meted out last month to her husband<\/a>, 61-year-old Singaporean Low Kok Peng.<\/p>\nThe remanded woman pleaded guilty to one count of abetting bigamy under the Women’s Charter.<\/p>\n
A second charge of contravening a condition of her work pass by marrying a Singaporean without prior approval was taken into consideration.<\/p>\n
THE CASE<\/h2>\n
The court heard that Low married his first wife, a now-55-year-old Singaporean woman, in 1992. They have a daughter together.<\/p>\n
In 2016, Low was introduced to Komariah by an acquaintance and they began a romantic and sexual relationship.<\/p>\n
Komariah was working as a maid in Singapore on a work permit.<\/p>\n
In 2024, the couple went to Batam and entered into a Muslim marriage, solemnised by a Qazi or religious leader whom Komariah had engaged through her relatives.<\/p>\n
They travelled there to get hitched because they knew Low could not enter into a second marriage in Singapore.<\/p>\n
The prosecutor said Komariah knew at the time that Low’s first wife was still alive, but married Low because it would allow her to get a housing loan.<\/p>\n
After getting married, the pair returned to Singapore, where Low continued to live with his first wife. She did not know about the second marriage.<\/p>\n
MOM told CNA that it received information on the bigamy in January 2026 and referred the case for investigation.<\/p>\n
Komariah’s work permit has been cancelled, said the MOM spokesperson.<\/p>\n
The illegal marriage has not been annulled.<\/p>\n
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ryan Lim sought at least two months’ jail, saying Komariah was as culpable as Low.<\/p>\n
He said the marriage was a “calculated move” she took to serve her own interests, and one she actively facilitated.<\/p>\n
In mitigation, Komariah sought a lighter sentence, saying she was the sole breadwinner and had to support her elderly parents.<\/p>\n
For abetting bigamy, she could have been jailed for up to 12 months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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