A man who's been holding two families for 30 years...constant betrayal and deception
Dec 04, 2025
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The man was sentenced to 17 months in prison on felony charges.
According to local media such as Channel News Asia (CNA), Ng Tong-min, a 67-year-old man living in Singapore, married his first wife in 1980. Fifteen years later, in 1995, she married a second woman in Sarawak, Malaysia.
However, in order to avoid legal and administrative problems, the marriage registration of the second marriage was not made.
He had two children with his first wife, and then moved back and forth to Sarawak on business, living with a second woman and having another two children. The second wife chose to marry him, though she knew he was already married.
His double life was revealed in August this year when an informant sent an email to the Singapore Immigration Agency (ICA). During the investigation, the first wife first became aware of the existence of another family member of her husband, and is currently in the process of divorce.
At the trial, the prosecution demanded two years in prison, saying `30 years of constant betrayal and deception.' Ng tearfully admitted his wrongdoing and said he would set a better example for his family.
Sentencing him to 17 months in prison, the judge considered that he did not deceive his second wife about the fact of his big marriage"The reason for the sentencing was revealed. Under local law, serious marriage is said to be punishable by up to seven years in prison and a fine.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
