After Model’s Gruesome Killing, Suspicion Falls on Ex-Husband and His Family

NYT WORLD: After Model’s Gruesome Killing, Suspicion Falls on Ex-Husband and His Family
By Tiffany May
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: February 26, 2023 at 02:00AM

Abby Choi, known for her glamorous Instagram posts, was reported missing on Wednesday. On Friday, the Hong Kong police found her remains, dismembered and incomplete.

The Hong Kong police have detained four people in connection with the killing of a model and influencer, in a case that has horrified the city.

The victim, Abby Choi, 28, had appeared in the pages of fashion magazines and enjoyed a wide following on social media, where she posted images of herself attending fashion events around the world dressed in couture. A young mother, she had divorced and remarried; her ex-husband, along with his parents and brother, are suspects in her death.

Ms. Choi was reported missing early Wednesday. Superintendent Alan Chung of the Hong Kong Police Department, who is leading the investigation, said that on Friday officers had discovered her partial, dismembered remains, along with a meat grinder and an electric saw, in a seaside residence that the father of Ms. Choi’s ex-husband had begun renting this month in Lung Mei Village.

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