
Partner Chris Tam testifies in High Court regarding the breakdown of relationship between socialite and former in-laws
Chris Tam, partner of slain socialite Abby Choi, testified in court that Choi's former father-in-law called her a 'birthing machine' and attempted to assault her, marking a turning point in their relationship before her 2023 murder.
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Abby Choi was murdered in 2023. Her former husband and his family members are currently standing trial for the crime.
The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung called her a “birthing machine” and tried to assault her before he allegedly plotted with his two sons to kill her three years ago, a court has heard.
Choi’s partner, Chris Tam Fong-chun, recounted on Tuesday a bitter argument between the influencer and her former in-laws in what he said was a watershed moment leading to a breakdown in the relationship in mid-2022.
Choi was previously married to Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, who is standing trial on a joint count of murder alongside his brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, 35, and his father Kwong Kau, 68.
Testifying for the first time in the High Court, Tam also said Choi had given his family a false impression that her former in-laws were leading a good life, because she feared her two children from her previous marriage would be disparaged in their new home due to their background.

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