Ex-husband of murdered Hong Kong model Abby Choi arrested at pier ‘trying to abscond’ while former father-in-law believed to have plotted gruesome killing
- Murder believed to have been committed over dispute concerning property at Kadoorie Hill in Ho Man Tin, according to insider
- The 28-year-old influencer’s head, torso and hands are still missing, with police to resume search on Sunday morning
Police have arrested the ex-husband of a Hong Kong model whose gruesome murder was believed to have been plotted by her former father-in-law over her handling of a luxury flat, while divers will continue the search for missing body parts of the victim on Sunday morning.
Abby Choi Tin-fung’s ex-husband Alex Kwong was caught at Tung Chung Development Pier at about 1pm on Saturday, police said. Officers waited for the suspect to show up after they learned of his plan to board a speedboat.
He had HK$500,000 in cash and several luxury watches worth about HK$4 million in total with him when he was arrested. Kwong, 28, later complained of feeling unwell at Hung Hom Police Station and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei.
“We believe he was trying to abscond from Hong Kong by sea when he was arrested,” said Superintendent Alan Chung of the force’s Kowloon West regional headquarters.
Kwong’s brother and parents were arrested earlier. Police would not rule out further arrests.
The murder, said by police to have been “premeditated” and “well-planned”, came to light on Friday when officers found body parts of 28-year-old Choi – who went missing on Tuesday – in the ground-floor flat of a three-storey house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen.