Archive · 12 Nov 2025
80-Year-Old Singapore Moneylender Pleads Guilty After 33 Years on the Run
An old man named Ng, who was a moneylender, stabbed someone who owed him money a very long time ago, in 1990.
The person he stabbed sadly died later from his injuries.
But Ng ran away and lived in another country for 33 years, until he was caught.
Now, at 80 years old, he has finally gone back to court in Singapore.
He admitted to hurting the person with a weapon, which is a lesser charge than murder.
His lawyers say he is sorry and has health problems, hoping for a shorter sentence.
He will find out his punishment soon.
An 80-year-old man, Ng Kwang Keng, has pleaded guilty in Singapore for a crime committed 33 years ago.
Ng, an illegal moneylender, fled Singapore in 1990 after fatally stabbing a debtor over a S$22,000 debt.
The victim, Lim Kim Leng, died from his injuries on December 8, 1990.
Ng lived in Malaysia for over three decades until his arrest in April 2022, after which he was deported to Singapore in December 2023.
Ng pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing grievous hurt with a weapon, facing a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or up to 10 years in jail, with sentencing on December 30.
- Who
- Ng Kwang Keng, an 80-year-old former illegal moneylender
- What
- Pleaded guilty to voluntarily causing grievous hurt with a weapon after being on the run for 33 years for fatally stabbing a debtor.
- When
- Pleaded guilty on Tuesday; the offense occurred on November 6, 1990.
- Where
- Singapore's State Courts; the offense occurred at the debtor's residence in Singapore.
- Why
- The stabbing occurred during a confrontation over an unpaid debt of approximately S$22,000.
- Accused
- Ng Kwang Keng
- Age at time of offense
- 45
- Current Age
- 80
- Years on the run
- 33
- Date of offense
- November 6, 1990
- Victim
- Lim Kim Leng
- Victim's age
- 27
- Location of offense
- Singapore