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Police arrest Brit with foetuses for black magic

May 18, 2012 | Sapa-AFP | 18 comments

Six human foetuses which had been roasted and covered in gold leaf as part of a black magic ritual have been seized from a British citizen in Bangkok, Thai police said.

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Chow Hok Kuen, 28, who is of Taiwanese origin, was arrested with the grisly haul in the city's Chinatown on Thursday, police said. The corpses had been packed into luggage and were set to be smuggled to Taiwan.

The suspect bought the foetuses several days ago from a Taiwanese man in Thailand for 200,000 baht ($6,500) and planned to sell them in Taiwan for up to six times that amount, police said. The origin of the foetuses was unclear.

"He said he planned to sell the foetuses to clients who believe they will make them lucky and rich," said Colonel Wiwat Kamchamnan of Bangkok police.

The man faces one year in prison and a 2,000 baht fine for possession of the foetuses.

In Thai black magic rituals, also observed among some Chinese communities, preserved foetuses are believed to bring good fortune to the owner and are often kept in shrines within homes or businesses.

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May 18, 2012

tumzangwana

i thought S.A was the only country e tletseng bolo! kante le ko ntle ba loyana botlhoko so.
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May 18, 2012

Chillis

Ubuthakathi bamaChina!!
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May 18, 2012

Papage

Why do you call it Black magic, it is a British magic.
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May 18, 2012

Lilywhite

Papage you did not read the article or you would know that he is Taiwenese origin and that amongst the orientals it is still practiced. The Brits would not practice this mumbo jumbo....sic
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May 18, 2012

Shredder

@Papage - You stole my words.
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May 18, 2012

Shredder

@Lilywhite - The Brits would not practice this mumbo jumbo....sic

He is a Brit.
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May 18, 2012

Lilywhite

Yeh, Tai/British bet his parents were not born Brits and maybe neither was he.
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May 18, 2012

todaysnews

@ Lilywhite

they (the Brits) pracitice alright , only they call it satanism.....
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May 18, 2012

Ms-B

Why must black always be associated with evel, cant it be called white magic...
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May 18, 2012

maneater

MACHINA!!!!!!!
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