The Hong Kong model and influencerwhose dismembered remains were discovered in a refrigerator and a soup pot was reportedly involved in a multi-million-dollar dispute with her ex-husband and former in-laws prior to her grisly death.
Alex, Anthony, and their father were charged with murder. Their mother was charged with perverting the course of justice in connection with the case, according to local news outletRTHK.
Each suspect was denied bail and none have entered pleas to the charges, according to theAssociated Press. It was unclear if any had retained attorneys.
Citing the Hong Kong Police, the AP reports Choi — an Instagram star with over 100,000 followers — disappeared Feb. 21.
RTHK identified the victim as Choi.
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A skull, ribs, and hair, also believed to belong to the model, were found in a soup pot, perCNN.
Police have said Choi was involved in a financial disagreement with Alex and his family, prior to her death, the AP reports.
According toCBS, on Tuesday, police began searching a landfill for the rest of Choi’s missing body parts and evidence connected to the case.
“The suspects threw away several bags of important evidence in the morning of Feb. 22. There may be some human body parts or they could be the clothes and the phone of the victim, or even the weapons,” Chung claimed, per the outlet.
According to Choi’s Instagram, the model most recently was on the digital cover ofL’Officiel Monacomagazine and attended Paris Fashion Week in January.
source: people.com
