Indonesian domestic helper, 50, who married S'porean in Batam gets 2 months' jail for abetting bigamy

A 50-year-old Indonesian domestic helper who wedded a married Singaporean man, 61, in Batam, Indonesia, was handed two months in prison for abetting bigamy.

The man whom she married, Low Kok Peng, was also handed two months' jail earlier on Apr. 24, 2026, for bigamy.

The pair's illegal marriage was discovered by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), who then flagged it to the police.

The woman, named Komariah, pleaded guilty to one charge of abetting bigamy under the Women's Charter, CNA reported.

Komariah also faced a second charge of contravening a condition of her work pass by marrying a Singaporean without approval, which was taken into consideration.

As culpabale as Low: Prosecution

Komariah was supposed to plead guilty the same day Low was sentenced in court, but the plea did not go through as Komariah claimed she did not know that Low was married.

According to CNA, the prosecution said that the Indonesian was aware at the time that Low's first wife was still alive.

However, she went ahead and married Low as it would allow her to get a housing loan in Batam.

Low married his first wife, a 55-year-old Singaporean woman, in 1992 and they have a daughter together.

He and Komariah started dating in 2016 after being introduced by a friend.

They went to Batam, Indonesia, for a Muslim marriage in 2024, despite the fact that Low's first marriage had not been dissolved.

They then returned to Singapore, where Low continued living with his first wife, who did not know about the second marriage.

Low and Komariah's illegal marriage has not been annulled.

The prosecution argued that Komariah was as culpable as Low, that the marriage was a "calculated move" to serve her own interests, and one which she actively facilitated, CNA wrote.

The Deputy Public Prosecutor sought at least two months' jail.

Komariah, who according to the Singapore Courts' website was representing herself, sought a lighter sentence by saying she was the sole breadwinner and had to support her elderly parents.