Hong Kong duo accused of aiding Abby Choi’s ex had ‘no intention to get involved’
Kowloon City Court heard closing submissions from the defence lawyers of Lam Shun and Irene Pun, with verdict to be learned on June 16
Two defendants accused of helping the ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung in a failed attempt to flee Hong Kong have denied receiving payment or entering into any agreement to arrange a boat to Macau for the murder suspect.
Kowloon City Court heard the closing submissions from the defence lawyers of Lam Shun, 43, and Irene Pun Hau-yin, 31, on Wednesday, with the two defendants insisting they did not aid murder suspect Alex Kwong Kong-chi in his escape attempt on February 25, 2023, a day after Choi’s dismembered remains were discovered in a Tai Po village house.
Lam and Pun were charged with a joint count of conspiracy to pervert the course of public justice, along with an individual identified as Ivy, who allegedly sent them a boat rental request on behalf of a “friend” named Alex.
Ivy is not a defendant in this trial.
Court evidence showed that Ivy had asked Pun for Lam’s contact details to arrange boats to Macau to take a friend looking to urgently leave Hong Kong without being intercepted by authorities. Lam was working as a yacht rental agent at the time.