HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Monday (July 24) returned to a New Territories village house where the dismembered remains of model Abby Choi Tin-fung were discovered to gather evidence a week before six defendants in the case are set to appear in court.

A white seven-seater minivan and several items were brought to Lung Mei Tsuen off Ting Kok Road in Tai Po where more than 10 officers from the Kowloon West regional crime unit and forensic evidence staff carried out tests and took measurements.

A team of officers from the Police Tactical Unit was also called in to cordon off the area, the Post learned. The tests were completed by about 4pm local time.

Six defendants charged in the case will return to Kowloon Court next Monday.

The murder came to light in February after police found Choi’s skull, legs and some broken ribs in the ground floor flat of a three-storey village house in Lung Mei Tsuen.

Choi’s ex-husband Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 28, his father, Kwong Kau, 65, and elder brother Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, 31, are behind bars on a joint murder charge.

His mother, Jenny Li Sui-heung, 63, was also denied bail on a charge of perverting the course of justice. She is accused of destroying evidence against her during a police inquiry.

Police have also charged two others on allegations they assisted Alex Kwong’s attempted escape to Macau by boat with intent to impede his arrest.

Yacht rental agent Lam Shun, 42, and jobless Irene Pun Hau-yin, 29, were both granted bail after the prosecution raised no objection. SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST