Former driver testifies in Abby Choi murder trial
Crhk · 1 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago5 MIN
Summary
On the 19th day of the High Court trial over the dismemberment murder of Abby Choi (蔡天鳳), former private driver Chin Kei-shun (錢紀信) gave evidence about his employment and his observations of Choi’s dealings with members of her former in-laws’ family. He told the court that after being hired in 2021, he later suspected Choi was hiding in a vehicle outside a detached house in Yau Yat Chuen because of gambling debts, and said she then sought HK$600,000 from former brother-in-law Kwong Kong-kit (鄺港傑). Chin also denied an earlier allegation, relayed in court by Choi’s mother, that he had committed theft. Separately, an anonymous kitchenware shop employee described a February 8, 2023 purchase by a white-haired elderly man who also asked whether a machine could crush bones
Key Points
- Chin said he was hired in 2021 after an interview handled by former mother-in-law Lee Shui-heung (李瑞香), who offered a monthly salary of HK$20,000
- He later learned Abby Choi was the real employer, while his duties included driving a seven-seater and taking children to and from school
- Chin testified that in 2022 he drove Choi back to a Yau Yat Chuen detached house, saw two or three people outside, and suspected she was hiding over gambling debts
- He said Choi then called former brother-in-law Kwong Kong-kit for HK$600,000, and days later he drove Kwong to collect an envelope containing a HK$600,000 cheque
- A Yau Ma Tei kitchenware shop assistant said a white-haired man bought a meat grinder, stock pot, chopping board and skimmer, and asked about a bone crusher
Why It Matters
The testimony adds detail to the prosecution case by tracing relationships, money requests and household arrangements around people connected to Abby Choi before her death. The evidence about kitchen equipment purchases may also help the court assess how separate strands of witness testimony fit into the broader timeline presented at trial