Exclusive | Abby Choi murder: Hong Kong model’s ‘face to be recreated using 3D printing technology’ to allow grieving family a chance to mourn, hold proper funeral
- Funeral is being arranged after Choi’s family collected the slain 28-year-old social media influencer’s remains last month
- A source says Choi’s family plans to hire an overseas hi-tech firm to use three-dimensional printing and make-up service to recreate face for funeral viewing
The funeral is being arranged after Choi’s family collected the slain 28-year-old social media influencer’s remains last month, in a case that shocked Hong Kong and the world.
The grisly murder came to light on February 24, when police found Choi’s skull, legs and some broken ribs in the ground-floor flat of a three-storey village house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen.
The vigil is set to take place at Po Fook Memorial Hall in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin district on June 18. Her family is expected to book the entire funeral parlour for the service.
It will be followed by a funeral ceremony the next morning before the remains are taken to a monastery on Lantau Island for cremation.
A source familiar with the arrangements said Choi’s family planned to hire an overseas hi-tech firm to use three-dimensional printing and a make-up service to recreate a face for the skull to allow a respectful viewing of the remains for mourners at the funeral if needed.
