{
  "id": 18297094,
  "title": "Abby Choi could have been hit on head 7 times with hammer, murder trial told",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/abby-choi-could-have-been-hit-on-head-7-times-with-hammer-murder",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:32:46.000Z",
  "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/3373421/abby-choi-could-have-been-hit-head-seven-times-hammer-murder-trial-told"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abby Choi, a 28-year-old Hong Kong socialite, could have endured seven hammer strikes to the head before her fatal demise, a court has revealed. Forensic pathologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki testified in the High Court on Thursday, detailing the grisly evidence of her murder. Choi's body, dismembered and found in a rural village flat three days after her disappearance on February 21, 2023, bore signs of severe brain damage and extensive bleeding. The prosecution claims Alex Kwong, Choi's ex-husband, struck her head with a hammer during a car ride she believed was a school drop-off. Choi's ex-husband, his father Kwong Kau, and her brother Anthony are jointly charged with murder. Kwok testified that Choi's head showed multiple injuries, including a 15cm laceration and a 5.5cm-by-5cm depressed fracture, which could have caused suffocation within minutes. Despite the injuries, Choi would have died within half an hour due to the severe brain damage.",
  "summary": "Warning: graphic content follows. Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung could have been struck on the head seven times with a hammer when she was allegedly murdered three years ago, a court has heard. Forensic pathologist Dr Kwok Ka-ki said on Thursday that Choi was fatally struck on the head with a blunt object, leaving a large hole on the right side of her head and causing extensive…",
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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."
}