FILE - 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. Thailand’s Koh Samui Provincial court Tuesday, April 9, 2024, began a trial on the son of a Spanish actor accused of murdering and dismembering the surgeon on the popular tourist island.
The charge of premeditated murder carries a possible death penalty. The concealment or damaging of a dead body is punishable by a year in prison. When asked whether he is confident about his defense case, Aprichart said “it depends on the evidence,” adding that “there are a lot of witnesses. It depends on what they will say.”