Abby Choi, a 28-year-old Hong Kong socialite, was suspected of being murdered, mutilated and cooked. The police have arrested four family members of her ex-husband in recent days.
The ex-husband, his father and elder brother were both charged with one count of murder, while the ex-husband's mother was charged with obstructing justice. The case was brought up in the Kowloon City Court today (27th).
The prosecution applied for the four defendants not to enter a plea, and the case was adjourned until May 8 for further investigation by the police, including a series of scientific forensics and call record checks.
The ex-husband's mother applied for bail, but was rejected by the magistrate, and the four defendants were remanded in custody.
The defendants are Kwong Gangjie (driver, 31 years old), Kwong Qiu (retired, 65 years old), Li Ruixiang (retired, 63 years old, female) and Kwong Gangzhi (unemployed, 28 years old), who are respectively Cai Tianfeng’s former uncles , ex-father, ex-aunt and ex-husband.
▼The four defendants in the case▼
The four defendants walked into the prison pen under the guard of nearly 10 court police and correctional officers, and the three male defendants behaved calmly.
Among them, Kuang Qiu clearly expressed "understanding" after the secretary read out the details of the charge, and then looked around from time to time. bow your head.
▼The four defendants were escorted by the police to the Kowloon City Court▼
Female accused charged with destroying material for criminal investigation
The three male defendants were charged with one count of murder. They were charged with murdering a woman, Cai Tianfeng, in a unit in Lung Mei Village, Ting Kok Road, Tai Po, New Territories on February 21, 2023; The crime of obstructing judicial justice refers to the fact that she attempted to obstruct judicial justice in Hong Kong on February 23, 2023, and acted with a tendency to obstruct judicial justice, destroying the information on Li Ruixiang's criminal investigation and murder.
When the case came to court today, the prosecution applied for the four defendants not to enter a plea.
The case was adjourned to May 8 for further investigation by the police, including a series of scientific forensics and call record checks.
The female defendant applied for bail through her lawyer, but was rejected by the acting chief magistrate, Huang Yayin.
The court also dealt with a District Court case involving the defendant Kwong Kong Chi. He was charged with 7 counts of theft. The case was originally scheduled to start trial in the District Court on November 19, 2015. The court issued an arrest warrant in August of the same year.
The case will be dealt with in the District Court tomorrow.
The case was brought up in the Kowloon City Court this morning. A large number of journalists attended the court at 9:30 on time. The number of journalists was so large that the press booth was full. As a result, some journalists had to sit in the public gallery, and there were also Judiciary staff present. coordination.
Case No.: KCCC577/2023
Cai Tianfeng Case｜The deceased’s head was only the skull and hair. Forensic doctor: Can still use the teeth to verify the identity. Husband went out for 25 minutes and came home surprised after postpartum depression. Wife strangled to death 3 young children. Wife committed suicide but was charged with murder. Sixty-year-old clerk convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison
▼The police seized a large amount of evidence in the village house in the early morning of the 25th, including the corpse refrigerator▼
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▼Police and Drainage Services Department working in Tai Po Lung Mei Village▼
