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Abby Choi Tin-fung, a 28-year-old Hong Kong socialite, was killed in February 2023, and her body was disposed of in a Tai Po village house. Her former relatives are on trial for her murder.
The High Court has discharged a recently empanelled jury from the murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former relatives after one member asked to be excused for health reasons, leading to a delay in proceedings.
Deputy Judge Brian Keith informed the seven men and two women on Monday that he had accepted the unidentified member’s request and decided that a new panel must be formed to ensure the jury selection complied with legal precedent.
A new jury will be empanelled on Wednesday.
The prosecution was originally scheduled to present its opening statement on Monday, giving investigators’ account of the 28-year-old’s death and the disposal of her body in a Tai Po village house in February 2023.
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The prosecution will present its opening statement once the new jury is empanelled on Wednesday.
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