Hong Kong
CNN
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4 members of the identical household charged in reference to the ugly killing of Hong Kong mannequin Abby Choi appeared in court docket Monday, after police stated they discovered what are believed to be elements of her dismembered physique, public broadcaster RTHK reported.
Choi’s ex-husband Alex Kwong, 28, his brother Anthony, 31, and their father, Kwong Kau, 65, are charged together with her homicide. Alex Kwong’s mom Jenny Li, 63, is charged with perverting the course of justice, RTHK reported.
All 4 have been denied bail, the Kowloon Metropolis Magistrates’ Courtroom dominated Monday, in response to RTHK. They’re but to enter a plea.
On Sunday, investigators recognized a cranium, a number of ribs and hair in a big stainless-steel soup pot believed to be Choi’s stays, police stated. Different physique elements, together with Choi’s torso and arms, stay lacking.
It follows a police investigation that started Wednesday after Choi, 28, was reported lacking. Two days later, elements of her physique have been discovered at a home within the metropolis’s Tai Po district, police stated. A meat slicer, an electrical noticed, and a few clothes have been additionally discovered on the residence, police stated.
Choi’s ex-husband was arrested on Saturday at a ferry pier on one of many metropolis’s outlying islands, police stated. His brother and his dad and mom have been arrested on Friday.
A fifth suspect, a 47-yer outdated girl, was arrested on Sunday in reference to the case, police stated.
Choi, a mannequin and social media influencer with greater than 100,000 followers on Instagram, not too long ago appeared because the digital cowl mannequin for luxurious journal L’Officiel Monaco and attended this yr’s Paris Trend Week.
The court docket adjourned the case till Could 8 to permit for additional police investigation, RTHK reported.
