Update | The case of 28-year-old female model Abby Choi: Ex-husband and ex-husband’s family did not declare, the police had to search the landfill to find the rest of the body!
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.
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Abby Choi, 28-year-old model who was murdered and parts of her body were found in a village house, is seen in this picture
Abby Choi, 28-year-old model who was murdered and parts of her body were found in a village house on the outskirts of Hong Kong, China, is seen in a picture obtained from social media and released on February 6, 2023.
Sources cited in the reports said investigators came upon two large pots filled almost to the brim with soup and minced meat believed to be human remains.
Ms Choi’s severed head was found in one of the pots, according to one report, and it appeared that someone had tried to bash it.
Police were continuing the search for body parts that are still missing, including her hands and torso.
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.
Sharing with HK01, the police said that the victim’s ex-husband’s family did not disclose the location where Abby Choi’s body was dumped, thus making the investigation difficult.
On Tuesday morning, more than 100 officers wearing protective gear went to North East New Territories Landfill in Ta Kwu Ling, about a 15-minute drive from mainland China, to search for the missing body parts with excavators and shovels. Police had said earlier they were still looking for her hands and torso.
“The suspects threw away several bags of important evidence in the morning of Feb. 22. They may be some human body parts or they could be the clothes and the phone of the victim, or even the weapons,” Superintendent Alan Chung told reporters.
Hong Kong Police Search Landfill
Police officers search a landfill for evidence in the murder of model Abby Choi, February 28, 2023, in Hong Kong, China.
Chung said they could not find anything substantial yet, other than bones, which police could not ascertain if they belonged to a human or animals.
Choi’s family, dressed in black, gathered near the house where her body parts were found to pay respects. They earlier visited a mortuary to identify her. Some mourners were emotional but the family did not appear to have responded to reporters’ questions.
Alex Kwong appeared in another court Tuesday for a previous theft case, where he jumped bail.
Another woman who had been arrested for allegedly assisting other suspects in the case was released on bail pending further investigation, police said. She was believed to have been in an affair with the ex-husband’s father, the force said earlier.
Choi, who had more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, disappeared Feb. 21, according to a report filed later with the Hong Kong Police. Her last post was Feb. 19, featuring a photo shoot she had done with fashion magazine L’Officiel Monaco.
Choi had financial disputes involving tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars (millions of dollars) with her ex-husband and his family, police said, adding that “some people” were unhappy with how Choi handled her finances.
Police officers escort a suspect in connection with the killing of model Abby Choi, in Hong Kong
Police officers escort a 47-year-old suspect in connection with the killing of 28-year-old model Abby Choi, in Hong Kong, China, February 26, 2023 in this screenshot taken from a video.
The gruesome killing has transfixed many in Hong Kong and across the border in mainland China, since the semiautonomous southern Chinese city has a very low level of violent crime.
Choi’s friend Bernard Cheng earlier said he initially thought she had been kidnapped.
“I haven’t imagined a person who’s so good, so full of love, so innocent, a person who doesn’t do anything bad will be killed like this,” he said. “My heart is still heavy. I can’t sleep well.”
