已故香港名媛蔡天凤的前公公在谋杀案审判进行中途突然翻供，承认非法处理其尸体罪名。
The former father-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has made a U-turn midway through her murder trial and pleaded guilty to the illegal disposal of her body.
随着高等法院审判进入第五周，由九名陪审员组成的陪审团在场审理，68岁的退休警长邝球于周五做出惊人逆转，承认了他最初否认的指控。
As the High Court trial entered its fifth week before a nine-member jury, Kwong Kau made a stunning reversal on Friday and admitted to the charge he initially refuted.
邝球被控于2023年2月21日谋杀前儿媳蔡天凤，并通过在大埔龙尾村一间出租单位肢解这名28岁女子的遗体，阻止其下葬。
The 68-year-old retired police sergeant stands accused of murdering his former daughter-in-law on February 21, 2023, and preventing the burial of the 28-year-old’s body by dismembering her remains at a rental flat in Tai Po’s Lung Mei village.
邝球的两个儿子、35岁的邝港杰和蔡天凤前夫、31岁的邝港智，在上月审判开始前已承认阻止蔡天凤尸体下葬罪。他们目前正就谋杀罪接受审判。
Kwong’s sons, Anthony Kwong Kong-kit, 35, and Choi’s ex-husband, Alex Kwong Kong-chi, 31, pleaded guilty to preventing the burial of Choi’s body before the trial began last month. They are standing trial for the murder charge.
检方指控，邝球指使两个儿子协助杀害这名网红，缘起一场家庭纠纷，涉及何文田嘉道理山一幢高尚住宅项目价值7200万港元（约920万美元）单位的拟售事宜。案件继续在副法官基思和陪审团面前审理。
Prosecutors allege that the elder Kwong enlisted his two sons to help kill the influencer following a family feud that arose from the proposed sale of a HK$72 million (US$9.2 million) flat at the upmarket Kadooria development in Ho Man Tin. The trial continues before Deputy Judge Brian Keith and the jury.