Over the past weekend, the world was left in a state of shock after news had emerged from the city state of Hong Kong concerning the grisly murder of prominent local socialite and model, 28-year-old Abby Choi.
Missing socialite Abby Choi found murdered in Hong Kong
This comes after she had reportedly gone missing in the suburban Tai Po district on Tuesday (February 21st, 2023) while preparing to pick-up her daughter, and was last seen wearing a white top with long sleeves, white pants, white slippers and carrying a purple handbag, reports Straits Times.
Local authorities would later discover her dismembered remains in a residential home in Lung Mei Village, located in the Tai Po district, with parts of her body stored in refrigerators. According to United International Press (UPI), a meat slicer, an electric saw, and some clothing were also found on the rented property, which was spartan and had its windows covered with tarp, suggesting that it was rented for the purposes of disposing her body.
Police described the scene as a ‘slaighterhouse’ and were not able to recover some parts of her body at the time, including her head, hands, and torso. But perhaps most horrifically, cooking pots filled with soup that tested positive for human tissue were also identified at the scene of the crime. On Saturday, as many as 100 elite divers and police officers from the Hong Kong Police’s Special Duties Unit were seen searching a cemetery for her remains according to The Washington Post.
Skull and ribs believed to belong to Abby found in soup
Earlier yesterday (February 26th, 2023), it was finally reported by SCMP that a skull as well as ribs have since been found in two large pots of soup, both of which are believed to be Abby’s. However, DNA testing will still need to be carried out to confirm this to be the case. A crack was found in the skull close to the right ear, which was caused by a blunt object and led to the victim’s demise.
A separate report from The Straits Times states that pots also contained green radishes, carrots, and minced meat believed to be of human origin. Superintendent Alan Chung said Abby was likely first assaulted in a seven-seater vehicle after bloodstains were found in it, before being driven to the home in an unconscious state, reports Dimsum Daily. Her hands and torso still remain missing.
To date, five arrests have been made in connection with the case including Abby’s 28-year-old ex-husband Alex Kwong, whom she married at 18 and shares custody of two children with, as well as Kwong’s parents and elder brother, and a woman believed to be the lover of Mr Kwong’s father who rented the Tai Po property to him.
Kwong had been attempting to flee the country via water transportation from Lantau, and was found carrying HK$500,000 (RM284,335.05) in cash and several luxury watches worth about HK$4 million (RM2,274,680.40) at the time of his arrest.
Kwong’s father, a retired police sergeant, was believed to be the mastermind behind the horrific murder and has been charged alongside with Kwong and his brother for the crime. His 63-year-old mother was charged for obstruction of justice. The residence where the crime took place was rented under the name of Mr Kwong’s father.
Abby, who was just featured on L’Officiel Monaco’s digital cover and subsequently photographed at renowned couturier Elie Saab’s Haute Couture showcase in Paris earlier this January, was believed to be embroiled in a financial dispute with her former in-laws over the sale of a piece of property located in the affluent neighbourhood of Kadoorie Hill.
Hailing from a wealthy family herself, Abby later wedded Mr Tam Chuk-Kwan after her divorce, and has two children with him. Tam vows to care for all of Abby’s four children, and had described her as being a ‘kind-hearted and good person who always wanted to help others’, reports The Star.
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