Grieving mother fears black magic after foetus stolen from tomb

By The Nation

 

 

A couple in Nonthaburi province say the body of their dead foetus has been stolen from the local cemetery.

 

Patcharaporn Lapang, 32, and her husband Pong Khonmeekao, 29, told police on Sunday that the remains of their 5-month-old son, Pumin, were taken from Bang Bua Thong Cemetery together with other two dead foetuses that were placed in the same tomb.

 

Pong said his wife lost the baby after falling on the stairs. They took the body to the cemetery on July 16 before returning the next day for the funeral rite only to find the corpse had disappeared.

 

The mother told media she was already devastated over the death of her unborn baby, and losing the body made it even worse. She feared someone might have stolen the corpses to use in black magic rituals, as a fortuneteller had warned her this might happen.

 

Police said they found no signs of the babies in the tomb, adding that the thief or thieves had removed the bones and even cleaned a bloodstain on the wall.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30391625

 

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Hope that new generations with more education and cognitive equilibrium can overcome these horrible superstitions.

Edited July 21, 20205 yr by Tarteso

8 minutes ago, Tarteso said:

 

Hope that new generations with more education and cognitive equilibrium can overcome these horrible superstitions.

Superstitions or not.. the fact that a foetus is stolen hurts too especially before the rites can be completed. A body gives closure.

4 hours ago, robblok said:

Superstitions or not.. the fact that a foetus is stolen hurts too especially before the rites can be completed. A body gives closure.

Or maybe there was never a foetus!! Or maybe they got rid of it themselves to hide evidence of some sort, far more plausible explanations than black magic!!

1 hour ago, leither69 said:

Or maybe there was never a foetus!! Or maybe they got rid of it themselves to hide evidence of some sort, far more plausible explanations than black magic!!

I guess you havent been in Thailand long, because this does happen. I mean the foetus is stolen FOR black magic rituals. Why would they hold a funeral and then go to the police (instead of just holding the funeral and keeping quiet) for the missing foetus. They are upset and want action over this. 

Interesting cemetery - it looks like a Chinese one. There was one such cemetery in Phayao near where I used to live. Photo of a Chinese cemetery: