Two charged with homicide in Hong Kong mannequin Abby Choi’s loss of life
Police mentioned they caught Kwong, 28, at a pier on Saturday in what appeared to be an try to flee by speedboat. Kwong was held for questioning however had not been charged as of Sunday morning. He was carrying giant quantities of money and luxurious watches, native media reported.
Abby Choi, a 28-year-old mannequin, was reported lacking final Wednesday. A police spokesman reached Sunday morning wouldn’t verify her identification as the lady killed, however she has been broadly recognized in native media.
On Friday, police discovered physique components in an residence close to Tai Po, in Hong Kong’s outlying New Territories. Authorities seized numerous instruments for slicing and grinding meat, and an electrical noticed.
Speaking to journalists in entrance of the crime scene, police mentioned the residence had been rented lately and was unfurnished apart from tarps on the partitions and home windows. They mentioned they suspected a monetary dispute between the sufferer and the suspects.
About 100 rescuers and divers, together with from a police particular unit generally known as the Flying Tigers, are nonetheless trying to find the remainder of the stays.
Choi had lately appeared on the entrance cowl of L’Officiel Monaco and in Vogue China. Her Instagram web page is full of condolences from followers.
Although Hong Kong has a low crime charge, it has a historical past of grotesque murders, notably of feminine victims by male companions.
In 2020, Cheung Kie-chung, a University of Hong Kong professor, was discovered responsible of murdering his spouse in 2018. Her physique was present in a suitcase on the varsity’s campus. In 2016, British banker Rurik Jutting was discovered responsible of murdering two Indonesian girls he lured to his luxurious residence in 2014. He admitted to torturing one of many girls earlier than stuffing her physique in a suitcase.
Both males are serving life sentences, that are obligatory for homicide convictions in Hong Kong.
Most perpetrators of violence in opposition to Hong Kong girls are males, and the bulk are recognized to their victims, based on a survey revealed by Lingnan University in 2022.