Daniel Sancho pleads not guilty of the premeditated murder of Edwin Arrieta in Thailand: “It was an accident”

The Spanish Daniel Sancho This Monday he pleaded not guilty to the premeditated murder of the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta in Thailandduring a hearing at the court on the island of Samui, sources close to the case told EFE.

In this view, Sancho29 years old and in provisional prison since last August 7, He denied being guilty of the premeditated murder of the Colombian on the island of Phanganas well as making his passport disappear, two of the three charges against him, but he pleaded guilty to hiding parts of his body.

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Sancho He assured during the hearing that the death of Edwin Arrieta It was due to an accident.

Likewise, the young Spaniard told the judge today that wanted to dispense with the services of public defender Krit Sudthanomwhich was assigned to him on October 26, when the defendant appeared before the judge without a private lawyer.

As the lawyer himself said today, Sancho requested a new lawyer, who will also be appointed by the court.

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He Spanish I didn’t have a lawyer Thailand -where it can only be defended by a Thai- since September 7, after the accused’s father, the Spanish actor Rodolfo Sanchodispensed with the services of Anan Chuayprabat to “discrepancies in defense”.

Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho, father of Spanish chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, answers questions from the media as he leaves the Provincial Court of Koh Samui, Thailand, on November 13, 2023. (EFE/EPA/SITTHIPONG CHAROENJAI).

Rodolfo Sancho was present at the hearing today, in which Prosecutor Jeerawat Sawatdichai read the accused the charges of premeditated murder, hiding the body and destroying other people’s documentation.

The Thai lawyer representing the family of Edwin Arrietaafter last Friday they announced that the victim’s family would attend the trial against Daniel Sancho.

Today, for the first time, the young man had the help of a Thai-to-Spanish interpreteras requested on October 26, when the hearing was postponed until today for this reason.

A new hearing will be held on November 27th, in which Both the prosecution and the defense will present their evidence in the case against the Spaniard.

Sancho pleaded guilty to the murder and dismemberment of the Colombian surgeon, who is punishable by death in Thailand, when he was brought to justice on August 7, following his confession two days earlier at the police station on Phangan Island.

By rejecting part of the accusations, a procedure is initiated that includes a new statement and examination of evidence that will culminate in a trialwhich could be held between February and April 2024, as explained by the Public Ministry to EFE.

Source: Elcomercio