HK socialite’s murder: Police say former father-in-law plotted killing; ex-husband arrested
The gruesome murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi is believed to have been plotted by her former father-in-law, and the rented house where her body parts were discovered was used as a butchery, police said on Saturday.
Ms Choi’s former husband, who had been on the run, was arrested on Saturday, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
Police had earlier arrested the parents and brother of Ms Choi’s former husband. The three will face murder charges.
Media reports quoted an unnamed police source as saying that the former father-in-law, who used to be a policeman, was unhappy with Ms Choi’s handling of a luxury property. He has not been named yet.
On Friday, the Hong Kong police said the murder was “premeditated” and “well planned”, after the 28-year-old victim’s body parts were discovered in a house in Lung Mei Tsuen village in Tai Po, a suburb in the city.
A unit on the ground floor of the three-storey house was set up as a butchery, said police.
