Abby Choi struck with hammer during car trip ruse to fetch daughter, court hears

South China Morning Post - Oct 2, 2026

Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung died of head injuries after being hit with a hammer during a car journey she believed was to pick up her daughter from school, a court has heard. Prosecutors on Friday detailed how three of Choi’s former relatives rented a remote village house and went shopping to acquire items they needed before allegedly killing the 28-year-old and disposing of her body on February 21, 2023. Choi’s ex-husband Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, his father Kwong Kau, 68, and elder...

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