The first defendant in Abby Choi’s murder trial continued giving evidence in his own defence at the High Court on 11 November 2026.
He told his counsel he had not killed Choi and did not know she would be killed or attacked that day. Asked who had killed her, he was silent at first, then said it was his younger brother. When counsel asked whether he meant his brother, he confirmed it.
The defendant also described a journey on 21 February 2023, when he said he was driving Choi and his brother to collect a child. He testified that he felt an impact against the back of his seat and heard something slide. Looking behind him, he said, he saw Choi was no longer in her seat and heard his brother crying.
He said Choi was unresponsive. He testified that he called his father, told him something serious had happened, and was instructed to drive to a car park to meet him.
In other evidence, the defendant said his father had asked him to buy storage boxes and materials for a fence, including cable ties and a hammer, for his new home. He also said he saw his father buy a soup pot and a meat grinder, and that his father described some items as being for a friend’s shop. The defendant said he never saw the grinder in the flat.
The three defendants are charged with murdering Choi on 21 February 2023 and preventing the lawful burial of her body between 21 and 23 February. All deny murder and have admitted the burial-related offence.