Kwong Kong-kit Testifies in Abby Choi Murder Trial
Bastillepost · 4 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
The defence case began on Monday in the High Court trial over the killing of socialite Abby Choi, after the prosecution closed its case last week. Former brother-in-law Kwong Kong-kit testified that he became close to Choi after returning from the United States in 2015, helped care for her children, and only later learned that a pregnancy he first assumed was his brother’s was in fact with Tam Fong-chun.
Key Points
- Kwong Kong-kit, 35, told the court he returned to Hong Kong in May 2015 after his mother said there was a serious family problem, and learned his younger brother Kwong Kong-chi was involved in a theft case.
- He said Kwong Kong-chi left Hong Kong for Hainan in June 2015, while their mother Lee Sui-heung helped care for the two children Kwong had with Abby Choi.
- Kwong testified that in 2016 he noticed Choi’s stomach getting bigger and initially thought she was carrying his brother’s child, before learning about a week later that the baby was Tam Fong-chun’s.
- He said he did not know Choi and Kwong Kong-chi had separated, and was surprised by the pregnancy because no one had told him the relationship had ended.
- Kwong described Choi as image-conscious, saying she asked him not to tell Tam he lived in a subsidised flat and suggested he say he lived at Ocean Pride in Tsuen Wan instead.
Why It Matters
Kwong’s evidence is part of the first full defence account of family relationships, money flows and living arrangements before Choi’s death, all of which may shape how the jury assesses motive and each defendant’s role.
The trial also remains closely watched because the three defendants deny murder but admit preventing the lawful burial of Choi’s body, making the defence narrative a central issue in the next stage of proceedings.