Preventive prison for the former political family of Abby Choi, a model who appeared dismembered in Hong Kong

He ex-husband and in-law of Abby Choi, 28a popular hong kong model who was murdered and dismembered was remanded in custody without bail on monday as police continue to recover the remains of the young woman whose case shocked the former colony.

Ex-husband Alex Wong, his parents and older brother, who were arrested last weekend, appeared in court today charged with murder and perverting the course of justice. The senior prosecutor of the court, Brian Lai Tak-ki, requested a a delay of ten weeks continue the investigation, including forensic examination of evidence recovered from the house where the remains were found and monitoring of the defendant’s cell phone records.

Investigators found new remains of the victim in the last hours apartment rental on the outskirts of the city in which, according to local media, the first traces of the crime were found.

A team of forensic pathologists identified this Sunday at the property skull, a few ribs and hair immersed in a large pot of soup and vegetables. According to police, the remains also belonged to Choi, who was reported missing on Wednesday.

Two days after the disappearance, the authorities found women’s legs in the fridge the house recently rented by her ex-father-in-law, whom the investigation points to as the organizer of her assassination due to a dispute over an estate valued at millions of dollars, writes the local press.

Police, who sent dozens of officers and even a diving team to search for Choi’s head, hands and other body parts, seized casing of the meat slicing machine, electric saw and some clothing allegedly related to the case.

Choi, who has nearly 100,000 followers on Instagram, has become internationally known as a model, even walking Elie Saab’s spring-summer 2023 haute couture show in Paris and recently appearing on the luxury magazine’s digital cover. L’Officiel Monaco.

According to local media, the model had Netto value of about 100 million Hong Kong dollars (12 million euros, 12.7 million US dollars) and came from a wealthy family with businesses in China.

Authorities said the two children Choi had with her ex-husband will remain in the custody of the model’s mother.