Choi, 28, was reported missing on Wednesday, and pieces of her body were found on Friday along with a meat slicer, an electric saw, and some clothing at the unit in the Tai Po district on Friday afternoon, according to police.
Police superintendent Alan Chung said at a press conference on Saturday that the model’s ex-husband had been arrested while trying to flee at a pier in Tung Chung, on one of the city’s outlying islands, Lantau, and taken into custody.
Superintendent Chung said police believed he had intended to abscond via water transport at the time of arrest.
The ex-husband, along with his brother and his parents – who were arrested on Friday – are being held for questioning while police continue the search for Choi’s remaining body parts, Chung said.
