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Abby Choi did not have enough cash in year before death, murder trial told

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Wong, B. (2026, October 20). Abby Choi did not have enough cash in year before death, murder trial told. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3371478/abby-choi-did-not-have-enough-cash-year-death-murder-trial-told

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At Abby Choi Tin-fung's murder trial, her former chauffeur testified that Choi experienced financial difficulties in the year leading up to her death. Specifically, Chin Kei-shun mentioned that Choi and her partner had accumulated a HK$5 million debt after a trip to Macau in August 2021, resulting in Choi frequently lacking cash for expenses from February through mid-2022.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-20, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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The murder trial of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has revealed that she faced financial difficulties in the year before her death. Her former chauffeur, Chin Kei-shun, testified that Choi asked him to cover some expenses and later sought HK$600,000 from her ex-brother-in-law. According to Chin, Choi typically carried substantial cash but had insufficient funds between February and mid-2022, after she and her partner incurred a HK$5 million (US$637,090) debt during a trip to Macau in August 2021. This testimony highlights the financial strain Choi was under prior to her death, which occurred on an unspecified date in 2022.

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🔮 Chin said Choi would usually carry a substantial amount of cash in her handbag when she went out, but appeared to have insufficient cash from February to the middle of 2022.

2026-10-20 · assertive framing · Abby Choi did not have enough cash in year before death, murder trial told

🔮 Abby Choi’s partner tells court her ex-father-in-law helped resolve his HK$5m debt Slain Hong Kong socialite’s partner says he refused to repay gambling loan, expecting lender to fold, and her ex-father-in-law got no reward for his help Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s partner has acknowledged that her former father-in-law helped resolve a dispute over his HK$5 million gambling debt but maintained he was not obliged to repay it because he believed the company he owed would fold. Chris Tam Fong-chun told the High Court on Thursday that he had refused to repay a loan he took out while gambling at a casino run by Suncity Group in August 2021, saying he thought it would be foolish to pay a company that was about to cease operations. Once Macau’s largest junket operator, the company ended its travel business after its founder, Alvin Chau Cheok-wa, was arrested on charges of illegal gambling and money laundering.

2026-10-15 · assertive framing · Abby Choi’s partner tells court her ex-father-in-law helped resolve his HK$5m debt

🔮 “Li Sui-heung said to me: ‘Maybe they just want money.

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🔮 Testifying for the first time in the High Court, Tam also said Choi had given his family a false impression that her former in-laws were leading a good life, because she feared her two children from her previous marriage would be disparaged in their new home due to their background.

2026-10-13 · mixed framing · Slain model Abby Choi called ‘birthing machine’ by ex-father-in-law, court hears

🔮 Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again The nine-member jury has been told to return on Monday as lawyers debated legal issues, delaying cross-examination of Choi’s mother The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while the court addresses legal issues raised by lawyers in the high-profile case. Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith told the nine-member jury on Friday that the hearing would resume on Monday, once the legal arguments had concluded.

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🔮 Abby Choi’s ex-father-in-law a ‘cunning old fox’ who clung to her wealth, court told Socialite’s mother Cheung Yin-fa rejects defence claims that Kwong Kau could afford luxury items, saying he relied on her daughter’s financial support The mother of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has described her daughter’s former father-in-law as a “cunning old fox” who clung to her family’s fortune, rejecting his lawyer’s suggestion that he bought a Rolls-Royce with money earned from business activities after his retirement.

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🔮 The case will be heard again on November 25.

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Abby Choi’s partner tells court her ex-father-in-law helped resolve his HK$5m debt

2026-10-15 · South China Morning Post

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Abby Choi PERSON · 2× Choi PERSON · 2× Abby Choi Tin-fung PERSON · 1× Chin PERSON · 1× Chin Kei-shun PERSON · 1× Hong Kong GPE · 1× Macau GPE · 1×

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Abby Choi did not have enough cash in year before death, murder trial told Former chauffeur says Abby Choi asked him to pay expenses and later sought HK$600,000 from ex-brother-in-law Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung did not have enough cash to cover her expenses in the year before her death, her former driver has told her murder trial.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-20

🔮 Chin said Choi would usually carry a substantial amount of cash in her handbag when she went out, but appeared to have insufficient cash from February to the middle of 2022.

2026-10-20 · South China Morning Post

Abby Choi did not have enough cash in year before death, murder trial told · assertive framing

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driver → have → trial

Choi’s former chauffeur, Chin Kei-shun, said on Tuesday that the influencer appeared to have run into cash-flow difficulties after she and her partner incurred a HK$5 million (US$637,090) debt during a leisure trip to Macau in August 2021. asserted

she → say → August

Chin said Choi would usually carry a substantial amount of cash in her handbag when she went out, but appeared to have insufficient cash from February to the middle of 2022. asserted

she → say → 2022