
High Court trial enters fourth week with new evidence regarding the alleged planning of the socialite's murder.
The High Court trial for the murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung heard that her former father-in-law rented a flat under false pretences and bought tools to allegedly prepare for the killing.
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Abby Choi Tin-fung was killed on February 21, 2023. Her former husband and two family members are on trial.
The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung rented a village house flat under false pretences and bought a meat mincer and multiple saws as he allegedly prepared for the model’s killing, a court has heard.
More evidence emerged regarding how three of Choi’s former in-laws allegedly planned her murder and the disposal of her body as the High Court trial entered its fourth week.
Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, his father, Kwong Kau, 68, and elder brother, Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, 35, are standing trial for allegedly murdering the 28-year-old influencer on February 21, 2023.
The elder Kwong, a retired police sergeant, is also contesting a charge of preventing the burial of Choi’s body. His two sons pleaded guilty to the offence before the trial began last month.

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