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Abby Choi

Case file on the Hong Kong murder trial over Abby Choi’s 2023 death.

On trial · allegations
last updated 2 October 2026 · 7 sources
Confirmed facts
14
Open questions
4
Trial began
21 Sep 2026
Jury
9
Principal accused
3
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Case file Abby Choi, reference D C zero one nine two. The Associated Press reported, citing a police report, that Choi disappeared on February twenty first, twenty twenty three. ABC News Australia reported that officers broke into a village house rented by Kwong Kau on February twenty fourth and found remains and Choi’s identity documents there. According to AP, authorities arrested Choi’s former husband, Alex Kwong, on February twenty fifth. AP reported that Hong Kong police filed murder charges against Choi’s former father-in-law, Kwong Kau, and former brother-in-law, Anthony Kwong, on February twenty sixth, and that Superintendent Alan Chung said Alex Kwong would be charged with murder that night. AP also reported that Choi’s former mother-in-law faced one count of perverting the course of justice. AP reported that a murder trial began in Hong Kong on September twenty first, twenty twenty six. AP reported that Judge Brian Keith told a nine-person jury the three men pleaded not guilty to murder. The file’s open questions include the jury’s verdict, Jenny Li’s current court posture, the disposition of other reported arrests or charges, and any exact time of death established in court. This has been an automated reading of case file D C zero one nine two at developing case dot com. Every fact you heard names a public source.

Timeline of what's confirmed14 entries
July 2022
Prosecutor Charlotte Draycott alleged in court that Kwong Kau tried to hit Choi when Choi and Chris Tam spoke to him about a luxury apartment dispute.
AP
21 February 2023
AP reported, citing a police report, that Choi disappeared on 21 February 2023.
AP
24 February 2023
ABC News reported that officers broke into a village house rented by Kwong Kau on Friday afternoon and found remains and Choi’s identity documents there.
ABC News Australia
25 February 2023
Authorities arrested Choi’s former husband, Alex Kwong, on Saturday, according to Superintendent Alan Chung as reported by AP.
AP
26 February 2023
Hong Kong police filed murder charges against Choi’s former father-in-law Kwong Kau and former brother-in-law Anthony Kwong, AP reported.
AP
26 February 2023
Superintendent Alan Chung said Alex Kwong would be charged with murder on Sunday night, AP reported.
AP
26 February 2023
Police said Choi’s former mother-in-law faced one count of perverting the course of justice, AP reported.
AP
26 February 2023
Chung said Choi had financial disputes involving tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars with her former husband and his family, AP reported.
AP
27 February 2023
CBS News, citing AP, reported that Alex Kwong, Kwong Kau, Anthony Kwong and Jenny Li were placed in custody without bail.
CBS News/AP
28 February 2023
AP reported that more than 100 officers searched the North East New Territories Landfill for evidence connected to the case.
Los Angeles Times/AP
7 March 2023
Hong Kong police said a 29-year-old woman accused of assisting another suspect was arrested in mainland China, handed over at Shenzhen Bay Port and charged.
AP
21 September 2026
A murder trial began in Hong Kong for Alex Kwong, Kwong Kau and Anthony Kwong in connection with Choi’s death; the charges are allegations and no verdict has been reported in the trusted sources reviewed.
AP
21 September 2026
AP reported that Alex Kwong, Kwong Kau and Anthony Kwong were also charged with preventing the lawful burial of a body.
AP
30 September 2026
Judge Brian Keith told a nine-person jury that Alex Kwong, Kwong Kau and Anthony Kwong pleaded not guilty to the murder charge; Kwong Kau pleaded not guilty to the burial-related charge, while his sons admitted to that charge.
AP
Open questionsunconfirmed · not conclusions
What verdict will the jury reach on the murder charge against Alex Kwong, Kwong Kau and Anthony Kwong?unconfirmed; trial unfolding · unconfirmed
What is the current court posture of Jenny Li’s perverting-the-course-of-justice charge?unconfirmed; latest AP trial reports focus on three defendants · unconfirmed
What is the current disposition of the other people police reported arresting or charging in 2023?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
What exact time of death has been established in court, if any?unconfirmed in trusted sources reviewed · unconfirmed
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