2023-08-07 07:13:00
The Thai agents took Sancho to different parts of the island to reconstruct the crime. ROYAL THAI POLICE HANDOUT | EFE
The son of actor Rodolfo Sancho is transferred to the Thai island of Koh Samui to go to court. The Colombian authorities describe the murder of surgeon Edwin Arrieta Arteaga as a “reprehensible act”
07 ago 2023 . Updated at 07:59 h.
the young spanish daniel sanchosuspected of murdering the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrietaassured Efe this Monday that he wants to “collaborate in everything he can”, hours before being placed under judicial order.
Sancho, 29, made these statements from the police station in Koh Phanganisland where the alleged murder took place, when asked about the transfer, scheduled for today, to the neighboring Koh Samui, where a judge will decide whether or not to file formal charges against you. If so, it is very likely that Sancho will be imprisoned until trial, since the possibility of him being released on bail is low given the seriousness of the case.
The young man insisted that the Thai police on Koh Phangan “are treating him very well” and revealed that even the officers guarding him took him to dinner at a restaurant on the island. He also assured that he was then able to speak on the phone with his family and friends.
The family of Sancho, son of the Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, has hired a private office for the young man’s defense, sources close to the case confirmed to EFE, although for the moment the Thai public defender continues to represent him. The lawyer hired by the Spanish could start representing him from today, once Sancho is transferred to Samui.
Rodolfo Sancho asks for the “maximum respect” for his son and for the whole family
He Arrieta’s corpse It was dismembered and the first remains, the pelvis and a right leg, were found in the tourist Koh Phangan on Thursday and Friday, respectively, according to the police report, which details that the limb was found in a landfill on the island. The police have confirmed to Efe that the head has also been recovered and that the remains of the body have been identified as belonging to Arrieta, 44, a plastic surgeon from the Colombian town of Lorica, in the department of Córdoba (north from the country).
The Government of Colombia has described the murder this morning as a “reprehensible act”: “The Colombian Consulate in Bangkok established contact with the Thai authorities in order to obtain information on the circumstances surrounding this criminal act, as well as thanked them for the support provided by the Royal Thai Police in the investigation work that led to the capture of the suspect in this reprehensible act,” reads a statement from the Colombian Foreign Ministry.
According to the letter, “from the moment the consulate became aware of the situation,” it made itself available to the victim’s family in order to provide the required assistance. The ministry, which has conveyed its condolences to Arrieta’s loved ones, has indicated that the causes of his death are being investigated.
Daniel Sancho: “I am guilty, but I was his hostage”
According to the police report, Sancho arrived in Koh Phangan on July 31 and on August 1 bought knives and black and green garbage bags from a shop on the island. The same report states that Arrieta arrived on the island on Wednesday, August 2 and that Sancho went to pick him up (at the arrival point of the ferry from Samui) at 3:05 p.m. They had met for a long time through Instagram and met in Koh Phangan. Together they went to a bar near the Bougain hotel, where they stayed until 6:00 p.m. Sancho himself reported on Thursday night at the Koh Phangan police station the disappearance of his friend at dawn on August 3.
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