Abby Choi Tin-fung was killed by her former husband inside a moving vehicle on February 21, 2023, according to testimony delivered at the High Court by the victim’s former brother-in-law.
The high-profile trial entered its 37th day as Anthony Kwong Kong-kit took the witness stand, The Standard (HK) reported. Anthony Kwong testified that there was no premeditated plot among the three male family members to harm the 28-year-old socialite. He insisted that killing her brought neither him nor his father any practical benefit.
The proceedings have drawn intense public scrutiny in Hong Kong following the gruesome discovery of the model’s remains in a Tai Po village house. The three defendants—Kwong Kau, Anthony Kwong, and Alex Kwong—have pleaded not guilty to murder while admitting a joint charge of preventing the lawful burial of Choi’s body. The trial continues before Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith.
Anthony Kwong Describes the Vehicle Altercation
Anthony Kwong recounted the events of February 21, 2023, explaining that he drove a white seven-seater vehicle to pick up Choi from Kowloon Tong. He later invited his younger brother, Alex Kwong, to join them, with Choi sitting directly behind the driver’s seat and Alex Kwong beside her, news.tvb.com reported.
During the ride, Choi and Alex Kwong spoke in Hainanese, a dialect Anthony Kwong stated he could not understand. He testified that Choi grew increasingly agitated and began scolding his younger brother.
When the vehicle reached the area around Sha Tin and Fo Tan, he felt an impact against his driver’s seat and heard his brother crying.
“I couldn’t think of anything” and could only keep on driving, Anthony Kwong said, adding that Alex Kwong was on top of Choi for about a minute and a half.
He testified that he contacted their father, Kwong Kau, for help after realizing Choi was unresponsive. Anthony Kwong admitted under cross-examination that he wiped down the Toyota Alphard seven-seater to erase evidence because he felt “safer,” having experienced complicated feelings following the attack, The Star reported.
Family Dynamics After Divorce
Testifying under cross-examination by Oliver Davies, counsel for former police officer Kwong Kau, Anthony Kwong detailed the ongoing relationship between the victim and her former husband. He told the court that Choi and Alex Kwong maintained an affectionate relationship long after their 2019 divorce, remaining intimate through to 2023.
Anthony Kwong said that his younger brother possessed a mild temperament and never argued back whenever Choi reprimanded him.
He said that Choi’s subsequent husband, Chris Tam Fong-chun, was aware of their ongoing closeness and raised no objections.
The witness added that Choi became upset in 2022 upon learning that Alex Kwong was dating a mainland woman, asking him to return to Hong Kong.
He maintained that his father, a 30-year police veteran who retired in 2000, held no attachment to luxury flats and raised no objections to selling a property at Kadoorie Hill.
Anthony Kwong Expresses Regret During Trial Testimony
RTHK News reported that Anthony Kwong told the court on the 36th day of the trial that he should have been braver and more rational on the day of the killing by calling the police or an ambulance.
The court has yet to determine final verdicts for the three defendants facing the joint murder charge. The proceedings proceed before Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith as legal teams evaluate the testimony regarding the vehicle altercation and subsequent evidence handling.
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