KUALA LUMPUR – A 41-year-old yacht rental company employee was arrested yesterday for allegedly helping a suspect flee Hong Kong by boat following the gruesome murder of Hong Kong model and socialite Abby Choi.
The Straits Times reported police as saying that the man named Lam purportedly took HK$100,000 (RM57,057) as a fee to help Choi’s former husband, Alex Kwong, escape on February 25.
It was reported that Kwong was arrested in an ambush at Tung Chung pier on Lantau Island, and he was carrying HK$500,000 in cash and luxury watches worth HK$4 million.
Police added that the landfill search on Tuesday for Choi’s torso and arms did not yield results, and the operation had ended. However, the search for more evidence continues.
So far, Alex is among four arrested last week for their alleged involvement in Choi’s murder. They have been detained since Monday without bail.
They are Alex’s father Kwong Kau, 65, and 31-year-old brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit – both were charged with Choi’s murder.
Alex’s 63-year-old mother, Jenny Li Sui-heung, meanwhile, faces a charge of perverting the course of justice for allegedly destroying evidence.
They are expected to be brought to court on May 8.
Police believe that Kau, who is a former police officer, is the crime’s mastermind and was because of disputes surrounding a luxury property.
Kau’s mistress has been out on bail since Tuesday. She reportedly rented a flat on the first floor of a three-storey village property where some of Choi’s remains were found.
While Choi’s exact time of death has yet to be determined, it is said that she was attacked in a car driven by former brother-in-law Anthony and taken to the village property to be butchered.
Last Saturday, police found partial remains in a fridge and soup pots at a seaside house.
After a later examination of materials seized at the property, police uncovered what they believe to be Choi’s skull, hair, and several ribs.
The property where police found bodily remains was equipped with an electric saw and a meat grinder that had been used to mince human flesh.
Choi, a mother of two, had divorced Alex and remarried Chris Tam, the scion of a wealthy Hong Kong family.
Choi had four children, aged between three and 10, of which the older two were with Alex. Her friends also described Choi as having a good relationship with her ex-husband and his family. – The Vibes, March 3, 2023
