A Thai court sentenced Spanish chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo to life in prison for murdering and dismembering Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta Arteaga on Koh Phangan in August 2023. Sancho, who met Arrieta online, denied premeditated murder but admitted to dismembering and disposing of the body. The defense claimed self-defense, but evidence, including surveillance footage of Sancho buying incriminating items, supported the murder charge. The case emerged when rubbish collectors found body parts, leading to Sancho’s arrest.