Spaniard highly likely to be handed down a death sentence for cruel, planned and callous murder

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Scene from Monday’s crime reenactment on Ko Phangan as a legal representative appears to discuss proceedings with police as they escorted the accused Spanish man, Mr Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, to seven locations linked with the premeditated murder of Mr Edwin Arietta Arteaga on Wednesday, August 2nd last and the subsequent dismemberment and disposal of his body at sea and at refuse disposal points throughout the island.

Spanish TV and movie star acts to provide his celebrity chef son with legal counsel and support as Marine Police and divers still search for missing body parts of his unfortunate victim near Haad Salad Beach on Ko Phangan after a crime reenactment on Monday visited seven locations. 

As the famous father of 29-year-old Spanish chef, Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, charged with the premeditated murder of 44-year-old Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arietta Arteaga on Ko Phangan this week, organised a mission to assist his son, the accused man is to be transferred to prison on Ko Samui as he faces legal proceedings for premeditated murder in which it is highly likely the death sentence will be handed down.

 

It is understood that the famous father of the 29-year-old Spanish murder suspect Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, arrested this weekend for the murder of a Colombian plastic surgeon, 44-year-old Mr Edwin Arietta Arteaga, is preparing to fly into Thailand to assist his son after news broke of his arrest for premeditated murder on Ko Phangan on Saturday.

 

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/08/07/spaniard-faces-a-death-sentence-daniel-sancho-bronchalo-rodolfo-sancho-aguirre/

 

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[Jonathan Swift]

Spanish chef carves up his boyfriend. I'm gonna stick with Thai food. 

[bignok]

29yo threw his life away. 

[spidermike007]

There have been very few death sentences carried within the past decade. So, why are they now discussing this, but only for foreigners? 

 

I happen to support the death sentence, when the crime is heinous, and when there are witnesses and sufficient evidence. Why keep them alive? Certain crimes are essentially a self revocation of the right to consume oxygen. But, can DNA evidence and the courts be trusted here? 

 

In fact, Thailand does allow the death penalty, but it is rarely applied. 

 

The federation said the kingdom would have achieved the status of "de facto abolitionist" had it not carried out any executions before August 24, 2019 — which would have represented 10 years after the last death sentences were carried out.

 

https://www.dw.com/en/thailand-carries-out-first-execution-since-2009/a-44285913

 

Edited August 7, 2023 by spidermike007

[hotchilli]

20 minutes ago, bignok said:

29yo threw his life away. 

Bad apple.

[bignok]

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

Bad apple.

Rotten egg

[bignok]

29yo with money, fit. Thais must think what an idiot.

[Card]

No way will the son of a famous and rich person, from wherever, be put to death in Thailand. It won't happen. The death penalty is designed and carried out on poor people. Those with no money and power.

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, Card said:

No way will the son of a famous and rich person, from wherever, be put to death in Thailand. It won't happen. The death penalty is designed and carried out on poor people. Those with no money and power.

He killed a farang too so I agree. If Thai maybe different. Pay large sum get transferred to Spain.

[RichardColeman]

Give it a month and there will be a Netflix Dahmer type series in the planning.

[Jonathan Swift]

More details from yahoo news:

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/youtube-chef-chopped-boyfriend-dumped-162444115.html

Edited August 7, 2023 by Jonathan Swift

[bignok]

3 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

More details from yahoo:

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/youtube-chef-chopped-boyfriend-dumped-162444115.html

Long hair on guys looks terrible. Why do they think its cool?

[sikishrory]

Why does he keep covering his hands? I noticed at least one finger bandaged the other day. Do broken fingers make the police look bad?

[Kerryd]

Let's put it this way.
A Canadian criminal (Michael Karas) travelled to Thailand using "stolen" ID in 1995. A year later he murdered the woman he'd been living with, dismembered her body and threw the pieces in a local (Pattaya) swamp.

He then hopped on a plane (still using that "stolen" ID) and flew back to Canada before the authorities had identified him as the killer.
He was arrested in Canada (for violating his probation) and sent back to prison. Thailand requested his extradition. He confessed to some robberies he'd done that the police had listed as "cold cases". That added a few years to his sentence but eventually he was extradited back to Thailand.

He was tried and convicted and sent to Bang Kwan prison for life. (As per normal in Thailand, no public record of his trial or what sentence he was actually given at the time. However, if I recall from older stories, it would have been a death sentence for murdering the woman and another death sentence for mutilating her face and dismembering her body.

However, 5 years to the day later, his lawyer and some loser reporter at a Canadian newspaper (the Toronto Sun) concocted a story about how he shouldn't have been convicted of murder. They argued it should have been manslaughter at best. (They ignored that he'd mutilated her face to try and prevent identification as well as forgetting to mention he'd dismembered her body and threw it into a swamp.)
They claimed he'd been in prison for "half a decade" already - because that sounded worse than "5 years". Karas and his lawyer wanted Canada to approve his transfer back to Canada and decided that he should be released immediately upon arrival. 

The Liberal "Public Safety Minister" (Ralph Goodale) rubber-stamped the transfer, as he'd done with every single transfer that crossed his desk while in office.
Despite having been personally informed of who Karas was, his criminal record before going to Thailand and what exactly he'd been convicted of.

He had a flunkly from Corrections Canada inform me that Karas' case would be reviewed and he would be under "proper supervision" (ect ect, I still have their letter on file).

Less than 1 year later he was arrested in Winnipeg (Manitoba) for a string of bank robberies he'd done in Ontario. It seems that he was transferred (in secret) back to Canada within days of the transfer request being submitted and approved. He was then released, free and clear, within weeks of being back in Canada.

And he immediately resumed his previous career of robbing banks. (Seems he was given about 15 years in prison for those robberies. So he got more time in Canada for robbing a couple of banks than he did in Thailand for murdering, mutilating and dismembering a young woman.)

Keep in mind that whenever a foreigner receives a death penalty sentence in Thailand, it is usually immediately commuted to a Life sentence at the trial or when the next Royal Pardon is given.

So if Spain has a Prisoner Transfer agreement with Thailand, they could apply for a transfer, probably 5 years after conviction. As long as Thailand and Spain (and the prisoner) agree, he'd be sent home "to serve the remainder of his sentence". What happens after he arrives in his home country is up to the Corrections system there.

(In many cases of prisoner transfers, the felon may be released upon arrival as their crime may warrant a lighter sentence - or no conviction at all - in their home countries. As well, "home" justice systems may be more sympathetic and easier to $$$$, er, I mean, "sway" when it comes to sentences handed to one of their citizens for something they did in a foreign country.)

[bignok]

Just now, sikishrory said:

Why does he keep covering his hands? I noticed at least one finger bandaged the other day. Do broken fingers make the police look bad?

Covers the handcuffs

[Elkski]

Shocking.  At least once a month shocking murders are in the Thai news.  

Premeditated no doubt.  It baffles me, it was a much older lover , mot eben considering the gay aspect, and the guy isnt ugly or destitute .  How mamy followers did he have on YouTube?  Death penalty seems to fit the facts of this case.    I akways said it should be the guillotine at half time of Superbowl. It should be a deterrent not hidden. 

 

[bignok]

4 minutes ago, Elkski said:

Shocking.  At least once a month shocking murders are in the Thai news.  

Premeditated no doubt.  It baffles me, it was a much older lover , mot eben considering the gay aspect, and the guy isnt ugly or destitute .  How mamy followers did he have on YouTube?  Death penalty seems to fit the facts of this case.    I akways said it should be the guillotine at half time of Superbowl. It should be a deterrent not hidden. 

 

How would that deterr anybody?

 

 

[jhawks09]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covering the handcuffs...

[AhFarangJa]

49 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

Why does he keep covering his hands? I noticed at least one finger bandaged the other day. Do broken fingers make the police look bad?

He is in handcuffs, and here it is not allowed to show them. Please do not ask why, I stopped trying to figure it out years ago.

[Smokey and the Bandit]

4 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

He is in handcuffs, and here it is not allowed to show them. Please do not ask why, I stopped trying to figure it out years ago.

Fair enough, but is it the same reason they can't show guns on TV, or smoking?????

[Dutchjohn]

1 hour ago, bignok said:

 

29yo with money, fit. Thais must think what an idiot.

@bignok

Not only Thais

[Tarteso]

1 hour ago, Kerryd said:

So if Spain has a Prisoner Transfer agreement with Thailand, they could apply for a transfer, probably 5 years after conviction.

Look like Spain no have transfer agreement with Thailand.

[Skeptic7]

Put this freak down ASAP. 

[shackleton]

Money and power is key in Thailand ????

This guys well known father will no doubt pull a few strings to get his son out of getting  the death penalty 

Properly life in Prison then a deal with the Spanish government later to send him back to Spain 

[klauskunkel]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

celebrity chef

wouldn't want him at the prime rib station

[neeray]

Star, Famous, Celebrity. Woopy doo. So what?

[alanrchase]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

There have been very few death sentences carried within the past decade. So, why are they now discussing this, but only for foreigners? 

 

I happen to support the death sentence, when the crime is heinous, and when there are witnesses and sufficient evidence. Why keep them alive? Certain crimes are essentially a self revocation of the right to consume oxygen. But, can DNA evidence and the courts be trusted here? 

 

In fact, Thailand does allow the death penalty, but it is rarely applied. 

 

The federation said the kingdom would have achieved the status of "de facto abolitionist" had it not carried out any executions before August 24, 2019 — which would have represented 10 years after the last death sentences were carried out.

 

https://www.dw.com/en/thailand-carries-out-first-execution-since-2009/a-44285913

 

What are you on about? Only discussing the death penalty for foreigners. The Thai lady accused of poisoning numerous people with cyanide a few months ago is also facing the death penalty. While the death penalty remains an option for certain crimes anyone committing those crimes will be facing a possible death penalty if they get convicted.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

There have been very few death sentences carried within the past decade. So, why are they now discussing this, but only for foreigners? 

That is what the sentence can be for premeditated murder and nowhere was it stated that it only applies to foreigners.  Death sentences can still be commuted after sentencing.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, bignok said:

Pay large sum get transferred to Spain.

Where did you get the idea that "paying a large sum" will get him transferred to Spain?   After serving a proportion of a prison sentence normal arrangements with other countries allow the transfer of detainees to their home countries, payment is not required.  He will be tried in Thailand.

[jvs]

Seeking the death sentence is all part of the procedure.

If he confesses it will be automatically cut in half which

means life in jail.