A YouTube chef has been charged with murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a Thai island.
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo has been charged with premeditated homicide, which carries a attainable dying penalty, and with concealment of a physique to cowl up the dying, stated Surat Thani provincial police commander Saranyu Chamnanrat.
The 29-year-old was taken from the vacationer island of Koh Phangan, the place the stays of Edwin Arrieta Artaega had been discovered, to the island of Samui the place he’s being held, Mr Saranyu added.
Final week Thai media reported plastic luggage containing the physique elements of a person, later recognized by police as Mr Arrieta, 44, had been discovered at a landfill on Koh Phangan, an island well-known for its month-to-month “full moon” events.
Police stated Mr Sancho, who’s the son of Spanish movie stars Rodolfo Sancho and Silvia Bronchalo, got here in to report a lacking individual after the physique elements had been discovered and was subsequently detained.
He later confessed to killing and dismembering Mr Arrieta after which dumping the physique elements within the landfill and sea, although he denied it was premeditated, the police stated.
Mr Saranyu declined to elaborate when requested in regards to the motive, however stated it was possible due to a private relationship between the suspect and sufferer.
Safety digital camera footage broadcast by Thai media reportedly taken a day earlier than the physique elements had been discovered confirmed Mr Sancho and Mr Arrieta on a bike collectively.
Regional police chief Surapong Thanomchit advised public broadcaster Thai PBS Mr Sancho was seen shopping for a knife, garbage luggage and cleansing options earlier than Mr Arrieta’s dying.
Colombia offering help to sufferer’s household
The Spanish embassy in Bangkok stated it was conscious of a criminal offense involving a Spanish man however declined to provide additional data due to knowledge safety laws.
Colombia’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs posted an announcement on its web site on Sunday thanking the Thai police for his or her investigation. It stated it was offering help to the household of the sufferer.