Thai police arrest man with suitcase full of gold plated babies set to be used in black magic ritualtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' u3 \" S, a9 C3 X
8 h" d( @8 W. V* M0 b) Y; GA 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,bttvb& V1 I- Y5 g, f3 t* n9 i7 x
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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.* q. x* y! d9 l) W
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It is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.公仔箱論壇) F& p8 p: n* K# ?" i$ o3 ?$ J
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4 @( I* J2 U! b% AHuman 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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% g& C5 C2 U R, F K/ d' B+ \5.39.217.76'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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& F, U- _3 d( H9 T$ `, g) P公仔箱論壇It was not clear where the bodies came from.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。; x! D/ w3 G( ~! w+ a! N1 Y% ~+ J
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Police said the corpses had a number of religious threads and tattoos on them.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) |6 D& l$ S5 P% E; u3 v2 H
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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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7 r+ O4 B$ T' ?0 S0 r& S# O公仔箱論壇But instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.5.39.217.766 s& ?9 Q7 Z- Q. {
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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. G$ h! U( C% V1 H* K& ^5 e( \0 q
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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 ritual) O$ S" t% j- @. t) O) v
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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.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。+ M, h" M5 x' H
; S! ?7 N3 \ ^% UPolice had received a tip-off that infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients through a website advertising black magic services.: u4 s v4 e' _4 _1 M. g7 g1 L1 q
" P: p! S8 F5 ETVBNOW 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。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 arrested5.39.217.764 m6 R) R7 ?; ~+ M
Black magic rituals are still practised in Thailand, where street-side fortune tellers offer ceremonies to reverse bad luck.
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/ E: w& J9 O( _, pKuen faces one year in prison and a 2,000 baht fine (£40) if he is found guilty.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- L$ V- t3 l- P! H2 l, U
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A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.5.39.217.765 k6 j4 t, M$ N2 I; ?
'We can confirm the arrest of a British national in Bangkok on 18 May,' he said.
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6 h: B \4 K. s) n& j'We stand ready to provide consular assistance.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( f- r% H! a1 X- ~ @: A( g
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