The motive was believed to be the result of a money dispute, and a luxury apartment believed to be bought by Choi before putting it under her former father-in-law's name. It was alleged that the death of Choi was masterminded by her former father-in-law Kwong Kau (鄺球), a former policeman who was previously accused of rape. Īfter a citywide manhunt by police (with a reward amounting to approximately HK$2 million), Alex Kwong later became the fourth to be arrested after he unsuccessfully tried to escape Hong Kong by boat. Despite their divorce, Choi maintained a close relationship with her former husband and his kin. Afterwards, Choi married her current husband Chris Tam, whose father is the founder of a restaurant chain Tamjai Yunnan Mixian(譚仔雲南米線), and she had two more children with Tam. Choi married Alex Kwong when she was 18 years old and had two children during their three-year long marriage before it ended with a divorce on an unknown date. One of them was Choi's former brother-in-law Anthony Kwong Kong-kit (鄺港傑) who was her hired driver, while the other two were the first suspect's parents, who both used to be Choi's parents-in-law before she divorced her first husband Alex Kwong Kong-chi (鄺港智). Investigations Īfter the murder of Choi came to light, the police first arrested three suspects on 25 February 2023. Choi also engaged in philanthropy by co-founding Paomes Charitable Organisation, a group dedicated to help stray animals. Īs the eldest of three daughters, Choi grew up in a wealthy family that operated a construction business that had connections with businesses in China, and her personal net worth was more than HK$100 million. Less than two weeks before her death, Choi was featured on the cover of fashion and luxury lifestyle magazine L’Officiel Monaco. She also regularly attended the Paris Fashion Week and had been featured in several magazines including Elle, Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue. She was known as a fashion icon who could mix and match pieces in ways that made her a trendsetter, and she had more than 100,000 followers on Instagram. Īccording to news reports, Choi first debuted as an influencer before she subsequently expanded her career into mainstream media. A meat slicer and electric saw were also found at the scene, according to police statements to the press. Choi was reported missing after she failed to pick up her daughter from school as she normally did and she last entered the car driven by her hired driver, who is also her ex-brother-in-law. The police therefore classified the case as murder. Reportedly, some of her body parts were hidden inside a refrigerator and some of them were cooked. On 24 February 2023, three days after her disappearance, the headless corpse of 28-year-old Abby Choi was discovered at a Tai Po village house in Hong Kong. Reportedly, some of her body parts were hidden inside a refrigerator and some of them were cooked.Īccording to the police, a total of seven suspects have been arrested so far for the murder of Choi: her former husband, his brother and parents, the alleged mistress of her former father-in-law, and two others. On 24 February 2023, three days after she was reported missing, Choi was found murdered, with her headless body discovered at a village in Tai Po, a suburb in Hong Kong. 21 February 2023) was a Hong Kong model, socialite, and Internet celebrity who was reported missing on 21 February 2023. Chris Tam (at time of death wedding ceremony held in 2016 though marriage was not legally registered) Ībby Choi (11 July 1994 – c.
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