Spanish YouTube Chef Gets Life in Prison for Murder in Thailand

Spanish YouTube Chef Gets Life in Prison for Murder in Thailand
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, on Aug. 7, 2023. Somkeat Ruksaman/AP Photo
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BANGKOK—A court in Thailand on Thursday found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of premeditated murder and sentenced him to life in prison, in a lurid case that involved the victim being dismembered.

The Koh Samui Provincial Court issued an initial sentence of death for Sancho but commuted it to life imprisonment due to his cooperation during the trial, said Police Col. Paisan Sangthep, deputy commander of the Surat Thani Provincial Police, who attended the hearing.