In recent weeks, the int'l financial hub has again been in the headlines for something darker: the death of model and influencer Abby Choi, whose dismembered body parts were found along with a meat slicer and electric saw in a rental unit last month.
So why the huge interest in these previous few cases? Their rarity, combined with their brutality, is one factor, experts say.
Both experts emphasized that Hong Kong is still very safe, and that these numbers are relatively low. Indeed, Hong Kong's reputation for safety meant the few cases that did occur left a stronger"imprint" on the city, Broadhurst said. Someone trying to dispose of a body in rural areas of Australia, Canada or the United States has"a very good chance of getting away with it," thanks to the ample space and open terrain, Beh said."These are essentially people who are trying to get away with a crime, but failing to do so," said Beh.
Several previous cases have involved killers who cooked or boiled body parts — details that have horrified the public, and likely fueled by unsubstantiated rumors surrounding cases like the 1985"pork bun murders" in neighboring Macao. A man killed a family of 10 including the owners of a restaurant, and — as the urban legend goes — supposedly served them up in buns.
He added that the same scarcity applies to cars — and thus the same difficulty in discreetly transporting a body.
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