{
  "id": 12095206,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:57:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "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, a slain Hong Kong socialite, was allegedly killed by her former in-laws due to a family dispute over a flat worth HK$72 million in Ho Man Tin, according to testimony from her mother Cheung Yin-fa. Cheung, speaking in the High Court, alleged that the Kwongs—a retired police sergeant, his father, and his elder brother—had lived off her family's wealth without contributing anything to her grandchildren. She claimed the Kwongs had never even bought a tin of baby milk formula for the children of the deceased socialite. Furthermore, Kwong Kau, the retired police sergeant, denied preventing the lawful burial of Choi’s body between February 21 and 23. The trial, presided over by Deputy Judge Brian Keith and a nine-member jury, continues with prosecutors suggesting that financial motives may have driven the crime, highlighting the considerable wealth disparity between the two families.",
  "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,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-05T06:57:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
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        "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."
}