
Prosecutors in Abby Choi's murder trial say a hammer seized from a rural village flat where her dismembered remains were found may have fatally struck her and contained her ex-husband's DNA, as the case enters its sixth week.
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Abby Choi Tin-fung, a Hong Kong socialite, was allegedly murdered on February 21, 2023. Her dismembered remains were found at a rural village flat. The murder trial entered its sixth week as prosecutors wrapped up their case.
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Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung could have been fatally struck with a hammer that contained her ex-husband's DNA when it was seized from a rural village flat where her dismembered remains were found, a court has heard.
Wrapping up their case as the murder trial entered its sixth week, prosecutors highlighted forensic findings and surveillance camera footage showing the movements of Choi and three of her former in-laws before and after her alleged murder on February 21, 2023.

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