Arrest made in relation to ugly killing, dismemberment of Hong Kong mannequin

A girl accused of aiding a suspect within the ugly killing and dismemberment of mannequin Abby Choi in Hong Kong has been arrested in mainland China and charged, Hong Kong police stated Tuesday.

The arrest of the 29-year-old girl introduced the full variety of individuals allegedly concerned within the case to seven. Police stated they think she assisted one other suspect after which fled to mainland China. She was handed over to Hong Kong authorities at Shenzhen Bay Port and charged on Tuesday, they stated.

The grisly killing of Choi, 28, has gripped many in Hong Kong and in mainland China as a result of the semi-autonomous southern Chinese metropolis has a really low degree of violent crime.

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Hong Kong police escort a suspect on the Shenzhen Bay Port border crossing in Hong Kong, on March 7, 2023. The girl is accused of aiding one other suspect within the ugly killing of mannequin Abby Choi. (Information Services Department through AP)

Last week, her ex-husband, Alex Kwong, his father, Kwong Kau, and his brother, Anthony Kwong, have been charged with homicide after police discovered physique stays in a home rented by Kwong Kau in a suburban space of Hong Kong close to the border with mainland China. Alex Kwong’s mom, Jenny Li, faces one depend of perverting the course of justice. All 4 have been detained with out bail.

Police additionally arrested two others accused of aiding different suspects within the case.

Choi, who had greater than 100,000 followers on Instagram, disappeared Feb. 21, based on a report filed later with police.

She had monetary disputes involving hundreds of thousands of {dollars} together with her ex-husband and his household, police stated earlier, including that “some individuals” have been sad with how Choi dealt with her funds.

While violent crime is uncommon in Hong Kong, the case remembers a handful of different surprising killings. In 2013, a person killed his dad and mom, and their heads have been later present in fridges. In 1999, a girl was kidnapped and tortured by three members of an organized crime group earlier than her dying. Her cranium was later discovered stuffed in a Hello Kitty doll.