Ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi told to flee Hong Kong by boat, court hears
Court hears recordings of group chat that included defendants Irene Pun and Lam Shun, with duo believed to have helped murder suspect Alex Kwong
Prosecutors also shared video recordings on Monday that showed the WeChat records of Alex Kwong Kong-chi, who has been charged in a separate case over Choi’s murder, including a group chat with defendants Irene Pun Hau-yin, Lam Shun and a woman identified only as Ivy.
Pun, 31, and Lam, 43, earlier pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice.
A voice message sent by Ivy’s account was heard in court, and said: “One friend replied saying the safest way is that you book a junk party to go somewhere in the middle [of the sea], then I ask some boat company in Macau to pick you up.”
Pun and Lam, a yacht rental agent at the time, are suspected to have helped Kwong in an unsuccessful escape attempt on February 25, 2023, the day after Choi’s dismembered remains were discovered in a three-storey village house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen.
Ivy, a Macau resident, was also named in the trial but was not listed as a defendant. She is accused of conspiring with the two defendants in attempting to help Kwong escape.