British Man Arrested Human Fetuses---Man tried to smuggle fetuses for use in black magic, police say: Chow Hok Kuen was arrested Thursday in Thailand after police found six roasted human fetuses packed in his luggage.
A British man was arrested Thursday in Thailand after police found six roasted human fetuses packed in his luggage. The fetuses were found in a hotel in Bangkok’s Chinatown district.
Officials suspect Taiwan-born Chow Hok Kuen, 28, was planning to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan, reports the BBC.
Thai police received a tip-off that fetuses were being sold to wealthy clients on a black magic services website, Reuters reports.
The bodies, aged 2-7 months, had been roasted and covered in gold leaf, as part of a black magic ritual meant to bring prosperity and good fortune.
The ancient ritual, Kuman thong, (literally translated as “golden baby boy”) is still practiced in some Chinese communities. Preserved remains are used as relics to bring luck to the owner. Police don’t know where the fetuses came from.
Investigators are conducting forensic tests to find whether they were aborted, or corpses of babies, Lt. Col. Kittima Thongchai told the BBC. Kuen told police he bought them online for $6,500 and was going to sell them for a profit. Kuen faces up to a year in prison.
A British man was arrested Thursday in Thailand after police found six roasted human fetuses packed in his luggage. The fetuses were found in a hotel in Bangkok’s Chinatown district.
Officials suspect Taiwan-born Chow Hok Kuen, 28, was planning to smuggle the corpses into Taiwan, reports the BBC.
Thai police received a tip-off that fetuses were being sold to wealthy clients on a black magic services website, Reuters reports.
The bodies, aged 2-7 months, had been roasted and covered in gold leaf, as part of a black magic ritual meant to bring prosperity and good fortune.
The ancient ritual, Kuman thong, (literally translated as “golden baby boy”) is still practiced in some Chinese communities. Preserved remains are used as relics to bring luck to the owner. Police don’t know where the fetuses came from.
Investigators are conducting forensic tests to find whether they were aborted, or corpses of babies, Lt. Col. Kittima Thongchai told the BBC. Kuen told police he bought them online for $6,500 and was going to sell them for a profit. Kuen faces up to a year in prison.
