Surat Thani — The forensic team has confirmed that the body parts found at a landfill on Thailand’s southern tourist island of Pha Ngan, Surat Thani, belong to a Colombian man believed to have been murdered by his Spanish lover.

 

The results of the DNA analysis showed that the body parts belonged to Mr. Edwin Miguel Arrieta Arteaga, a 44-year-old Columbian gender reassignment surgeon, who was going on a trip to Pha Ngan Island with his Spanish partner, Mr. Daniel Jeronimo Sancho Bronchalo, 29.

 

Mr. Edwin mysteriously lost contact with his relatives after travelling to the island to enjoy the full moon party with Mr. Daniel. His dismembered body parts were later found stuffed in garbage bags at a landfill on the island.

 

So far, Mr. Daniel admitted to allegedly murdering and separating his lover’s body, claiming Mr. Edwin tried to forcefully have sex with him. This led to a fight where Mr. Daniel punched Mr. Edwin one time, causing him to fall and fatally hit his head on a bathtub. This forced Mr. Daniel to have to dispose of the body by dismembering it, according to his claim, although the police remained skeptical about it.

 

The police said that the suspect had planned the incident meticulously, having invited his partner to meet at the island and bought the right tools to dismember the body.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

PHOTO: Matichon

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/08/08/update-dismembered-body-parts-confirmed-to-be-columbian-man-killed-by-spanish-partner/

 

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He's going to have to come up with a lot better story than that to be believed.

 

Unless he comes up with something far more believable, his goose is cooked.

 

He brought the tools with him, it was premeditated murder and then to come up with a pathetic excuse of the older man tried to force him to have sex and therefore resulted in the murder, is a very weak defense. He is a lot bigger guy and could have just refused. Nobody will believe this nonsense.

 

The case is way too high profile to be swept away and after all, it's two foreigners in a lovers tiff as far as the Thais are concerned.

 

I think it will be death commuted to life because he will have to accept his guilt,

 

It will be the minimum eight years in the big house, then transferred under the prisoner treaty back to Spain for the remainder or balance of his sentence.

 

He isn't going to get a Royal pardon for this heinous act.

 

29 years old, a business that was flying, a noted chef held in high regard, a good family with a good upbringing and he's thrown it all in the toilet. What a clown!