Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, faces the death penalty for the premeditated murder of a man in 2023.
A morbid affair. In Koh Samui, the trial of the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, who starred in the series “El Ministerio del Tiempo”, opened this Tuesday, April 9, for the murder and dismemberment of a Colombian surgeon in 2023 .
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a 30-year-old cook, was charged in October with the murder of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a 44-year-old renowned Colombian plastic surgeon. Her remains were discovered in plastic bags at a landfill on Koh Pha Ngan, an island known for its rave-like “full moon parties.”
At a hearing in November, the suspect pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder and destruction of documents of others, in connection with the alleged destruction of the victim’s passport, but he confessed to hiding the body . He faces the death penalty.
“They hope the truth can be told”
His father, the famous television actor Rodolfo Sancho, who arrived at the court shortly after 8:30 a.m. (3:30 a.m. Paris time), said his son was “doing fine” before entering the court.
Lawyer Juan Gonzalo Ospina Serrano, who is defending the family of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, told the media before the trial that the family had confidence in Thai justice. “They are grateful and hope that Thai law is strict and the truth can be told,” he said.
According to Spanish media, Daniel Sancho and the victim came into contact on Instagram in 2022, before meeting in Thailand, where the accused arrived as a tourist on July 31.