28-year-old Hong Kong model Abby Choi was previously reported to be found dead, with her dead body being dismembered and cooked, and her body parts stored inside a fridge.
Her ex-husband, former father-in-law, former mother-in-law and former brother-in-law were among 5 suspects identified and arrested; along with a 6th suspect who had allegedly tried to help Choi’s ex-husband flee Hong Kong.
The 7th suspect in the murder has since been arrested on 7 March, with the suspect with a woman who was allegedly a friend of the ex-husband, Alex Kwong, according to The Standard.
She was arrested in Mainland China for assisting Kwong, and will be handed over to the Hong Kong police for further investigations.
This comes in the wake of the 6th suspect being arrested on 2 March.
A 6th suspect, 41-year-old Mr Lam, an employee of a yacht rental company, has since been arrested in relation to the gruesome murder, according to HK01.
Lam had allegedly tried to help Choi’s ex-husband flee Hong Kong after the murder.
Lam, the former assistant of HK singer and actor Ronald Cheng, was arrested on 2 March in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.
He had allegedly tried to help Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong, flee the country for HK$100,000 (or SGD$17,000).
He was arrested at the Tung Chung pier on Lantau Island with HK$500,000 (SGD$85,000) in cash as well as several luxury watches worth about HK$4 million (SGD$690,000) in his possession.
Search for Choi’s missing torso and arms
The Hong Kong police started search operations for Choi’s remaining missing body parts on 28 February after her remains were identified by her family.
They reportedly had to look through 4,000 tonnes of rubbish at a landfill, looking for the body parts that were inside 2 to 3 rubbish bags.
The three-day search came to an end on 2 March with no fruition, the police couldn’t locate her missing body parts and failed to find any new evidence.
The police also added that they are still trying to determine Choi’s exact time of death, and said that she was allegedly attacked while inside the car that her former brother-in-law was driving, before being taken into the house where she was murdered, unconscious.
They added that the suspects are not cooperating, making their investigations difficult; but they do belive that Choi’s former father-in-law is the mastermind behind the murder.
Recap
28-year-old Hong Kong model Abby Choi was found dead, with her body dismembered and cooked, according to media reports coming out of Hong Kong on 24 February.
The disturbingly gruesome murder was reportedly related to a financial dispute over HK$100 million (or SGD$17.2 million).
Choi’s ex-husband is currently wanted by the police and is at large, but his parents and brother have since been arrested by the police.
9 News reported that the Hong Kong police broke into a village house in the afternoon of 24 February, in the Tai Po suburb, which Choi’s former father-in-law reportedly rented.
Inside, the police found Choi’s dismembered legs, which were cooked, and stored inside a refrigerator, with the police also finding a meat grinder, an electric saw, and soup pots with human tissue inside.
A white 7-seater vehicle was also towed away by the police from the scene later that night.
At the time of writing, Choi’s head, torso and hands have also not been found yet.
HK01 reported that the model was last seen on 21 February wearing a white outfit on 21 February at about 2.15pm, and SCMP reported that her former brother-in-law had picked her up from her home.
He was also supposed to pick up Choi’s daughter, but Choi didn’t pick up her child and was later reported to be missing.
Police superintendent Alan Chung spoke to the media on 25 February saying that the murder was well-planned and premeditated.
He said that the property where her body was found, was carefully prepared for the purpose of cutting up a body, with nothing inside the apartment but a table and a couch, with the walls also being covered.
Choi had been providing financial support to her ex-husband and his family, and was allegedly being extorted by some of her ex-husband’s relatives.
Choi’s former brother-in-law and parents-in-law also made false and misleading statements to the police, with Chung saying that they created “plenty of lies and smokescreens to mislead us”.
They have all been arrested.
Missing head found
Choi’s decapitated head was finally found inside a big pot of soup, along with some of her missing ribs.
According to South China Morning Post, the discovery was made on 26 February, about 2 days after the rest of her body was found.
The authorities seized two large pots of soup on 24 February from a house in Tai Po Village, the same house where Choi’s severed legs were found.
The contents of the soup inside the pot had to be sent to a mortuary to be examined on 25 February and were filled to the brim with minced meat believed to be human tissue and soup, according to HK01.
Choi’s head was also found inside the pot of soup during examination by forensic experts, and it was almost intact – but it appears as if someone tried to smash it.
Her ribs were also found and are currently being stored with her head at the mortuary, and the police are still looking for her other missing body parts, including her torso and her hands.
The deceased’s 65-year-old former father-in-law and 31-year-old former brother-in-law have since been charged with murder, while her 63-year-old former mother-in-law has been charged with perverting the course of justice.
They were arrested on Friday (24 February) when Choi’s body parts were found and will be brought to court today (27 February).
Choi’s ex-husband, 28-year-old Alex Kwong Kong-chi, was also arrested on Saturday (25 February) at the Tung Chung waterfront, allegedly waiting for a speedboat to flee the city.
He is currently still being held by the police for questioning, with Choi’s two children under the care of her mother.
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