YouTuber son of Spanish actor confesses to murdering plastic surgeon in Thailand

The son of a prominent Spanish actor appeared in court Monday after confessing to murdering and dismembering a Colombian plastic surgeon while the two men were on vacation in Thailand, police said.

Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, 29, had been visiting the island of Koh Phangan for its famous monthly full moon party, according to Madrid-based newspaper El Pais.

Sancho is the son of Spanish actor Rodolfo Sancho and has a YouTube channel where he shares his creations. He was in Thailand along with Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a 44-year-old plastic surgeon from Colombia.

Arrieta’s family told Thai police that the two men were lovers, the Bangkok Post reported. Sancho has disputed those claims, telling investigators that the two men were just friends.

Sancho reportedly had his own hotel room booked for a few days, but he shared dinner and at least one overnight stay in Arrieta’s room, sources told El Pais. Security footage also showed the two men sharing a moped ride on the island.

In a statement to authorities, Sancho claimed Arrieta was holding him in that room against his will and propositioned him for sex on Aug. 1, according to El Pais. Sancho said he retaliated by shoving Arrieta, who fell against a bathtub, hit his head and died.

Arrieta’s body parts were found in multiple bags at a landfill, the Bangkok Post reported. Sancho also admitted to putting some pieces in a suitcase and chucking it into the sea, police said.

After dismembering Arrieta’s body, Sancho went to the full moon party with two women he met at his hotel, according to El Pais. The following day, remains were discovered at the landfill and he was arrested.

A day later, after he confessed, Sancho visited seven different sites on the island along with police to reconstruct his actions.

On Sunday, Sancho’s family released a statement asking for “maximum respect, both for Daniel Sancho himself and for the whole family, in these delicate moments of maximum confusion.”