Thai police arrest man with suitcase full of gold plated babies set to be used in black magic ritual
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3 f1 R$ j- g1 g# JTVBNOW 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。A British man was arrested today with a suitcase full of dead babies thought to have been used in a black magic rituals in Thailand.
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; P! i6 |# T% X3 b6 h5 L- H& P+ x公仔箱論壇Chow 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.5.39.217.76) x; ^ c( |- |- C. j
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It is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.
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Human remains: Two of the six foetuses wrapped in gold leaf which were seized by police in Bangkok, Thailand. A British man has been arrested/ p# O( \& t" S
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'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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 ]% m8 z9 x0 [1 P9 Q
% [. |: ]5 ]' A; wtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt was not clear where the bodies came from.8 p, c8 L& r9 i" y' ~
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. i9 n' i, @: e% A, jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn 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.1 _# Q( {, z5 W3 E' O
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But instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.
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+ B) c% N. N8 i: _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。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 thattvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 x8 T; k7 j6 i. Q" i
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Grim: The corpses had a number of religious threads on them and they are thought to have undergone a black magic ritual7 k: N& g/ ^" W5 a2 O
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Kuen was staying at a hotel in Khao San Road, in Bangkok's backpacker area, but the bodies were found in a separate hotel.公仔箱論壇 Q6 i( ^% i9 A
- v3 B& I% W3 \4 u: }# F- E) `Police had received a tip-off that infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients through a website advertising black magic services.
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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.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。5 N( |# v/ j9 T! x9 t
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Macabre: Thai police show the human remains at a news conference after British citizen Chow Hok Kuen was arrested. N: g7 m+ G% o4 D" f
Black magic rituals are still practised in Thailand, where street-side fortune tellers offer ceremonies to reverse bad luck.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。5 g, G+ P+ m W$ f* f$ H: C7 h
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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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'We can confirm the arrest of a British national in Bangkok on 18 May,' he said.
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'We stand ready to provide consular assistance.'
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