Married woman jailed in Singapore after secretly remarrying and having child in Vietnam

During this period, Thuy largely lived in Vietnam and returned to Singapore only to renew her long-term visit pass. She also falsely declared to the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority that she had no children, a charge that was taken into consideration during sentencing.

Thuy later initiated divorce proceedings in Singapore in 2016, with the marriage officially dissolved in November 2017. Her second marriage in Vietnam ended in March 2018.

Court documents had no details on how authorities uncovered the bigamous marriage.

Prosecutors sought a three-month jail term, but the judge imposed a slightly lighter sentence after hearing mitigation. Speaking through an interpreter, Thuy broke down in court, saying she is now a single mother raising a 10-year-old boy and supporting elderly parents, including a father with partial paralysis.

Under Singapore law, bigamy carries a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment and a fine.