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.
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/ D( k: {: _6 e1 \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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ ^; B4 U$ M3 G- b; O
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It is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.7 M4 z0 [8 u3 G/ r# Y0 m/ B
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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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; B, P, g0 ^( F3 l0 O! G$ u* m5.39.217.76'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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1 F2 x+ X# n* e# d5 n# p7 RIn 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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~* M. E% K) x) f: @1 ?% ]( S, WBut instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.) t5 u) I" m9 `* I7 ]! F- }, @
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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公仔箱論壇5 o/ E& G( A" N* C* A2 O. B5 y
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% l5 g: q' I) H# q: n8 e5.39.217.76Grim: The corpses had a number of religious threads on them and they are thought to have undergone a black magic ritual3 W; `5 Y, f) I
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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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; _. t2 H9 z, m# T: PPolice had received a tip-off that infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients through a website advertising black magic services.5.39.217.76. a, ~ B6 K% }$ m* B' `
/ }* b0 U, e4 C A# d2 p4 _7 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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
7 Q2 K1 |8 M3 `9 i6 G$ X' vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBlack magic rituals are still practised in Thailand, where street-side fortune tellers offer ceremonies to reverse bad luck.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ _& d+ _( v0 D
3 {- |1 p# l2 W( U/ N& c' Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbKuen faces one year in prison and a 2,000 baht fine (£40) if he is found guilty.. X8 I# O( p+ Z0 U9 \9 b2 q
' y$ p! U: y! e2 s9 e( Z3 \A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 o7 r% N" `( m4 M
'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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