Daniel Sancho, "nervous" since his admission to Koh Samui prison: he has asked for medication for anxiety and they have cut his hair

Daniel Sancho has only been in the Koh Samui prison for two days but he is already beginning to feel “nervous”. This was stated by the director of the Thai prison, Watcharapong Boonsaior, to RTVE, who also said that the 29-year-old, accused of the murder and dismemberment of the Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta, would have asked for medication to end his nerves. “He is a bit nervous, he has to learn what life is like in prison,” commented the warden, who also made it clear that “his state of mind is still good.”

After a few days in which they claimed that the son of Rodolfo Sancho and Silvia Bronchalo was calm and even “relaxed”, as his lawyer pointed out a few hours ago, his arrival at the Thai prison would have changed things. Sancho remains in an isolation module “with five other prisoners” due to the covid-19 protocol and they have also cut off his blonde hair. “Thai anthem plays very early in the morning. To shower, for example, they have two hours, 165 showers for more than 700 inmates, whoever is not smart will run out of water”, explained the journalist from Mediaset Jorge Luque, displaced to the island, who also said that ” eating is the worst, they only have a little broth with bones and some rice. And I don't even tell you to sleep anymore. They have three blankets that they have to use, one for the floor as a mattress, another to cover themselves and another as a pillow.”

The prison director, for his part, has assured that the 29-year-old would have made three requests: that his lawyer bring him food, anxiety medication and make a video call to his family. “He wants to contact his family as soon as possible, he cannot receive visits from them for eight days but he says he needs to talk to them as soon as possible.”

“The same rights as other inmates”

In addition, Boonsaior has explained that although Sancho “did not show signs of fear or anxiety” when he entered the prison, two prison officials are in charge of taking care of him and “talking with him to alleviate any potential stress.”. Sancho, 29, underwent a physical analysis upon arrival at the center and “his general condition was normal.” In addition, the director of the center has indicated that the Spaniard will not receive any special treatment and “has the same rights as other inmates.”

The actor Rodolfo Sancho, father of the confessed murderer, would have already arrived on the island to support his son, but he is not allowed to visit him until the aforementioned period of isolation has passed.

The crime occurred on Wednesday, August 2, in a hotel on the island of Koh Phangan. Sancho confessed to the murder and dismembering the victim into pieces to hide his remains. The 29-year-old chef is in provisional prison awaiting trial.