{
  "id": 14946501,
  "title": "Kim Lim's personal assistant pleads guilty to stealing Patek Philippe watch, misusing company credit card",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/kim-lims-personal-assistant-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-patek-philippe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T12:04:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/10/kim-lim-pa-plead-guilty/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 8, 2025, Tey Jing Wen, 33, pleaded guilty to five charges, including embezzlement, breach of trust, and drunk driving, according to Lianhe Zaobao. Tey, who worked closely with Kim Lim as her personal assistant and HR manager, was accused of stealing a Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and misusing the company credit card to spend nearly S$20,000 while clubbing.\n\nIn addition, Tey was found to have driven a car belonging to Lim while intoxicated, without a valid licence and third-party insurance. She also sold the stolen Patek Philippe watch for S$16,500 to a secondhand dealer while on bail and kept the remaining sum for herself. Tey's actions led to the disappearance of the watch, a substantial sum of money from the company credit card, and various other valuable items from Lim's safe. The case has been adjourned until November 2 for sentencing, with the possibility of up to 15 years in jail, fines, or both for criminal breach of trust.",
  "summary": "Lim previously spoke about the incident on a TikTok livestream in October 2025.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tey Jing Wen, 33, pleads guilty to five charges, including embezzlement and drunk driving",
    "Stolen Patek Philippe watch worth S$73,000 and misused S$20,000 company credit card",
    "Sold stolen watch for S$16,500 on bail, kept remaining sum, case adjourned until November 2"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}