香港人気モデル切断遺体で発見、元夫らを訴追　金銭トラブルか

【香港（中国）ＡＦＰ＝時事】香港で著名モデルの蔡天鳳さん（２８）が遺体で発見され、元夫とその家族２人が２７日、殺人罪で訴追された。警察は先週末、切断された遺体の一部を発見したと発表していた。（写真は、香港の電車内のディスプレーに映し出された蔡天鳳さん殺害事件に関連するニュース）
　蔡さんはファッション雑誌などで活躍するモデルで、インスタグラムでは１０万人以上のフォロワーがいた。検察によると、２１日に行方不明になったとの通報があった。
　警察は２５日、捜索した沿岸部の民家の冷蔵庫や鍋の中から遺体の一部が見つかったと発表。蔡さんの頭骨、髪、肋骨（ろっこつ）とみられている。
　警察は同日、香港の波止場からスピードボートで逃亡を図ろうとしていた元夫（２８）を逮捕した。
　２７日には元夫とその父親と兄が殺人罪で訴追された。また元夫の母親も証拠隠滅を行ったとして、司法妨害の罪で訴追された。
　警察によると、遺体の一部が見つかった家には電気のこぎりや、人肉をひくのに使われた肉ひき器があった。
　警察は２６日夜、報道陣に対し、蔡さんは遺体発見現場の家に向かっていた車の中で襲われ、家に着いた時には意識がなかったとの見解を示した。所在不明の遺体部位についてさらに捜索を続けるとしている。
　警察によると蔡さんは不動産をめぐり、元夫およびその家族と金銭トラブルになっていた。
　蔡さんには２人の子どもがいる。元夫と離婚後、香港の資産家一族の子息と再婚していた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2023/02/28-13:47）

The ex-husband and two former in-laws of a Hong Kong model were charged on Monday with her murder, after police revealed they had found more body parts during a weekend search.
Abby Choi, who had appeared in fashion magazines and attracted more than 100,000 followers on Instagram, was reported missing on Tuesday, the prosecutor told the court.
On Saturday, police said that partial remains had been discovered in the fridge and soup pots of a seaside house.
After a later examination of materials seized at the property, police uncovered what they believe to be Choi's skull, hair and several ribs.
The 28-year-old's ex-husband Alex Kwong, as well as his father Kwong Kau and brother Anthony Kwong, were charged with murder on Monday and face up to life in prison.
Choi's former mother-in-law, Jenny Li, was charged with perverting the course of justice by destroying evidence.
The property where police found bodily remains was equipped with an electric saw and a meat grinder that had been used to mince human flesh, according to superintendent Alan Chung.
A forensic examination found a hole at the back of the skull that could be evidence of a fatal attack.
We believe the victim had been attacked when she was in the vehicle (that took her to the house) and that she was already unconscious when she arrived, Chung told reporters on Sunday night.
According to police, Choi had financial disputes with her ex-husband and his family involving a luxury property.
The mother of two had divorced Kwong and remarried Chris Tam, the scion of a wealthy Hong Kong family.
Kwong, 28, was arrested on Saturday at a Hong Kong pier after what police described as a failed attempt to flee by speedboat.
A fifth suspect connected to Choi's former father-in-law was arrested on Sunday on suspicion of assisting criminals.
Chung said all suspects in the case had been arrested and the force would continue to search for missing body parts.
Judge Peony Wong denied bail for the accused on Monday and adjourned the case until May, pending further investigations.