A 33-year-old woman in Singapore has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for stealing a luxury Patek Philippe watch from the daughter of billionaire Peter Lim, misusing a company credit card and drink-driving in her employer’s vehicle.
Another five charges were considered during sentencing. She was subsequently promoted to HR manager and regional coordinator. Lim later forgot the code, leaving Tey as the only person able to open it. She used part of the proceeds to settle her unauthorised credit card spending and kept the remainder for personal expenses. Officers discovered that she had been drinking and was driving without a valid licence or insurance. The vehicle belonged to her employer’s company, and she had taken it without permission. The court noted that Tey had abused the considerable trust placed in her by her employer, including access to company finances and valuables.
(Also read: Indian woman shares video of Singapore pedestrian waiting at signal at 1 am: ‘Small habits shape a country’ ) According to a report by Channel NewsAsia (CNA) , Tey Jing Wen, a former employee of socialite Kim Lim, was sentenced on November 2. She was also fined S$3,500 and disqualified from driving for two years. Tey had pleaded guilty to five charges on October 8, including theft, criminal breach of trust, driving without a valid licence and drink-driving. As per a report by Mothership , Tey joined Kim Lim’s beauty and wellness company, KL Health, as a human resources assistant in 2022. In August 2024, Lim entrusted Tey with the combination to a company safe containing her personal belongings. Tey stole a Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and red packets containing approximately S$8,000. Despite knowing the watch was worth considerably more, she sold it for just S$16,500. Investigations also uncovered the theft of nearly S$74,000 worth of other valuables, including jewellery, cash and luxury perfumes. Tey used a company credit card to spend S$19,191 at luxury nightclubs on eight occasions between May 21 and 26, 2025, according to Lianhe Zaobao . Her actions came under scrutiny after police stopped her on June 3, 2025, for driving against traffic near Coleman Street.
Lim, who had previously discussed the incident during an October 2025 livestream, described the experience as “drama” that had left her deeply hurt.
Following her arrest, Lim noticed a decline in Tey’s work performance and initiated an internal investigation, which uncovered the other offences.
