{
  "id": 12094085,
  "title": "Abby Choi’s mother tells court former in-laws lived off socialite’s family wealth",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/abby-chois-mother-tells-court-former-in-laws-lived-off-socialites",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:57:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369772/abby-chois-mother-tells-court-former-laws-lived-socialites-family-wealth"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abby Choi Tin-fung's mother, Cheung Yin-fa, has testified in court that her former in-laws, Alex Kwong and his family, lived off her family's wealth without contributing anything to her grandchildren. The three individuals, including Kwong and his father and brother, are currently on trial for murder in connection with the influencer's death in February 2023. Kwong's father is a retired police sergeant who denied obstructing the lawful burial of Choi's body between February 21 and 23. The mother claimed that the Kwongs never treated her family to a meal or bought baby milk formula for Choi's children. She also revealed that Alex Kwong was adept at convincing others to do him favors. Prior to Choi's divorce, Kwong had successfully convinced her to lend him her credit card to cover his expenses while he was evading justice in a HK$6.3 million theft case. The dispute allegedly stemmed from a family feud over the sale of a HK$72 million flat in Ho Man Tin, with Kwong Kau reportedly resenting Abby for attempting to sell the property. He enlisted his sons to help kill the influencer so that he could retain ownership. Prosecutors have suggested that money may be the motive for the crime, focusing on the significant wealth disparity between the families. The trial is ongoing before Deputy Judge Brian Keith and a nine-member jury.",
  "summary": "The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has accused her former in-laws of living off her family’s wealth without contributing anything to her grandchildren. Cheung Yin-fa testified in the High Court on Monday about the relationship between her daughter, ex-son-in-law Alex Kwong Kong-chi, and his family in the years leading up to the influencer’s slaying in February 2023. Kwong,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Kwong's father denied obstructing lawful burial of Choi's body between Feb 21-23.",
    "Kwong had convinced Abby to lend him credit card during HK$6.3M theft case."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The testimony suggests the alleged murder motive was rooted in a family feud over wealth and property, with Abby Choi's family seeing the accused as freeloaders who stood to lose financially.",
  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Abby Choi’s mother tells court former in-laws lived off socialite’s family wealth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/abby-chois-mother-tells-court-former-in-laws-lived-off-socialites-12095206",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:57:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "DEAR ABBY: Partner’s frequent family visitors strain relationship",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/dear-abby-partners-frequent-family-visitors-strain-relationship",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:00:15.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}