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Thai court upholds life sentence for Spanish actor’s son over Colombian surgeon’s murder
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SURAT THANI — Thailand’s Court of Appeals Region 8 has upheld a life sentence for Spanish chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo over the premeditated murder and dismemberment of Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on Koh Phangan in 2023.
Key facts
- SURAT THANI — Thailand’s Court of Appeals Region 8 has upheld a life sentence for Spanish chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo over the premeditated murder and dismemberment of Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on Koh Phangan in 2023.
- The court read its ruling at Koh Samui Provincial Court on 25 September, rejecting appeals by both Sancho and Arrieta’s parents.
- It also ordered him to pay 4.424 million baht in compensation to Arrieta’s parents, who had joined the case as co plaintiffs and sought 30 million baht.
- The Court of Appeals Region 8 ruled that the first instance court’s sentence and compensation order were lawful and upheld the judgment.
Summary
The court read its ruling at Koh Samui Provincial Court on 25 September, rejecting appeals by both Sancho and Arrieta’s parents.
Sancho, the son of Spanish television and film actor Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre, was convicted of killing Arrieta and dismembering his body before disposing of the remains and destroying the victim’s passport.