Thai police arrest man with suitcase full of gold plated babies set to be used in black magic ritual公仔箱論壇/ S0 ]8 B+ m5 L8 v; _
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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 o, L- Z* }' S9 V1 h
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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.
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It is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* N Y C+ E8 X; j
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( g+ ^# i; d/ p5 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHuman remains: Two of the six foetuses wrapped in gold leaf which were seized by police in Bangkok, Thailand. A British man has been arrestedTVBNOW 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。4 Z/ E$ o. Q6 W9 G' C2 Y9 `* j+ U8 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.$ }, ~) ^ T, ]8 n0 x8 m
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It was not clear where the bodies came from.
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! g2 J( a+ j$ r公仔箱論壇Police said the corpses had a number of religious threads and tattoos on them.
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6 B- H' b/ I0 j$ d: _tvb 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.
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But instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.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。0 d5 K$ y% }' O9 p$ y* M0 S# P! j
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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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& c( {# U4 x" W# |) jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGrim: The corpses had a number of religious threads on them and they are thought to have undergone a black magic ritual
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! N0 |- j8 ?: q5 L' ?. Y" ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbKuen 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% _# A6 W, J6 R1 D( Z0 Y( s5 M0 t
" I5 h3 Q+ N& u$ Z9 }2 v: [Police had received a tip-off that infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients through a website advertising black magic services.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; |! o1 l. [4 [! O
3 [* V$ a8 C- p! f3 Z7 z NTVBNOW 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.5.39.217.76/ P0 k: ]: o6 H2 C' X* s
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Black 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.
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A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.
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