Son of famous Spanish actor goes on trial over Thai island murder

Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho (right), father of Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, talks to reporters at the Koh Samui provincial court in southern Thailand, on April 9, 2024. - AP

KOH SAMUI: The murder trial of a famous Spanish actor's son opened Tuesday (April 9) on a popular Thai tourist island, where he is accused of killing and dismembering a Colombian plastic surgeon.

Chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, 29, pleaded not guilty at a hearing in November to the premeditated murder of 44-year-old Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on the nearby Koh Pha Ngan island.