Son of Spanish Actors is Arrested in Thailand on Suspicion of Killing Colombian on Tourist Island

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A Thai police officer escorts Spanish Daniel Sancho Bronchalo on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon from Koh Phagnan island to Koh Samui Island court, southern Thailand, Monday, 7 August 2023. Sancho, the son of two Spanish film stars, has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on a tourist island, police said. Sancho was taken from Koh Phagnan, where the remains of the Colombian surgeon were found, to another island, Samui, where he is being held, Surat Thani provincial police commander Saranyu Chamnanrat said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Somkeat Ruksaman)

BANGKOK (AP) — The son of two Spanish film stars has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a tourist island, police said.

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo was taken from Koh Phagnan, where the remains of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga were found, to another island, Samui, where he is being held, Surat Thani provincial police commander Saranyu Chamnanrat said Tuesday.

Sancho, a chef with a YouTube channel, has been charged with premeditated murder, which carries a possible death penalty, and with concealment of a body to cover up the death, Saranyu said.