Daniel Sancho’s defense has put something unknown until now on the table. A source of the Spanish friendship environment imprisoned in Thailand reveals a piece of information that could be crucial if it were taken into account by the court that must review the sentence at the end of this month. The chef’s lawyers add new evidence and insist on the testimonies presented at the trial last April that, according to them, supported their version that Arrieta’s death was due to a fight in which Sancho acted in self-defense.
That is the great hope that Rodolfo Sancho’s son clings to. The Spaniard’s lawyers are placing special emphasis on the errors that, according to them, were made during the investigation in an attempt to request the annulment of the procedure. Daniel Sancho has started 2025 imprisoned in Surat Thani (southern Thailand), where he was transferred from Samui, on the island where the trial was held between April 9 and May 2.
Meanwhile, sweat mixes with salt and fear in the stories that come from distant Thailand, where light is a cruel promise, and shadows hide truths that no one wants to unearth. Like the story of the videos that, according to the consulted source, the surgeon sent his lover to pressure him and make him see that he had control over the woman he had been dating for five years, with the aim, supposedly, of forcing him to confess. that she was with him, with whom she had a relationship.
Arrieta sent Daniel Sancho videos of his girlfriend to show him that he had control of her
Now that Daniel Sancho languishes within the walls of a cell that he does not recognize as his and that in his name there is talk of a brutal crime, of knives that cut beyond the flesh, of secrets and threats, the story of the tragedy does not end. to be counted at all. Months have passed since a Thai court handed down its ruling: life sentence for the Spaniard accused of murdering and dismembering the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta. But the news, like a river that does not stop, continues to bring with it pieces of a puzzle that changes with each tide. Now something is revealed that until recently remained in the shadows: “Edwin Arrieta sent videos to Daniel Sancho, videos of Laura, his girlfriend,” a source close to the Spaniard tells us. They say that the murdered Colombian acted “like a wolf”, showing his teeth before biting.
Sources close to Sancho assure that these videos, sent by the Colombian surgeon, They sought to subdue Daniel, to keep him in a place of submission and fear. According to this version, Arrieta followed Laura’s movements through people he paid, knew where she was, with whom, and let Sancho know with calculated precision. “Look what I have, look what I can do,” those images seemed to say that crossed the air between two continents, loaded with silent warnings. It was a direct warning, insist those who defend the young chef. Arrieta would have used those videos as a weapon, one that did not cut the flesh but could tear the lives of those who received them. “If you say something, if you reveal our relationship, you know what will happen,” This is what, according to these sources, Sancho was given to understand. It wasn’t just him who was in danger; They were Laura, her family, her entire world.
Laura, the woman in the center of the hurricane
Laura had not been a household name in this case. He had remained on the periphery, like a blurry figure that no one dared to focus on closely. But his story has become impossible to ignore. Laura, daughter of a powerful businesswoman in the luxury car business, had been at Daniel’s side for five years, although the relationship had cracks. Just a few weeks before his trip to Thailand, Daniel had been seen with another woman in the Balearic Islands. However, Laura was at the heart of the fears that the defense says prompted Daniel to act.
In the days of the murder, According to our source, Laura and a relative of hers were in Thailand, a fact that adds another layer of tension to the story. Did Arrieta know of his presence? Did that make his threats even closer, more tangible?
The case of Daniel Sancho is not only a personal drama; It is a board on which the pieces move with legal precision. Since the initial conviction, appeals have been filed seeking, if not to acquit him, at least to reduce his sentence. But the Arrieta family, represented in Spain by the office of Ospina Abogados, has decided to go in the opposite direction. The sentence is currently life imprisonment and is not death due to the cooperation that Sancho provided during the investigation. However, Thailand’s Court of Appeal has now been asked to reconsider the ruling and increase the compensation awarded to the surgeon’s family. It is requested that it go from the current 112,000 euros to a much larger sum: 840,000 euros.
The Arrietas argue that this amount better reflects the economic loss suffered with the death of Edwin, who was their main source of support. Furthermore, according to his lawyer, the family of the Colombian surgeon considers that there has been no genuine repentance on the part of Sancho nor an approach to repair the damage caused. A case that refuses to be closed. While legal strategies advance, the days in Thai jail add up one after another for Daniel Sancho. His lawyers in Spain, including Marcos García-Montes, have announced that they will exhaust all deadlines to present appeals. They are looking for arguments that could reduce the sentence or even open the door for Daniel to serve his sentence in a Spanish prison.
In this legal framework, other options are seen, such as the possibility that the king of Thailand grants pardon measures to the Spaniard. But these measures have conditions. Sancho would have to pay compensation, publicly apologize and meet other formal requirements before that possibility becomes a reality.
The murder of Edwin Arrieta is not just an isolated act of violence; It is a reflection of broken relationships, of secrets that become chains, of a power game that crosses borders and breaks lives. If the existence of those alleged scenes sent by Arrieta is confirmed, if the sources tell the truth, they paint a picture of manipulation and control that is intertwined with the central tragedy of the case.
Was it fear that led Daniel Sancho to commit such a heinous act?
Was it the desperation of someone who felt they couldn’t escape? These are questions that courts, families and society continue to try to answer. But deep down, there is a silence that neither statements nor legal resources can break: the silence of a dead man and another who faces a life behind bars. And among the shadows of the prison, Daniel Sancho waits. We don’t know if he hopes for justice, forgiveness or simply a new morning. But what is clear is that this story has not yet come to an end.
He spends his days and nights in a dark and damp cell, surrounded by prisoners who are charged with weapons and drug trafficking crimes or other serious crimes. Searches of cells and lockers in police raids are very common and usually end with the prisoners half-naked. Sancho asked the judge after reading the sentence if he could remain in the same prison, considered less harsh and dangerous, but the judge responded that the law did not allow it and that the decision did not depend on him.
The possibility that Daniel Sancho could return to Spain soon exists
The defense of the Spanish chef, sentenced to life imprisonment in Thailand for the murder of Colombian Edwin Arrieta, He has ten days, until January 17, to present his arguments against the victim’s family’s appeal, in which they ask that the death penalty be imposed. The possibility that Daniel Sancho could return to Spain soon exists But except for the sources consulted from the environment closest to the Spanish one, the rest of the legal experts consulted by Informalia see it as “unlikely” that this will happen. “before another seven years”, although more accurate conclusions can be drawn after the presentation of the last resort. It will be once resolved when, in the best of cases, he could be allowed to be transferred to Spain to serve his sentence.
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