In a shocking development in the high-profile murder case of Hong Kong model Abby Choi (Cai Tianfeng), her former mother-in-law Li Rui Xiang has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstruction of justice, according to Mirror Media.
Abby Choi was brutally murdered in February 2023, a case that sent shockwaves across Hong Kong and mainland China due to its gruesome nature. Authorities found that the main suspects were members of her ex-husband’s family, including her ex-husband Alex Kwong (Guang Gang Zhi), her father and her older brother.
Li Rui Xiang, 65, was accused of misleading police and aiding her son’s escape following the murder. During the sentencing hearing on October 28, Judge Chen Guangzhi highlighted this A mother’s love cannot be used as a justification to impede a criminal investigation. He stressed that his actions delayed the investigation and undermined the justice system, so a deterrent sentence was needed.
The court heard it later By Abby Choi disappeared on February 21, 2023, investigators discovered that she had been murdered and dismembered, allegedly due to a financial dispute over property. Police later found cooked human remains in a house in the village linked to the suspects.
Despite knowing that his son was wanted, Li Rui Xiang reportedly made false statements to police between February 22 and 23 and urged him to flee. Security footage showed her encouraging him to escape and they exchanged 127 calls during this period. The two lived together in a luxury villa in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen estate owned by Abby Choi.
Although Choi divorced Kwong in 2017, the two have remained in contact to co-parent their children. In court, Li Rui Xiang claimed that she received HKD 400,000-500,000 per month from Choi for child support. However, Choi’s The family argued that Kwong’s family never contributed financially to the children’s education.
Currently, Alex Kwong, his father and brother remain in custody awaiting trial on murder charges. The case continues to draw public attention for its brutality and the involvement of close family members in what appeared to be a murder-for-profit plot.
Sources: Znews
