Ex-husband of murdered Hong Kong model 'arrested in Tung Chung'

Ex-husband of murdered Hong Kong model 'arrested in Tung Chung'

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, an ex-officer who was unhappy over her handling of a luxury flat, sources have said.

A source said Abby Choi Tin-fung's ex-husband was caught at the Tung Chung waterfront at about 1pm on Saturday. "It is possible he was waiting for a speedboat to flee the city illegally," he said

The murder came to light on Friday when police found body parts of Choi who went missing on Tuesday - in a ground-floor flat of a three-storey house in Tai Po's Lung Mei Tsuen.

The 28-year-old influencer's head, torso and hands are still missing. Her ex-brother-in-law and her former parents-in-law have been arrested.

A source familiar with the case told the Post on Saturday that the murder was believed to have been committed over a dispute between Choi, her 31-year-old jobless ex-husband and his family concerning a property at Kadoorie Hill in Ho Man Tin, which cost tens of millions of dollars.

It was believed Choi's ex-father-in-law, a former police officer who rented the Tai Po house this month, was the mastermind behind the murder plot, according to the source.

Divers from the force's elite Special Duties Unit, known as the Flying Tigers, were deployed to carry out a search for missing body parts at a water catchment area at Tseung Kwan O cemetery on Saturday afternoon.

About 100 officers including personnel from the Flying Tigers and the Police Tactical Unit took part in the search at the cemetery.

An initial police investigation found that Choi had recently planned to sell the Kadoorie Hill property which she had bought under her ex-father-in-law's name. She had promised to resettle her former husband and his family members elsewhere, but the move sparked fierce opposition from the father-in-law who had several arguments with her, the source added.

The probe also found that Choi had not registered her marriage with her current husband, son of the founder of popular chain restaurant TamJai Yunnan Mixian, implying her assets would be inherited by her two children with her ex-husband.

Chan Tin-sung, an indigenous inhabitant representing Lung Mei Tsuen, told the Post that he had no contact with the tenant or owner of the flat where the body parts were found, but noted the home had three tenants in the past year.

"The flat was refurbished last year. I think it had switched owners then," Chan said.

Chan, who lives down the road from the flat, said some villagers were disturbed by the grisly murder.

"Some have suggested we organise a Taoist ceremony to calm the spirit of the deceased, but another representative said we should respect the family of the deceased and contact them first," said Chan, who is in his 70s, adding village representatives had not contacted Choi's family yet.

On Friday, police uncovered a meat grinder, electric saw and two pots of soup containing human tissue, alongside two types of choppers, a hammer, face shields, black raincoats and a purple handbag that belonged to Choi at the Tai Po flat. The suspects had covered the walls of the flat with a sail.

An insider said police suspected that before Choi went missing, her ex-brother-in-law, who served as her chauffeur, drove to her home in Kadoorie Hill to meet her. The two were heading to pick up her daughter she had with her ex-husband.

The woman was reported missing after she did not collect the child. Choi also had a son with her former husband.

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