SINGAPORE: A man who had been married for 15 years secretly wed again in Sarawak and fathered two more children, all the while keeping this second family from his wife and two kids in Singapore.
Ng Teong Min’s deception lasted 30 years from 1995 until August this year, when a whistleblower exposed his double life in an email to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
The 67-year-old pleaded guilty to the offence of bigamy and was sentenced to one year and five months’ jail on Tuesday (Dec 2).
Ng, now a grandfather, shed tears while telling the judge he took “full responsibility for the pain, confusion and harm” he had caused.
“I have reflected deeply on the choice I made. I understand that I have broken the trust of my family and the law. This has been a painful lesson that I will carry for the rest of my life,” he said.
“I promise to uphold the law and to be a better father, grandparent and family member. I want to spend the rest of my years setting a proper example for my children and grandchildren – one built on modesty, integrity and responsibility.”
The court heard that Ng and his first wife, now 66, met as adolescents and got married in Singapore in 1980. They have two children together.
Between 1985 and 1995, Ng frequented Sarawak for business. There, he met and started a relationship with another woman.
