Last year, the case of the dismembered body of 28-year-old Hong Kong socialite Cai Tianfeng shocked society. The police arrested many people involved in the case, including four members of Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s family. Nandu reporters noticed that on July 8 this year, the case was arraigned for the third time at the Eastern District Magistrates’ Court of Hong Kong to handle the procedure of transferring the case to the High Court for trial. However, during the interrogation process, the defendant's defense lawyer pointed out that the content of the surveillance video footage related to the case had not been obtained from the police. The magistrate adjourned the case to September 30 for the fourth hearing.
Nandu previously reported that on February 21, 2023, the 28-year-old Hong Kong socialite Cai Tianfeng suddenly disappeared. The police found her remains in Lung Mei Village, Tai Mei Tuk, Tai Po, Hong Kong on February 24 of the same year. The police have arrested many people involved in the case, including Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s family of four.
Among them, Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband, Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s father, and Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s brother were charged with murdering Cai Tianfeng in Tai Po, Hong Kong on February 21, 2023; and from February 21 to February 23 of the same year, preventing Cai Tianfeng from being legally buried. The corpse; Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s mother was charged with obstructing justice; Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s father’s mistress, the yacht company’s agent surnamed Lin, and the deceased’s ex-husband’s girlfriend surnamed Pan were charged with assisting criminals.
On July 8 this year, the case was arraigned for the third time in the Eastern District Magistrates’ Court of Hong Kong to handle the procedure of transferring the case to the High Court for trial.
However, during the interrogation process, the defendant's defense lawyer pointed out that the content of the surveillance video footage related to the case had not been obtained from the police before, and even if the video was received, it would still take time to seek legal advice. The prosecutor countered that the police were willing to provide the video and had twice asked the defendant to provide a hard drive to store the video data. Since the defendant was currently unable to obtain the video content, the magistrate urged the defendant to submit the hard drive as soon as possible during the arraignment, and decided to adjourn the case to the afternoon of September 30 for another hearing, during which the three defendants involved in the case need to continue to be remanded in custody.
According to Hong Kong media reports, Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband, Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s father, and Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s brother are in good spirits. Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband’s mother was not seen in the auditorium. Nandu previously reported that on May 18 this year, the mother of Cai Tianfeng’s ex-husband, who was charged with obstructing justice, was released on bail after being detained for 15 months. The judge allowed him to be released on bail of 100,000 Hong Kong dollars in cash, with his nephew as the guarantor. During the bail period, he was not allowed to contact the prosecution witnesses directly or indirectly, was not allowed to set foot in the places involved in the case, and was not allowed to leave Hong Kong. He also surrendered all travel documents and lived in his nephew's home. residence and report to the police station three times a week.
Nandu reporters noticed that the case has been adjourned many times. In July 2023, Cai Tianfeng's ex-husband was originally charged with 7 counts of theft. The prosecution applied to withdraw one of the counts of theft and add another count of failure to return to custody as scheduled. The judge approved the prosecution's application and adjourned the case to September 19 for another hearing. At the end of July of the same year, the prosecution revealed that the case still required forensic work and was adjourned to October 11, pending further investigation.
Written by: Nandu reporter Yang Lingyan
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