A court in Thailand has sentenced a 30-year-old Spanish chef, Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, to life in prison for the premeditated murder of a 44-year-old Colombian plastic surgeon, Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, on the holiday island of Koh Pha-ngan. The Koh Samui Provincial Court initially handed down a death sentence, which was later commuted to life imprisonment due to Sancho's cooperation during the trial.
Sancho, who hails from a famous Spanish acting family, claimed that the murder occurred during a scuffle with Arrieta, whom he accused of attempting to sexually assault him. He stated that Arrieta fell, hit his head on a bathtub, and subsequently died. Despite pleading not guilty to premeditated murder, Sancho admitted to dismembering the victim's body and disposing of the parts both on land and at sea.
