By now, you’ve probably heard about the shocking murder of Abby Choi, a Hong Kong socialite who was found dismembered and headless by the Hong Kong police earlier this week.
The police even found some minced human tissue at the crime scene, which was at the ground-floor of a three-storey house that had been converted into a makeshift butcher shop.
Since then, Choi’s ex-husband and his entire family have been arrested.
And some have even pointed out the similarities between Choi’s murder and a popular movie that was released in recent years.
No, it’s definitely not a film like Everything Everywhere All at Once.
It’s Parasite, the South Korean black comedy thriller that catapulted to fame after it was released in 2019.
Here’s why.
Dark History of Her Ex-Husband’s Family Exposed
Firstly, the dark history of Choi’s former husband and his family were exposed after their arrest.
Choi’s ex-husband, known as Alex Kwong to the media, was allegedly part of a scam in February 2015 after scamming four individuals out of gold jewelry that was worth HK$1 million (approximately S$860,000).
He apparently told his victims that he was involved in gold investing but ran away afterwards.
On the other hand, her former father-in-law, who used to work as a police officer and was known as “Brother Qiu”, also has a dark side to him as reported by various Hong Kong news agencies. He is currently 65 years old.
After being promoted to police chief in 2001, he was deployed to the Mongkok Police Station as a Detective Sergeant in 2005.
However, he was suspected of sexually assaulting a woman when investigating a case.
The woman filed a police report and he was detained.
Eventually, he resigned and there were no more follow-ups regarding the case.
Kwong’s 31-year-old older brother was “chased” by banks after owing them money, while her 63-year-old ex-mother-in-law filed for bankruptcy in 2016 despite retiring some time ago.
Previously, it was also reported that Kwong’s family and could not see eye to eye with Choi after she wanted to sell a multi-million dollar (in HKD) property in Ho Man Tin, which is an upmarket residential area in central Kowloon.
Her ex-husband and his family were living in that property at that point in time despite it being owned by Choi, and they were against her selling it.
More About the Case: She Still Provided for Ex-Husband’s Family Even After Divorce
After marrying Kwong when she was just 18 years old, she had two children with him and continued to support his family even after their divorce (and even after she remarried someone else after that).
For example, she bought a house worth HK$67 million (approximately S$12 million) for them to stay in, which I’m sure is way more than what most ex-wifes are willing to do for their former spouses.
She also employed her ex-brother-in-law as her personal chauffeur when he was unemployed and paid for her ex-husband’s daily expenses as well.
Kwong’s Family Already Arrested
Since her murder was announced, the Hong Kong police have managed to arrest Choi’s former father-in-law and her former brother-in-law.
Both of them have been charged with murder and are expected to appear before a Kowloon court today (27 February).
As for Alex Kwong himself, he is currently in custody in a hospital.
Another person, a 47-year-old female massage parlour staff, was also arrested. She is allegedly the mistress of the older Kwong son (Alex’s brother).
And here’s why netizens have been comparing Choi’s murder to the scenes in Parasite.
For the unaware, the film depicts a man from a poor family getting a job as a tutor at a wealthy household based on falsified documents. Over time, the man’s entire family moves into the wealthy household’s house secretly and become literal “parasites” within the house.
Later on in the movie, various conflicts, acts of withholding the truth and accidents in the movie eventually lead to the demise of some characters.