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Abby Choi - murder of a model

Abby Choi - murder of a model
Hong Kong model and influencer Abby Choi Tin-fung’s partial remains were discovered in a village house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen on February 24, 2023, three days after the 28-year-old went missing. Alex Kwong Kong-chi, her former husband, his parents, Kwong Kau and Jenny Li Sui-heung, and brother, Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, have all been charged in connection with the gruesome killing.
Born
1994
Industry
Entertainment, Crime
Job Title
Model, Media personality
The killing of Abby Choi in early 2023 was reported around the world and shocked the city. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
Hong Kong courts

Abby Choi’s ex-husband wanted yacht out of Hong Kong at any cost, court hears

Defendant Irene Pun says she was contacted by friend to find boat for third party and told ‘best if it could be today [February 24, 2023]’.

Hong Kong courts

Suspect in escape bid by slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s ex ‘only a messenger’

Hong Kong courts

Ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi told to flee Hong Kong by boat, court hears

Hong Kong courts

2 suspects accused of helping Abby Choi’s ex-husband flee Hong Kong to stand trial

Lam Shun and Irene Pun plead not guilty in Kowloon City Court to joint count of conspiracy to pervert course of public justice.

Lam Shun appears in Kowloon City Court in October. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong courts

Former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi denies hindering police

Jenny Li, 64, pleads not guilty and secures HK$200,000 bail, with trial set for June next year.

Hong Kong courts

Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s ex-husband jailed for 3½ years for theft

Alex Kwong, 29, also jumped bail just before his 15-day trial began in November 2015.

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Hong Kong courts

Ex-mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi granted bail by High Court

Jenny Li released on HK$200,000 bail after spending more than year in custody pending trial for allegedly perverting course of justice.

Jenny Li, former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, leaves the High Court after being granted bail. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong courts

2 suspects face joint charge of helping Abby Choi’s ex-husband flee Hong Kong

Lam Shun, 41, and Irene Pun, 29, are jointly charged with single count of conspiracy to pervert course of public justice.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi returns to spotlight ahead of ex-husband’s trial

Alex Kwong, father Kwong Kau and brother Anthony Kwong to go on trial next year at the earliest charged with murder of socialite Abby Choi.

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Abby Choi was reported missing in February before police discovered some of her remains at a village house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong model Abby Choi’s ex-husband, 2 former in-laws hit with extra charge

Choi’s former spouse Alex Kwong, ex-brother-in-law Anthony Kwong and ex-father-in-law Kwong Kau to be tried before High Court over model’s murder, dismemberment.

Hong Kong housing

Authorities find nearly 60 Hong Kong public sector households own private homes

Housing chief Rosanna Law says public sector households exposed as property owners after checks on 57,000 people in 25,000 homes.

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Hong Kong courts

Lawyers for family accused over Abby Choi murder blame police for trial delays

But prosecutor says government chemists need more time than usual to examine so many pieces of DNA evidence.

Abby Choi’s dismembered remains were found in a three-storey house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen village in late February. Photo: Instagram / xxabbyc
Crime in Hong Kong

Abby Choi murder: Hong Kong police conduct tests at village house

White seven-seater car and several items were taken to house where more than 10 officers and three forensic evidence officers carried out tests.

Hong Kong police gather evidence at a New Territories village house where the dismembered remains of model Abby Choi were discovered. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong judge denies Abby Choi’s former mother-in-law’s third bail application

Jenny Li Sui-heung, 63, will stay behind bars after losing her third bid for bail, with judge saying she saw no reason to release defendant.

Crime in Hong Kong

Mother of slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi pays tribute to ‘darling’ daughter

‘This pain of loss will be engraved in my heart indefinitely,’ writes Cheung Yin-fa on social media platform Douyin.

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Video | Friends and family of Abby Choi say their final goodbyes

Abby Choi murder: Friends and family of late Hong Kong model pay final respects
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Crime in Hong Kong

Family, friends of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi bid final farewell

Remains of 28-year-old to be brought to Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island for cremation.

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Hong Kong society

Hundreds attend Hong Kong funeral service for slain socialite Abby Choi

Memorial hall for the service extensively decorated in pink, said to be Abby Choi’s favourite colour.

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A man looks at models of Home Ownership Scheme buildings at the Housing Authority office in Kwun Tong on March 28. Photo: Sam Tsang
Crime in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Friends, partner of slain Abby Choi deny Hong Kong charity used to launder money

Late model’s partner Chris Tam tells Post online rumours and accusations about charity’s finances have left them feeling ‘powerless and disappointed’.

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(Left to right) Chris Tam, Abby Choi, Joey Wong, also known as Mrs Pao, and Bernard Cheng. Photo: Handout

Video | Friends pay tribute to “sincere and kind” socialite Abby Choi killed in Hong Kong

Crime in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Children of Hong Kong’s Abby Choi face ‘5-year wait’ for HK$300 million inheritance

Grieving partner recalls how they met, while close friends reveal model built wealth as a savvy investor, particularly in parking spaces and luxury items.

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Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman found dead on road with cuts to neck and back

Force reveals bloodstained electric saw and meat cleaver measuring found in grassy area 20 metres away.

Police received a report of a woman lying in a pool of blood on Kam Pok Road in Yuen Long on Saturday night. Photo: Warton Li
Hong Kong

Abby Choi’s former mother-in-law behind bars as Hong Kong court denies bail bid

Judge denies Jenny Li’s second bail application after hearing counsel’s submission.

A suspect in the murder of Hong Kong model Abby Choi has been denied bail. Photo: Instagram/@xxabbyc
3D printing

Body restoration of Hong Kong model Abby Choi ‘more complicated than expected’

Family of deceased believed to have opted for 3D printing to restore body parts, with one industry expert saying full recreation could cost at least HK$100,000.

Crime in Hong Kong

Exclusive | Abby Choi’s face ‘to be recreated with 3D printing’ for funeral in Hong Kong

The funeral is being arranged after Choi’s family collected the slain 28-year-old social media influencer’s remains last month.

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