Daniel Sancho (30 years old) was sentenced to life in prison for the murder and dismemberment of Edwin Arrieta. However, when reading the sentence, the judge explained the possibility of filing two appeals, one before the Court of Appeal and the other later before the Supreme Court. He seems to be sticking to it. Rodolfo Sancho (49 years old), father of the accused.
“Always keep fighting, keep fighting“, the actor told the media after hearing the sentence. Rodolfo did not reveal further details and when asked how Daniel was doing, he resisted making any statements. During the reading, which took place early in the morning of that day, Thursday, August 29, he wrapped his son up.
The interpreter went to the Samui court accompanied by his legal advisor in Thailand, Alice Keartjareanlap. They both arrived at 9:15 a.m. local time. About 45 minutes before the start of the session.We stay positive” said the lawyer while the actor avoided making any statements.
Daniel Sancho arrives at the courthouse from prison to hear the sentence.
The mother of the condemned man, the investment analyst Silvia Bronchalo (49 years old), was also present at the session which took place behind closed doors and under strict security measures.
The Thai public defender representing Sancho in court, Apichart Srinual, was also one of the first to arrive at the court this morning. The prosecutor in the case, Jeerawat Sawatdichai, represented the prosecution. The surgeon’s parents Edwin Arrieta, Leovaldo José Arrieta and Ana Marcela ArteagaI have not traveled to Thailand and they followed the sentence of Colombia.
During the reading of the judgment, which began around 10 a.m. – local time – and lasted about 60 minutes, the judge explained the possibility of filing two appeals. Now, a deadline of one month is set up to both parties to decide.
Sancho’s lawyers have already confirmed that they will appeal the sentence. “We are going to appeal the sentence. We did not expect it but we have to accept what the Ministry of Justice has said. We have always respected it,” Carmen Balfagón said in statements to the media.It will be appealed, that’s for sure, without a doubt.“, insisted Marco Garcia-Montes.
Rodolfo Sancho during the trial of his son Daniel, held between April and May 2024.
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Those who have not yet revealed whether they will also appeal to the Thai justice system are the lawyers for Edwin’s family. Arrieta. It will be in the next few hours that Juan Gonzalo Ospina will offer a press conference in Madrid to assess the sentence.
The judge found Daniel Sancho guilty of the three crimes that the prosecution accused him of: premeditated murder, body concealment -for the dismemberment of Arrieta- and theft of other people’s documentsby the passport of the Colombian surgeon, then aged 44.
The judge said that The sentence was reduced from death to life imprisonment thanks to the defendant’s cooperation. with the investigation.
The judge also ordered Daniel Sancho to pay a compensation to Arrieta’s family of four million bats (nearly 119,000 dollars or approximately 107,000 euros).
