Daniel Sancho accepts a fine of 450 euros for hitting a man while waiting for a taxi

Daniel Sancho, who is awaiting sentencing in Thailand for the trial of the death and dismemberment of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta, accepted this Wednesday a sentence of a fine of 450 euros for punching a man in the head in the queue. a taxi in Madrid in November 2019, events for which the Prosecutor’s Office requested that he be sentenced to one year in prison, compensation to the victim of 2,100 euros and that he assume the cost of fixing the tooth that he broke.

The agreement has been adopted, as explained by the prosecutor, taking into account that the case has been paralyzed for almost a year and that the defendant has consigned the 2,100 euros of civil liability that had been estimated to compensate for the damage. Once the sentence has been issued, which has been issued by voice, the injured party will be able to receive the money.

The trial has not been held in criminal court number 16 in Madrid because the parties have reached an agreement. Sancho intervened by videoconference from Thailand. With short hair, a beige blouse typical of inmates in preventive detention, which revealed a white undershirt, Sancho agreed with the prosecutor’s account of the events and assured that he had understood “perfectly.” the penalty that was imposed on him and with which he has agreed. The connection was made from the Madrid courts with a room in which there was a large rectangular table, and in the background, he was accompanied by a Thai police officer, wearing a mask. When the hearing, which lasted a few minutes, was over, the defendant stood up from his chair and revealed that he was wearing dark shorts and barefoot.

The trial has allowed Sancho’s image to be seen only by the parties to the procedure and about twenty journalists who have followed it from a room located in a nearby building. Taking images of the procedure has not been allowed because the Thai authorities have not authorized it, according to judicial sources. Since Sancho was arrested in Thailand last summer for Arrieta’s death, he has been imprisoned so very few images of him have emerged, some of them in a police van.

In Thailand, Sancho faces a death sentence or life imprisonment, at best, for the death and dismemberment of Arrieta. The trial, held last April in Thailand, was held behind closed doors and with strict control of information.

The attack for which the agreement was reached in Madrid occurred at four in the morning on November 9, 2019, near José Abascal Street. According to the prosecutor’s account, Sancho tried to get into a taxi without respecting the queue that had formed and a man, with the initials JC, reproached him for his behavior. According to the public ministry, Sancho punched him in the head, causing injuries that took 12 days to heal. The blow, which required him to receive five stitches, did not prevent him from carrying out his usual activities, but he was left with aesthetic damage because he broke his upper right incisor tooth.

Before the agreement, the prosecutor accused Sancho of a crime of injuries, for which he demanded a year in prison, that he compensate the affected person with 2,100 euros and also assume the cost of dental treatment to fix the damage he caused.

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