Thai police arrest man with suitcase full of gold plated babies set to be used in black magic ritual+ U0 H5 H9 }$ w% N, H ^% l; g+ b' V
' R9 O( f0 C2 H% Y4 q9 jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA British man was arrested today with a suitcase full of dead babies thought to have been used in a black magic rituals in Thailand.3 x3 E; Z; z8 Y
5 F( I. P6 T8 H n3 |0 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbChow Hok Kuen, 28, a British citizen born in Hong Kong of Taiwanese parents, was arrested in Bangkok's Chinatown and was being held for possession of human remains, police said.5.39.217.765 B( S- D8 M! k0 q
+ Z+ }2 w8 a; E" QIt is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.公仔箱論壇" d% b" i2 y& B, s; K- }
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" X+ H0 M" V' q$ oTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Human remains: Two of the six foetuses wrapped in gold leaf which were seized by police in Bangkok, Thailand. A British man has been arrestedtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 K1 x5 m2 x' ?8 q
" A" ~5 J# [0 z7 h$ c Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'The bodies are of children between the ages of two and seven months. Some were found covered in gold leaf,' Wiwat Kumchumnan, sub-division chief of the police's Children and Women Protection unit, said.
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It was not clear where the bodies came from.
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& L; p0 U( o* e0 Z! x: P/ Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbPolice said the corpses had a number of religious threads and tattoos on them.5.39.217.768 T0 w6 q" s7 R! ?: Y: D3 ?6 r
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In Thailand there is a grisly ritual known as 'Kuman Thong', where dead babies are surgically removed from their mother's womb and undergo a ceremonial ritual.
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3 |5 \& _" T" n# A! G! S" b, z8 JBut instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* u+ \+ |+ L% K/ m) A3 ?
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Grim haul: The remains of six foetuses which are believed to be destined for Taiwan. They were bought for £4,000 and could have been sold for six times that( m) ~' N% X; T* h, W) w
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# I; L0 ~: l. ?, {! r# J5 j+ W0 u5.39.217.76Grim: The corpses had a number of religious threads on them and they are thought to have undergone a black magic ritual5.39.217.763 b6 R) N1 g# r+ P5 J
, c+ H0 Y: {0 Q* s8 [Kuen was staying at a hotel in Khao San Road, in Bangkok's backpacker area, but the bodies were found in a separate hotel.
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Police had received a tip-off that infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients through a website advertising black magic services.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 @6 s0 P# B/ A/ O2 T
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The corpses were bought from a Taiwanese national for 200,000 baht (£4,000) and could have been sold for six times that amount in Taiwan, police said.5.39.217.76/ K& l' Z7 i) D! A, a
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Macabre: Thai police show the human remains at a news conference after British citizen Chow Hok Kuen was arrestedTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% C2 {) Y- y5 k5 \ K- P
Black magic rituals are still practised in Thailand, where street-side fortune tellers offer ceremonies to reverse bad luck.
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Kuen faces one year in prison and a 2,000 baht fine (£40) if he is found guilty.
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2 A$ s; J ^) d& v. X# _$ XA spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。) p2 ~5 K6 m- ]. t
'We can confirm the arrest of a British national in Bangkok on 18 May,' he said.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。, D$ W7 X! p, v9 Y P
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'We stand ready to provide consular assistance.'5.39.217.760 ^3 g( }' r4 C, p' l% D* {6 `) ^2 E
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