Prosecutors say killing of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi likely linked to a financial dispute
Prosecutors say the killing stemmed from a HK$72 million property dispute, and the trial is expected to last until December.
- On Wednesday, the High Court trial began for the 2023 murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, with prosecutors accusing ex-husband Alex Kwong Kong-chi, his brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, and their father Kwong Kau of conspiracy.
- Prosecutor Charlotte Draycott told the court that a property dispute was the "root cause" of the killing, as Kwong Kau became "extremely resentful and angry" over Choi's insistence on selling a HK$72 million flat where he lived.
- Despite separating from Alex Kwong, Choi maintained contact with the Kwong family and provided a "generous allowance" and a HK$60 million apartment under Kwong Kau's name, partly to support care for their two children.
- Alex Kwong and Anthony Kwong pleaded guilty to preventing the lawful burial of Choi's body, though all three defendants denied murder charges in the eight-week High Court trial.
- A jury of eight men and one woman will hear the case, which has drawn global headlines since police discovered Choi's body parts in a Tai Po village house in February 2023.
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A father and his two sons appeared in court in Hong Kong on Wednesday on charges of murder and dismemberment of model Abby Choi, whose remains were found in a soup pot in 2023.
Alex Kwong, the ex-husband of the model Abby Choi, found dismembered in 2023, as well as his father and brother, pleaded not guilty.
Abby Choi’s murder linked to apartment dispute with former father-in-law, prosecutors say
The killing of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi was likely linked to a financial dispute with her former father-in-law over a luxury apartment, the prosecution said Wednesday, in a case that has shocked the city after Choi’s dismembered body was found three years ago.
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Prosecutors say killing of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi likely linked to a financial dispute
The killing of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi is likely linked to a financial dispute with her former father-in-law over a luxury apartment, according to the prosecution.
Money the ‘root cause’ behind Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi’s murder, prosecutors say
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A family dispute over money was the “root cause” that motivated the killing and dismemberment of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi, prosecutors told a court Wednesday, as the trial of her ex-husband and in-laws accused of murdering her began. The gruesome 2023 murder of Choi, who rubbed
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