{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_t3fhdx74ogons5pveeia","title":"Murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi reportedly premeditated; S$11.7 million flat said to be motive of ex-husband, brother-in-law & their father","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/murder-of-hong-kong-socialite-abby-choi-reportedly-premeditated-s-11-7-t3fhdx74og","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_t3fhdx74ogons5pveeia","seq":1518900,"kind":"article","title":"Murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi reportedly premeditated; S$11.7 million flat said to be motive of ex-husband, brother-in-law & their father","url":"https://theindependent.sg/murder-of-hong-kong-socialite-abby-choi-reportedly-premeditated-s-11-7-million-flat-said-to-be-motive-of-ex-husband-brother-in-law-their-father","summary":"HONG KONG: At the murder trial of Abby Choi, where her ex-husband, brother-in-law and their father stand accused, the Hong Kong High Court heard on Friday (Oct 2) that her killing had been premeditated. On the previous day, the court heard that a family feud over a luxury apartment worth HK$60 million (S$11.7 million) had been the reason for Ms Choi’s killing. The model, socialite, and influencer who had been featured in such fashion magazines as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar…","published":"2026-10-03T10:36:05Z","seen":"2026-10-03T10:48:43Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-theindependent-sg-ab06d7","name":"theindependent.sg","domain":"theindependent.sg","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q113645781","name":"The Independent","type":"other","designations":["news media"]}},"via":"kite-theindependent-sg-ab06d7","topics":["asia"],"authors":["Anna Maria Romero"],"entities":[{"id":"Q116921436","name":"Abby Choi","type":"person"}],"image":"https://sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/theindependentsg/uploads/2026/9/0806525a-0713-4023-82d5-ad13e9ce11d8-large.webp","story":"st_t3fhdx74ogons5pveeia","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.8100000023841858,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.7699999809265137,"political":0.15000000596046448}]}