In-law’s anger over HK$72 million flat sale drove murder of Abby Choi, court hears

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Prosecutors told a Hong Kong court that Abby Choi’s former father-in-law enlisted his sons to murder her and dispose of her remains after becoming angry over the planned sale of a HK$72 million flat. Opening statements began in the High Court trial, which is expected to last eight weeks.

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s former father-in-law enlisted his two sons to help him murder the 28-year-old and dispose of her dismembered body after he became “extremely resentful and angry” over her insistence on selling a HK$72 million (US$9.2 million) flat where he was living, a court has heard. The prosecution on Wednesday began delivering its opening statements in what is expected to be an eight-week High Court trial over the influencer’s murder and the illegal disposal of her...