YouTube chef Daniel Sancho Bronchalo murdered boyfriend before dismembering body & dumping it in

Publish date: 2024-03-31

A CELEBRITY chef allegedly killed his boyfriend before dismembering his body and dumping it in a suitcase in Thailand.

YouTuber Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, the son of two Spanish film stars, is claimed to have tried to dispose of the remains at sea.

Police allege he beat his lover Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, 44, to death before chillingly chopping up his corpse.

The victim's remains - including his hips and thighs - were found by locals in Koh Pha Ngnan on Thursday at a rubbish dump.

Bronchalo - the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre and actress Silvia Bronchalo - had been on the party island since late July.

But he is said to have been warring with his boyfriend while they were in the resort to attend one of the notorious Full Moon Parties.

Thai police say the Spaniard, 29, confessed to killing Edwin after their feud over "sex and money" reached a breaking point.

Bronchalo is alleged to have dismembered his lover's body into 14 pieces, put them in a suitcase and dumped it at sea.

The celebrity chef had reportedly filed a missing persons report for Edwin after the murder.

Body parts were also said to have been strewn around other places on the island after he allegedly went out onto the water in a kayak.

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He has since shown cops the locations where he discarded the rest of the remains, according to reports.

Police divers later recovered Edwin's head and hands, as well as his clothing including boxer shorts, a black t-shirt and shorts.

Bronchalo has now been detained in custody and put on suicide watch ahead of a court appearance in Thailand on Monday. 

Local police said he is set to be charged with "premeditated murder and secretly moving or destroying a corpse to conceal a death or the cause of death".

Police Lieutenant General Surapong Thanomjit said: "The suspect has confessed to being the one who killed Edwin Arrieta Arteaga and dismembered the body.

"He put the parts in a suitcase and left them in the sea. He claimed that the victim was angry when he refused to sleep with him.

"Then he punched him in the head, causing him to fall over and hit the bathtub, so he cut the body to disguise the death.

"Investigators found traces of the victim's body in the hotel room the suspect booked."

Koh Pha Ngan's police chief Panya Niratimanon told AFP the investigation remains ongoing.

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According to reports, cops discovered Daniel had been buying knives, plastic bags and cleaning supplies at local convenience stores.

His father Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre is reportedly flying to Thailand.

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