Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested a man on suspicion of being an accessory to the murder of 28yearold model Abby Choi.
The young woman was killed and dismembered by her exhusband, exfatherinlaw and exbrotherinlaw. The former motherinlaw would have participated in the crime by helping them hide leads and disrupting the investigation.
In addition to family members, the police investigated the involvement of two other people, a woman has already been identified.
According to the authorities, the arrested man worked for a yacht rental company and helped one of those involved in the crime to escape from Hong Kong.
The police are also looking for body parts of the model. Only the legs, some ribs and the head were found.
Police Superintendent Alan Chung told ABC News that the evidence available so far is sufficient to reconstruct the case.
One of the investigative lines suggests that the crime was motivated by money. The model has found success on social media and was recently on the cover of fashion magazine L’Officiel Monaco.
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