Premeditated murder. That is the accusation that the Thai police are going to make against Daniel Sancho and that would carry the death penalty. It is also, the maximum sentence required by the defense of Edwin Arrieta. In ‘Noticias Caracol’, the lawyer has assured that they want Sancho to be tried in Thailand: “We are facing a vile homicide, with cruelty, with all possible violence that, I reiterate, deserves the reproach of a forceful sentence”.

Meanwhile, the Koh Phangan police are squeezing out the 83-day period they have to gather more inquiries. Waiting for the DNA results, they examine the security cameras and continue the tireless search in the sea with divers for the parts of Edwin Arrieta’s body that have yet to be recovered. It was in Thai waters that Daniel Sancho allegedly dumped most of the surgeon.

The authorities have not yet found the victim’s mobile phone. A message of tranquility has been sent from the Koh Samui prison about how Sancho is doing after his second night behind bars. She is still in the hospital module in quarantine, she has cut her hair and has asked her lawyer for medicine and food. She has also requested a call to her family, which has been denied.

Thus, Sancho will have to wait until Wednesday to be able to see his relatives in person. This meeting will, in principle, last 20 minutes, as established by the visiting regime in this prison. Located on a small island in the north of Thailand, this prison quadruples its inmate capacity. Those who have passed through there assure that it is not as friendly as the authorities affirm. They admit that it is a real hell where the lights never go out.