Daniel Sancho remains in provisional prison for the murder of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta. The son of actor Rodolfo Sancho, 29, was arrested on August 5, when he confessed to the murder and dismemberment of Arrieta, which took place three days earlier on the tourist island of Koh Phangan, in southern Thailand).
The investigation by the Thai Police has been ongoing for a month since the murder of the Colombian health worker, and they continue working on the report that they will present to the Prosecutor's Office in order to set the trial date. One of the unknowns about the case remains why Sancho would have not only dismembered Arrieta's body, but why he distributed the parts of it throughout the island of Phangan.
The number two of the Thai Police, Surachate Hakparn - better known as "Big Joke" - has already assured several times that "the case was closed quickly and without problems." However, the work of compiling and analyzing the evidence continues, with more than 30 people involved, including agents, investigators, forensic doctors and divers.
According to the first police documents, at the moment items of clothing, human parts, as well as black and green plastic bags where human remains were found, have been sent to be analyzed at the Bangkok Institute of Forensic Medicine, for genetic matching. .
At the moment, key body parts, such as the thorax, arms or heart, have still not been found - as far as we know - since they are scattered throughout the island, including the sea. But why did Daniel Sancho go to so much trouble?
The confessed murderer of Edwin Arrieta decided to dismember the Colombian's body into 17 parts, a macabre scene that lasted for hours. With time running against him, Rodolfo Sancho's son separated the different parts of his body, and put them in suitcases and garbage bags, which he distributed throughout Koh Phanghan. As it has emerged, Sancho confessed to the police that the largest parts did not fit, hence he chose to throw them elsewhere, including the sea.
As detailed in the summary to which the Let's see program has had access, most of the body remains at an unknown location. 77 pages that tell how 28 security cameras captured how Daniel Sancho was in 14 places and traveled 72 kilometers before and after the crime. "There are images of how Daniel Sancho keeps the black bags with Edwin's remains in a ditch and in three or four trips he carries them to get rid of them."
Sources close to the case indicate that the final report, which will be delivered to the Prosecutor's Office and later received by Sancho's lawyers, may contain new information. Furthermore, the investigation could even continue when the report is delivered and if the 84-day period has not been exhausted, since the Prosecutor's Office would have the remaining period to request more evidence if it so suits.
The Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, father of Daniel Sancho, stayed last week in the Asian country, where he stayed almost a week to visit his son accompanied by his lawyer, Marcos García Montes, who has taken the reins of the young chef's defense. after firing his lawyer in Thailand.
In relation to the defense strategy, Sancho explained that the idea is that "we can work as a team between Spain and Thailand to be able to help my son as much as possible." The actor and his lawyers are now waiting for the Police to conclude their report on the case and deliver it to the Prosecutor's Office, for which they have until the end of October, at which point the date of the trial, originally planned, could be set. for the end of this year or the beginning of 2024.
