Thailand Court Upholds Life Sentence for Spanish Chef
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Thailand Court Upholds Life Sentence for Spanish Chef
Last Updated on September 26, 2026 by Jeff Tomas KOH SAMUI – An appeals court in Koh Samui, Thailand has confirmed the life sentence of Spanish chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo. He was convicted of the grisly 2023 murder and dismemberment of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga. The victim was a Colombian plastic surgeon vacationing on the island […] <p>The post Thailand Court Upholds Life Sentence for Spanish Chef first appeared on Chiang Rai Times.</p>
Sancho continued to read the judgement via videoconference from Surat Thani prison, where he serves his sentence.
An appeals court upheld the life imprisonment sentence for a Spanish chef who murdered and dismembered a Colombian cosmetic surgeon, ruling that both the prosecution's and defense's appeals were unfounded.
The Court has rejected the appeal of the young man from Madrid and holds life in prison for the murder of Edwin Arrieta, although there is still one last avenue of appeal.
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