Daniel Sancho, son of actor Rodolfo Sancho, is under arrest in Thailand after being accused of murdering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a Colombian surgeon with whom he was on vacation on an island in the Asian country. The 29-year-old has admitted that he himself was the one who murdered the 44-year-old doctor and later dismembered his body. This Sunday, the Spanish chef has admitted to EFE that he is guilty and has offered his first statements.
It was last Thursday when the authorities found the parts of the body of the Colombian surgeon, including the hips and thighs, in a landfill. Then, the son of the Spanish actor went to the police station to report the disappearance of his friend. Finally, and after initially denying it, he admitted that he himself had murdered and dismembered the doctor. After questioning him on Friday, the Spanish chef was arrested on Saturday and had to accompany the agents to the places where he allegedly dumped the different parts of Edwin's body. The first photographs of the young man arrived this Sunday.
After the images shared by the Thai authorities about the moment in which the alleged murderer visited the places where he scattered the remains of the body, the first statements of the young man arrive, collected by the EFE agency. "I'm guilty, but I was Edwin's hostage. He held me hostage. It was a glass cage, but it was a cage. He made me destroy my relationship with my girlfriend, he forced me to do things I would never have done, "has insured Sancho in front of his Thai public defenders and several agents at the Koh Phangan police station, where he has been detained since his confession.
According to the victim's relatives to local media, the couple had been dating for more than a year, and they had agreed to travel and meet in Koh Phangan. The last image we have of Edwin alive is from Wednesday August 2, at which time he was riding a motorcycle with Sancho, for which reason the police suspected him from the beginning as a possible perpetrator of the events.
On the other hand, the son of the Spanish actor was caught buying knives, a saw and garbage bags at the beginning of the week. This is shown by security cameras in the area. It also drew attention that, after going to the police station to file the disappearance report, the young man had scratches and cuts on his body, something that seems key to the investigation.
According to the Bangkok Post, which cites police sources, after killing him, Sancho would have dismembered the victim into 14 parts, and would have distributed them in a travel bag and plastic bags. The plastic bags would have been thrown into the landfill and the travel bag would have been thrown into the sea on Salad beach, near the hotel where he was staying during this visit to the Asian country.
Precisely, his room in the hotel would have been key, since when reviewing it, the investigators realized that the refrigerator, the bathroom and the kitchen sink had been washed, and in the drains they found traces of blood, grease and hair. . After his arrest, his visa has been revoked and on Monday he will go to court, at which time it will be decided whether or not he is guilty of this case. The suspected murderer could face the death penalty, as in Thailand people accused of murder can face this type of sentence.
