Thailand | Daniel Sancho, Son of Spanish Actor Rodolfo Sancho Gets Life In Prison For Murder

Daniel Sancho, the son of famed Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho has been sentenced to live in prison for the murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon in Bangkok, Thailand this Thursday, confirmed a senior officer to CNN.

The court found Sancho guilty on three charges:

1. Premeditated murder,
2. Concealment of a body and
3. Hiding another person’s documents.

Sancho claimed he killed Arietta in self-defense and admitted to hiding his body, according to the Agence France-Presse news agency. Sancho denied destroying Arrieta’s passport, which has never been found.

Although self-defense was claimed, Paisan said evidence showed Sancho had made preparations for the killing, suggesting it was Police Col. Paisan Sangthep, deputy commander of the Surat Thani Provincial Police, who attended the hearing, said.

“Before committing the murder, the defendant had bought a knife, gloves, plastic bags, garbage bags, (a cleaning sponge), cleaver knife and a saw,” he said.

Sancho murdered Edwin Arrieta Arteaga in a hotel room on Koh Phangan after the two had a heated argument. He dismembered her body before putting the parts in plastic bags and dispersing them across the island.

During the trial, he admitted to killing Arrieta, but insisted it was not premeditated saying he had acted “out of his extreme anger,” Paisan told CNN.

Sancho’s lawyer, Marcos Garcia-Montes, told reporters he would appeal the sentence. Under Thai law, he has the right to appeal to a higher court.

Sancho’s parents, Silvia Bronchalo and Rodolfo Sancho – who are both actors – appeared in court, Paisan said. Parents of the deceased were not present in the courtroom.

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