Thailand jails for life son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho over grisly murder

FILE PHOTO: Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre is escorted while assisting Thai police with investigations after he was arrested on charges of murder in the death and dismemberment of his Colombian travelling companion Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on the tourist island of Koh Phangan, Thailand August 7, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

SAMUI ISLAND, Thailand (Reuters) - A Thai court on Thursday jailed for life the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho for the high-profile murder and dismembering of a Colombian man last year on the popular tourist island of Koh Phangan.

A criminal court on the neighbouring island of Samui found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, 30, guilty of the premeditated murder of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, 44, whose body was cut up and concealed by the accused, a court statement said.