Daily Mail.Sancho arrived in Thailand on July 31 as a tourist, and reportedly arrived, with Arrieta in tow, to attend a party on Koh Pha-ngan, a popular beach destination in the southeastern part of the country best known for its monthly Full Moon Party.
The raucous night-long celebration is tied to the lunar calendar and draws international revelers to its outdoor rave event.Police allege that Sancho murdered Arrieta and cut his body into 14 pieces before dumping them in the sea and other places around the island.
He later filed a missing persons report with police on August 3.Hours before Sancho filed the police report, Arrieta’s hips and thighs had been found by locals at a nearby landfill.
Trash collectors found additional human remains belonging to Arrieta on the following day. Police used DNA tests to confirm Arrieta’s identity, and questioned Sancho, who reportedly admitted to murdering the surgeon last Friday.On Sunday, Sancho led police to seven sites around the island where he allegedly disposed of the body parts, and directed officers to a spot on the beach where he used a kayak to dump other body parts in the sea.