Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi back in media spotlight after ex-husband, former in-laws slapped with extra charge

Alex Kwong, father Kwong Kau and brother Anthony Kwong to go on trial next year at the earliest charged with murder of socialite Abby Choi

Charge details for Choi’s former mother-in-law, Jenny Li, also amended to accuse 64-year-old of obstructing police investigation into Alex Kwong’s role in 2015 theft case

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Abby Choi was reported missing in February before police discovered some of her remains at a village house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc

Published: 11:16am, 26 Dec 2023Updated: 3:54pm, 26 Dec 2023

The case of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung was back in court last week, when some of the suspects were handed an additional charge of preventing the lawful burial of a body.

There have been a total of nine court hearings in relation to the case since the incident came to light in late February, which led to charges against Choi’s former husband, his parents, older brother and two others.

Now as some of their cases are gearing up to be transferred to a higher courts for trial, the Post looks back on the details that have emerged so far.

More than 100 police officers in February this year combed through rubbish in the North East New Territories Landfill to search for some of Choi’s missing remains. Photo: Sam Tsang

1. Who was Abby Choi?

Choi was a model, socialite and influencer who was reported missing on 21 February 2023. Three days later her remains were discovered at a village house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen village.

On February 26, Choi’s former husband Alex Kwong Kong-chi, now 29, his father Kwong Kau, 66, and older brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, 32, were charged with murder.

Yacht rental agent Lam Shun, 42, and jobless Irene Pun Hau-yin, 30, each face a count of assisting an offender after they reportedly helped to arrange Alex Kwong’s attempt to flee Hong Kong.

The latter two were released on a HK$50,000 (US$6,390) bail earlier this year. Their cases are expected to be heard in February 2024.