Rodolfo Sancho, heading to Thailand with his lawyers to be with his son when the sentence is read

Next Thursday, August 29, the judge will read the sentence against Daniel Sancho, accused of the premeditated murder of Edwin Arrieta. Just five days from now, Rodolfo Sancho and his team have set off for Thailand.

Early in the morning, Rodolfo met up with his lawyers, Carmen Balfagón and Marcos García Montes, near the family home where he spent the night in Madrid. Serious and sparing with words, we did see him greeting his entire team very affectionately, thus demonstrating that he is very optimistic about the verdict in his son’s case. Minutes later, the actor walked calmly through the airport, surrounded by cameras, and preferred not to answer questions from the press. What Rodolfo did say is that he wants all this to end at last: “Yes.” For his part, the lawyer Marcos García Montes made it clear that there is the spirit to face the judge’s decision: “Sure,” and he thanked the press for their words of encouragement: “Thank you very much.”

The countdown to one of the most eagerly awaited sentences of the year has begun. The judge will read the sentence at a hearing scheduled for 10 a.m. on the 29th, but the sentence against the Spaniard accused of the premeditated murder of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta has already been drafted and has been sent to a higher court for review.

Before leaving with his client’s father, the lawyer Marcos García-Montes offered some statements about the imminent sentence. The family is hopeful: “We understand that since there is no premeditation, we would be entering into wilful homicide, which also does not exist since there was no attack by our client. Therefore, Regarding the sentence, we would be facing a sentence of 6 to 8 years in prison. After serving a third of the sentence, Daniel could return to Spain. “since the Spanish and Thai justice systems have signed the so-called ‘transfer of prisoners’, not ‘extradition’,” he explains.

Regarding his defense and that of the murdered surgeon, he added: “We know that Arrieta’s defense has presented a final report that is not conclusions, so the court will not take it into account. We have opted to defend the human rights enshrined in the Thai Constitution.“.

The lawyer is confident in his strategy and in the resolution of the Thai justice system: “We are calm and confident since the defense in the trial was carried out from Spain and Thailand via telematic means, with the legal teams in permanent contact. In addition, The president of the court asked us to trust them since they were going to stick solely and exclusively to the evidence presented.“.

About Rodolfo Sancho and Daniel’s grandmother

A few days ago, Rodolfo’s brother, Daniel, spoke in the first person about his nephew’s situation and explained: “Rodolfo is full of optimism. He hopes for the most favorable sentence possible, at least not the most serious, but the most likely.”

As for the protagonist of The LadyGarcía-Montes said: “Rodolfo is particularly confident in the work that my office and the Thai lawyers have done together, although he does not hide a certain concern about the sentence on 29 August. Daniel, his father and the legal and criminological team have absolute confidence in the court and in the president.”

Asked about Daniel’s paternal grandmother, the lawyer also offered some words that may upset Silvia Bronchalo: “For years she has acted as a mother to Daniel. She is a truly courageous grandmother.”. It speaks of Noelia Aguirre, Rodolfo’s mother, whom the family has tried to protect from all this type of information so that the news related to her grandson affects her as little as possible.

As we said, the Koh Samui court will read the sentence of the accused on August 29 and has limited the young man’s accompaniment to only two people: his father, Rodolfo Sancho, and his mother, Silvia Bronchalo. The actor is already in Thailand to be close to his son at such a delicate time. Since the murder committed by his son in August of last year, Sancho Gracia’s son and his ex have had strong disagreements during the defense and have even had legal problems. She sued him for insults and harassment and finally the complaint was filed in favor of Rodolfo.