The prosecutor is calling for a conviction for premeditated murder, which could carry the death penalty, while the Spaniard maintains that the Colombian surgeon’s death was accidental
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the Spaniard, accusing him of the premeditated murder of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta last year on the island of Koh Pha-ngan
The court on the island of Samui has assigned a public defender to the Spaniard, who is accused of premeditated murder after confessing to killing and dismembering Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta
The Spanish chef faces the death penalty after the investigation found the Colombian surgeon was stabbed before being dismembered and no third parties were involved
Thai police are still gathering evidence against the Spaniard, while continuing to search the coastal area of Kho Pha-ngan, where the 29-year-old admitted to disposing of parts of Edwin Arrieta’s body
The Spaniard, accused of killing Colombian plastic surgeon Edwin Arrieta, could serve a sentence in Spain under a 1987 agreement if he is not given the death penalty