Abby Choi was a Chinese model and socialite who was brutally murdered, allegedly by her ex-husband and in-laws.
Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world. Now a murder most gruesome has rocked the financial hub. Hong Kong is one of the safest cities in the world. Now a murder most gruesome has rocked the financial hub. Abby Cho Tin-fung, a 28-year-old model and socialite, was reported missing last Wednesday. Two days later, her dismembered body was found in a village house in the district of Tai Po. Meat grinders, chainsaws, a hammer, face shields, and two soup pots with what is reported to be human flesh were also discovered.
Hong Kong police began searching a landfill Tuesday for evidence related to the grisly killing of model Abby Choi, whose dismembered body parts were found in a refrigerator and pots. Ex-husband Alex Kwong, his father Kwong Kau and his brother Anthony Kwong were charged with murder after police found her remains in a house rented by Kwong Kau in a suburban part of Hong Kong near the border with mainland China.
Alex Kwong’s mother, Jenny Li, faces one count of perverting the course of justice. All four were detained without bail.
They have not yet entered their pleas, and it does not appear that their lawyers have commented on the case to the media. The hearing was adjourned until May.
Kwong’s parents and brother have also been held. Kwong, his father and his brother were charged with murder on Sunday. The police have also arrested a 47-year-old woman called Ng in connection to the case. She is suspected to be the lover of Kwong’s father and has been accused of renting him the ground floor of the house, where the skull and other body parts were discovered. It is not known yet if she knew of the murder, SCMP reports.
The police suspect Ng helped Kwong evade the police and rent another luxury flat in West Kowloon to hide Kwong and Choi’s younger son.
Media reports suggest that even after the divorce Choi supported Kwong’s family. Her former in-laws lived in a luxury apartment that she owned and she helped her brother-in-law purchase a house. Her brother-in-law worked as her chauffeur and allegedly fetched her when she went missing.
Choi’s decision to sell a HK$70 million property which she brought in her former father-in-law’s name enraged him and he reportedly plotted the murder.
