This week two months have passed since Daniel Sancho entered the Koh Samui prison, in Thailand, accused of murdering the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta. The son of actor Rodolfo Sancho was arrested on August 4, and has been held in jail since then. Since the case became known, new information about the case has come to light almost daily, and in the last few hours it has been learned that there is a report from the Prosecutor's Office that assures that "the agents recognize that there was a fight previous" between Edwin and Daniel. This is what could "rule out the aggravating circumstance of treachery."
According to the latest information, the Samui Provincial Prosecutor's Office would already have in its possession the police report that would rule out one of the aggravating factors in the case. This was revealed by Manuel Marlasca in the TardeAR program. The journalist has spoken about the first "big report" that could have already reached the hands of the Prosecutor's Office. In the report there would be information that could be decisive for the investigation and, therefore, would also be decisive for the trial that will dictate Daniel's sentence.
"The agents recognize that there was a previous fight," says the journalist in the program, hosted by Ana Rosa Quintana. Next, Marlasca explained that this could lead to "ruling out the aggravating circumstance of treachery." The way this could affect sentencing is that it could "free you from the death penalty." The fact that there could have been a previous fight between Sancho and Arrieta could cause the chef's sentence to be reduced, as explained in the aforementioned program.
For days there has been talk that the young Spaniard could avoid the death penalty. A few days ago, one of the three judges in charge of the case attended the program Y Ahora Sonsoles, on Antena 3. The lawyer assured that if the absence of premeditation is proven, the sentence could be reduced. Sancho could avoid the death penalty or have a sentence that could range from life imprisonment to 15 years in prison.
TardeAR also spoke with the spokesperson for the Attorney General of Thailand, Naron Srirasan. He spoke about premeditation by saying that "there is an accusation of premeditated murder because there is preparation. Equipment is purchased to commit a crime, it is planned. There is also the crime of concealment and transfer of a corpse." "If the accused confesses, the court will consider whether he did it out of remorse or if he provided useful information. If there is benefit, the court will reduce the sentence," he expressed to the talk show hosts and the presenter of the program.
