Keys to the Daniel Sancho Case
- August 9, 2023
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When Daniel Sanchoawaiting trial for murder and dismemberment of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta, It aroused great media interest and a wave of speculation about a crime allegedly committed
When Daniel Sanchoawaiting trial for murder and dismemberment of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta, It aroused great media interest and a wave of speculation about a crime allegedly committed by the son and grandson of Spanish actors.
Sancho, 29, is in Prison on the island of Koh Samui in southern Thailandsince Monday, after a judge of the provincial court of said island ordered temporary detention pending trial for a young man who he pleaded guilty to charges of premeditated murder and covering up evidence.
Here are some of the credible details and information disclosed by close sources in this case.
Who is Daniel Sancho?
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo was born on June 11, 1994 in Madrid. son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho and actress Silvia Bronchalo.and grandson is also an actor Felix Angel Sancho Graciawho are known by their last names.
Almost unknown until now, the young Spaniard decided in a conversation with EFE on Sunday before appearing in court as “Public Relations” of various enterprisesand claimed to have founded a catering company called La Boheme, according to his account. Instagram.
Photo: EFE/Instagram (@dredwinarrietacirujanoplastico)
Who was Edwin Arrieta?
Edwin Arrieta Arteaga is a Colombian plastic surgeon. was educated at the Metropolitan University of Barranquilla and was born on March 13, 1979 in the city of Lorica, department of Córdoba (northern Colombia), mourning his death.
Although a statement from Arrieta’s family on Saturday said they would not comment “so as not to interfere with the investigation,” the deceased’s sister, Darlene Arrieta, broke her silence and asked the Colombian authorities for help with the investigation. “Let justice prevail, for my brother’s crime cannot go unpunished.”
meeting in thailand
Sancho and Arrieta met through instagram some time ago, as announced EFE Spaniards on Sunday from the police station of Koh Phangan, a Thai tourist island famous for its full moon parties, where the alleged crime took place.
Two men met on Koh Phangan on Wednesday, August 2. according to the police report, on the day Arrieta arrived on the island, although Sancho had been there since 31 July. On the same day, the Spaniard checked into the Hotel Panviman, using a reservation made in the name of Arrieta from 31 to 2 August.
Photo: EFE
Disappearance and first suspicions
Sancho himself reported on Thursday evening to the Koh Phangan police station about the disappearance of his friend, just under 24 hours after their supposed last meetingin a bar next to the Bougain Hotel (where the Spaniard also had a room booked from August 1 to 6), and later in the Haad Rin beach area, according to the Spaniard, the police said.
That same Thursday, before Sancho reported her disappearance, human remains were found on the islanda pelvis, and a leg was found in a dump in Koh Phangan on Friday, according to a police report.
His discovery, as well as the tears shown by the Spaniard, condemning the disappearance of Arrieta, among other details, made the police will start interrogating him as a suspect on Friday, August 4th.
confession and evidence
Sancho confessed to the police that he was guilty of the murder and dismemberment of Arrieta on Saturday, August 5th. In conversation with EFE On Sunday, at the Koh Phangan police station, a young man assured that the police were “treating him well” and said in the presence of a public defender:
“I am guilty, but I was Edwin’s hostage. He held me hostage. It was a glass cage, but it was a cage.”
Photo: EFE
Until now, Seven pieces were found, including the head, of the fifteen in which the body was dismembered, according to what Sancho confessed to the police and confirmed today EFE agents from Koh Phangan who ensure that the remains are identified as those of Arrieta.
According to the police report, August 1 Sancho bought knives and black garbage bags and greens in the store on the island.
Provisional prison and next steps
Sancho is in a temporary prison now, and he will spend ten days in the hospital area of Koh Samui prison under Covid-19 protocol, a period during which he can only be visited by his lawyer, known in Thailand as Khun Anan and hired by his family through an office in Bangkok.
As he explained today EFE Prosecutor’s Office of Koh Samui, Thai police have 84 days complete the first report of the investigation, to be submitted to the prosecutor, as soon as the trial can begin.
The Thai Penal Code provides for a maximum death penalty for crimes of murder, but if applied, it it is usually later commuted to life imprisonment.
After conviction and after serving at least four years of the sentence, if it is not the death penalty, Sancho would have the right to ask for his transfer to a Spanish prison, although it may be rejected by Spain or Thailand.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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