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.5.39.217.76+ G* A u, m$ l- ^, \! T$ f. p0 r
O) q* q: E' B, u5 b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.6 q. b% I. Z- e0 m
j$ @0 l) h0 x9 X( T: Htvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.1 K. t- O( Y' h
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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
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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.
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+ W J7 C9 G3 D1 w9 Vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt was not clear where the bodies came from.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 F/ A( K7 ~8 H8 {
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 D/ f1 _/ B) e7 {
3 M% _; S) A* j# s6 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.
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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
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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 ritualtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ h( m$ o# C' M8 C
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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.
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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.
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Macabre: Thai police show the human remains at a news conference after British citizen Chow Hok Kuen was arrested公仔箱論壇- U4 l8 i8 D2 I9 t
Black magic rituals are still practised in Thailand, where street-side fortune tellers offer ceremonies to reverse bad luck., I( D- ]( M6 x/ a' W
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Kuen faces one year in prison and a 2,000 baht fine (£40) if he is found guilty." p+ r: i! E, {" C u0 c% V
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A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.
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" c# e' l7 x! C5 v5 `4 Z' ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'We stand ready to provide consular assistance.'
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