Police officer denies evidence was contaminated at flat in Abby Choi murder trial
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Detective Constable Chan Wai-hung testified in the High Court, denying allegations that evidence collected from the Tai Po crime scene in the Abby Choi murder case was contaminated due to improper police procedures.
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Why It Matters
Abby Choi Tin-fung was a Hong Kong socialite whose dismembered remains were discovered in a flat in Tai Po.
A police officer investigating the alleged murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied tampering with the evidence he collected from a rural village flat where her dismembered remains were found.
Detective Constable Chan Wai-hung on Wednesday rejected a defence contention that the alleged crime scene in Tai Po’s Lung Mei village had been contaminated because investigating officers failed to follow proper procedures.
Testifying under cross-examination in the High Court, Chan maintained that he was the sole officer responsible for seizing evidence from the site, while his four colleagues kept watch without touching anything.
Open Questions
- Will the court accept the defense's claims of contamination?
- What further evidence will be presented in the trial?
