Body parts of missing Hong Kong model Abby Choi found, ex-husband and family arrested

Four people have been arrested for killing and dismembering model and influencer Abby Choi after parts of her body were found in a rental unit in Hong Kong, local police said Saturday.

Choi’s ex-husband, 28-year-old Alex Kong, was The arrest was made on Saturday afternoon At a ferry terminal on the northwest coast of Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.

He was carrying 500,000 Hong Kong dollars in cash (about $63,700) and several luxury watches worth about HK$4 million ($510,000), according to the South China Morning Post. Investigators believe he was trying to flee Hong Kong when he was arrested.

Kwong’s parents and 31-year-old brother were already there The 28-year-old model has been charged with murderShe was reported missing on Tuesday.

Choi’s ex-father-in-law is believed to be the mastermind behind the plan to kill the victim for millions of dollars worth of property. The 65-year-old is a former police sergeant who left the force in 2005, the Chinese newspaper reported, citing an unnamed source.

Earlier this week, authorities contacted Choi’s ex-husband’s family but they gave false statements. This led police to a rented house in Lung Mei Village, where they found the victim’s leg inside a refrigerator and human tissue in a soup container.

“We are still looking for the head, torso and hands, which we believe have been disposed of,” Kowloon West Regional Crime Unit Superintendent Alan Chung told reporters on Saturday.

“Tools used to dismember human corpses were found in the flat, including meat grinders, chainsaws, long raincoats, gloves and masks,” Chung said, adding that it appeared the house was “carefully arranged by cold-blooded killers.” “

The unit was recently rented by Choi’s ex-father-in-law. It was mostly unusual, indicating that it was specifically set up as a place to dispose of bodies, police said.

Choi was last seen by her ex-brother-in-law, who worked as her driver. According to Hong Kong-based news site HK01, Choi was undefined injury After getting into his car on February 21. It is alleged that he then took her to the spot where she was killed.

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Authorities believe money played a role in the heinous crime.

“We believe the victim and her ex-husband’s family had several financial disputes involving large amounts of money,” Chung said. “Someone was unhappy with the way the victim handled his wealth.”

Kwong, who is said to be unemployed, is accused of defrauding people of HK$5 million ($637,000) between 2014 and 2015 and allegedly sued for debts of HK$15.7 million ($2.2 million).

According to The South China Morning Post, Kong and Choi share two children together.