports as Diego Guarte, a Guatemalan national, was under arrest in connection with the case.
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South Africa is extremely sensitive to the potential damage to its tourist industry that such an incident can cause, and likely to have put a top team of detectives on the case. Local observers have been quick to point out in a country with a high crime rate that the case appears to involve two foreigners, and that no South Africans are involved.
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Man arrested in murder of LA exec in luxury Cape Town hotel
By Paul Tilsley
EXCLUSIVE: 'Drug-fueled murderer' of US woman found dead in luxury South African hotel with pound of cocaine is drug-addicted black-sheep member of billionaire Central American dynasty
Gabriele Kabrins, 39, was found dead in hotel room in Camps Bay, South Africa, near Cape Town, where she had been brutally sexually assaulted
Police arrested Diego Dougherty, 41, from Guatemala, who was wandering nearby beach and charged him with murder
He was also charged with possession of more than 1lb of cocaine found in room and is now in prison hospital for 'emotional reasons'
Daily Mail Online has learned he is playboy member of ultra-wealthy Dougherty Novella family in Central American country
Thomas Dougherty, brother of accused man and chairman of Progreso Cementos, tells Daily Mail Online: 'This is a tragedy any way you look at it.'
Family sources say he is heavy cocaine and crack user and has been regularly bailed out of trouble by influential family
By RYAN PARRY WEST COAST CORRESPONDENT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and MARTIN GOULD IN CAMPS BAY, SOUTH AFRICA, FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and MATHEUS SANCHEZ FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 16:19 EST, 3 August 2015 | UPDATED: 17:31 EST, 3 August 2015
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[From article]
Gabriela Kabrins Alban, 39, of Los Angeles, was found dead at about 3 p.m. in her room at the Camps Bay Retreat, a luxury boutique hotel where rooms cost up to $10,000 per night. Police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana declined to say Alban died or confirm reports she was sexually assaulted, but said her death is being treated as a case of murder. A 41-year-old suspect identified in local reports as Diego Guarte, a Guatemalan national, was under arrest in connection with the case.
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South Africa is extremely sensitive to the potential damage to its tourist industry that such an incident can cause, and likely to have put a top team of detectives on the case. Local observers have been quick to point out in a country with a high crime rate that the case appears to involve two foreigners, and that no South Africans are involved.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/07/31/man-arrested-in-murder-la-exec-in-luxury-cape-town-hotel/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fmost-popular+%28Internal+-+Most+Popular+Content%29
Man arrested in murder of LA exec in luxury Cape Town hotel
By Paul Tilsley
Published July 31, 2015
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