Son of Spanish actor detained over island murder

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, Aug. 7, 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)

The son of a Spanish actor who confessed to killing and dismembering another foreigner on a popular tourist island has been placed in pre-trial detention, police said.

Police on the island of Koh Pha Ngan said on Tuesday they have enough evidence to charge Daniel Sancho Bronchalo (pic), 29, with pre-meditated murder after he appeared in court on Monday.