Ex-husband, in-laws accused of murdering Hong Kong model Abby Choi appear in court

Police discovered parts of 28-year-old Abby Choi's dismembered body at a house in suburban Hong Kong in 2023.

File photo of Abby Choi taken on Feb 11, 2023, in Hong Kong. (Photo: AP)

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HONG KONG: The ex-husband and in-laws of Hong Kong model and influencer Abby Choi accused of murdering her appeared before court on Wednesday (Sep 30), in a gruesome case that has sent shockwaves through the city.

Police discovered parts of 28-year-old Choi's dismembered body at a house in suburban Hong Kong in 2023.

An influencer with over 140,000 followers on Instagram, Choi had shared photos of her attending Paris Fashion Week just days before her death.

Her death was widely reported in the city, where violent crime is rare.

Police load a refrigerator that was suspected of to have been used to keep the body parts of 28-year-old model Abby Choi, onto a truck in Hong Kong, Feb 25, 2023 in this screengrab taken from a handout video. (Image: TVB/Handout via Reuters)

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