Thai police arrest man with suitcase full of gold plated babies set to be used in black magic ritual
0 e6 G+ X' H' D& n6 Q( \公仔箱論壇; v; E) h2 {) G' _: k$ R5 B% d
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.
: U$ B1 E8 ]# D1 \9 E+ M( {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。
" r4 f; l( J8 G T+ [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。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.公仔箱論壇" x9 j) ~3 ]* C) v
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。 o8 Y! ]& ^8 ^2 f/ u
It is thought he was trying to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan.
/ ~* T. E# h9 i ? M n) L) C
* h S& e" R" Z, |: @" W* VTVBNOW 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。 tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# P6 f: b4 \0 {9 [: |- l- r7 h
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
6 L' D: r, ~/ S' W4 l公仔箱論壇
, q- H6 k3 o P* N3 V/ e) Y. Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.www2.tvboxnow.com3 D( h' Z8 `" W2 o* R- c
+ S. _' n, k3 n) [
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。/ B* d7 @8 F/ |% ]0 h* }5 v
5 e# d$ ] V3 y6 b0 u7 \1 O
Police said the corpses had a number of religious threads and tattoos on them." C% k% o! m2 N, O9 V
) @6 F. U, {1 |0 ktvb 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.2 W+ `2 D5 W; t1 X5 r) w3 Y
1 R7 l& M2 m4 A
But instead of burying them, they are roasted dry and covered with a lacquer before being painted with gold leaf.
f; \2 _0 T X2 a3 T* r* Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbwww2.tvboxnow.com( V, F- Z! m2 c7 e) W
 www2.tvboxnow.com1 ]: M& ]+ }0 q& r& |
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
1 G6 i G* b' J/ O% {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。$ `" Y/ c* v. J0 L' o$ c2 p- R
8 `8 ?- C# z& y) `. ~: d公仔箱論壇Grim: The corpses had a number of religious threads on them and they are thought to have undergone a black magic ritual
' w- S# v: m- Z# m2 t3 J公仔箱論壇
) T( L b" l- h& m2 w" Ttvb 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.- y: L6 h+ A( C2 l, v- h6 U( q
" C# L$ m5 [# }# m) Q' MTVBNOW 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。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" r$ J2 G7 \/ }8 @/ g
www2.tvboxnow.com: C# A% ?# V/ N$ p: n
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.
2 w; C- R# b4 t$ Y Z3 L; {" S
! u3 }! {5 P5 @0 g- Y( M! |$ }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
) z1 a, q( \# u3 ?: l# v; K: _/ [Macabre: Thai police show the human remains at a news conference after British citizen Chow Hok Kuen was arrested
' b' V8 ?" g! K r: ?6 @* o" nBlack magic rituals are still practised in Thailand, where street-side fortune tellers offer ceremonies to reverse bad luck.7 x9 K* d% c/ b( ~0 _/ o
www2.tvboxnow.com" g" {7 Q6 T) R) ^
Kuen faces one year in prison and a 2,000 baht fine (£40) if he is found guilty.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。* j/ d: t4 x7 J' w
% m8 y( @, q2 f, {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。A spokesperson for the Foreign Office confirmed they were looking into the incident.www2.tvboxnow.com/ o' }* I3 i( B2 g& P% E8 S' M- U# D
'We can confirm the arrest of a British national in Bangkok on 18 May,' he said.
4 D& B" Q7 W* mTVBNOW 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 L7 x4 m* m, j. Y- ~'We stand ready to provide consular assistance.'+ ~2 g# q* d% _% q# U
6 V, ~ g$ V f3 a9 N; Z+ `
|
發表於 2012-5-19 05:16 AM
| 
發表於 2012-5-21 07:47 AM
| 
www2.tvboxnow.com p" [- B) Y2 ]5 N