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Kim Lim's ex-employee jailed for stealing socialite's valuables, drink driving with company car

She stole a Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and a stack of red packets containing about S$8,000 from the company safe.

Kim Lim's ex-employee jailed for stealing socialite's valuables, drink driving with company car

A former employee of socialite Kim Lim has been jailed for 22 months and banned from driving for two years following her conviction for theft and drink driving using a company car. Tey Jing Wen, a 33-year-old Singaporean, stole a Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and a stack of red packets containing about S$8,000 from the company safe while employed at Kim Lim's beauty, wellness, and healthcare group KL Health.

Tey also used the company credit card to spend over S$19,000 on personal expenses and gained access to the safe box containing valuable items after her predecessor resigned. She was sentenced to two years of driving disqualification after being caught drink driving while using the company car.

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