Thai police arrest man with suitcase full of gold plated babies set to be used in black magic ritual
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 X$ j4 Y0 A! A! v# s# X( |
) x7 D/ _& O4 R6 stvb 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.3 N/ e& w9 y7 ^* ~# L0 }& B$ ~! ~
( i( Z1 S; O' S1 E4 B0 Jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.% r( x$ ~4 Y, ~
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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 arrested7 t1 M; L0 J& }3 L. ^' N/ k: C
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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.公仔箱論壇9 l3 ?6 V% C' `6 t6 E, p( _; J
8 o" R! K" _0 _4 G$ j公仔箱論壇It was not clear where the bodies came from.5.39.217.764 T- D( [; W' I5 K
* W+ p) L4 C$ ], S; k3 j0 gTVBNOW 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。Police said the corpses had a number of religious threads and tattoos on them.
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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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But instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.
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( J! H4 F/ i1 p. r$ @3 X# i0 K, yGrim 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 that5.39.217.76( }7 R5 z& g# C) Q9 F% `
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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 ritual5.39.217.767 \2 P- O1 C! ^9 m
% {. q6 l! i% Q! p5.39.217.76Kuen 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# P$ `6 h, E: k' ]4 T+ |
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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.
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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.) T2 y' b9 H$ p( r
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$ G5 T# @2 P4 |5 k" T5.39.217.76Macabre: Thai police show the human remains at a news conference after British citizen Chow Hok Kuen was arrested
' ?/ f9 ^1 T7 |6 c/ x* F$ w; Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBlack 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ _. z L. n4 c1 V1 d' Q
$ K& o5 u- u) A1 w& Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.
7 E3 g1 w: p7 O4 t! h J1 F'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.') M7 s$ K/ k! E' S9 p/ Q: J" V9 ~
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