Thai police arrest man with suitcase full of gold plated babies set to be used in black magic ritual公仔箱論壇' }; g$ [4 |* I
! b5 D( G: ?1 r
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.
, b# E. h+ Q+ ]' j1 Z6 t" L1 x" {+ b1 \
; C2 |. F6 b1 G( a+ _1 t5.39.217.76Chow 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.
; U) V; `+ n$ @- Q! e5 d3 q公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇2 y- I2 S* G# b9 \2 d# O' C
It is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.
- e/ ^, ]4 T$ x$ {! v9 n0 e( v) R& v公仔箱論壇% C9 a4 g3 G' x1 Q4 u) F+ t
- ?6 M ` y' o0 g STVBNOW 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。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
9 c/ M0 [% h$ g8 F* r4 U
: N6 \6 J4 m6 u. y) v'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.. d. ]' A, S3 @0 J. W8 `
1 s: B& }" ~7 u: atvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIt was not clear where the bodies came from.1 \6 _, g) C4 Z0 f' c7 \) u
/ [0 t: z2 S+ u/ P* _* Q公仔箱論壇Police said the corpses had a number of religious threads and tattoos on them.5.39.217.76& v1 ?' t, z, n* v$ ~& J
. ]4 m+ x- o2 J3 Q4 r$ yIn 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.
, ^" \! l- n( D* P+ q/ B0 f0 b# `( z7 K4 f5 w1 d
But instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.
( ^; C J. t4 o+ r5 y. }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ p0 ` D9 \ \& a( O5 S9 z% s
 S( ~3 ?7 I! N: s, [3 o& O
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
3 D X4 m3 Z# i! f0 j9 H$ b- z
( t$ W+ O. t9 A2 ?# r! Q
! x' s j% e2 |7 LGrim: The corpses had a number of religious threads on them and they are thought to have undergone a black magic ritual公仔箱論壇# x, j' |( C5 |
2 Z( T1 G, b; h& FKuen was staying at a hotel in Khao San Road, in Bangkok's backpacker area, but the bodies were found in a separate hotel., k8 G6 r- C0 \- l& O
% S: ^, f/ M5 W! }: ~Police had received a tip-off that infant corpses were being offered to wealthy clients through a website advertising black magic services.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。: S5 S. ]" w; J' W) u" g
4 Z5 \: V. F4 U9 s4 a% H公仔箱論壇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.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。6 l$ E3 x Q/ S+ I7 Z
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。3 m7 r, h- z) n! e, b \, e. K
& P' s- g/ j5 {' o7 sMacabre: Thai police show the human remains at a news conference after British citizen Chow Hok Kuen was arrested; S$ W0 r+ C0 y+ G' X7 {
Black magic rituals are still practised in Thailand, where street-side fortune tellers offer ceremonies to reverse bad luck.公仔箱論壇3 y" ?, [2 h( V* {6 b
- F& ]2 J" R6 _ B& JKuen faces one year in prison and a 2,000 baht fine (£40) if he is found guilty.公仔箱論壇0 w& h; [: V* s
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 ^1 T- I* {. r9 Y2 L' M# N
A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.公仔箱論壇# d$ I- |, g: g. v g; s
'We can confirm the arrest of a British national in Bangkok on 18 May,' he said.公仔箱論壇+ \# p- r. t0 ^& J! ]
1 K O4 `% B! g- r9 s+ T* Z' l'We stand ready to provide consular assistance.'
& E0 @* F) p6 ~. X
, o2 U" [3 I! a0 v( V5.39.217.76 |
發表於 2012-5-19 05:16 AM
| 
發表於 2012-5-21 07:47 AM
| 
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: A! x, d7 s' o; j7 i1 Q
