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Spanish Daniel Sancho He was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty by a judge on Thursday Thailand Colombian surgeon murdered Edwin Arrietta and two other crimes he was charged with.

Judge Samui Provincial Court (Southern Thailand began reading the verdict at 10:55 local time (03:55 GMT), about an hour after the meeting began, saying The sentence has been commuted from death to life imprisonment. Because the defendant cooperated with the investigation.

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this Procuratorate of Thailand Sancho is charged with premeditated murder of Arrieta on the island on August 2, 2023 Koh Phanganwho was found dismembered and had his passport stolen from a Colombian, a judge today declared the Spaniard guilty.

The prosecutor in the case, Jerawat SavadeechaiAfter leaving the court, he told EFE that he “SatisfyBecause Sancho was found guilty of three charges brought during a trial at the same court last April.

The judge also ordered Sancho, who was present in court, to pay compensation (nearly 119,000 dollars or about 107,000 euros) to Arrieta’s family of 4 million bats.

During the reading, during which lawyers and defendants had to remain standing, the judge explained the possibility of filing two appeals, one of which was to the bench. Court of Appeal And another one after that Supreme Court.

Sancho, 30, attended the hearing accompanied by his Spanish actor parents Rodolfo Sancho and investment analysts Silvia Broncharoand the Thai public defender who represented him in the Asian country, Apichat Srinoor.

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Also present at the meeting were lawyers and others Natta “Lak” Jongratvanen Co-prosecutors represent the victim’s family Thailand.

Arrietta’s parents, Leovaldo Jose Arrieta yes Ana Marcela Arteagathey did not travel to Thailand.

Security measures and access to the courtroom were much tighter today than during the trial, which was held between April 9 and May 2, when Sancho argued that Arrieta’s death was the result of an accident during combat.

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