Former husband of socialite Kim Lim was sentenced to two years and 10 months’ jail and a fine of $40,000 for participating in illegal gambling activities in 2023.
On Monday (8 January), the 33-year-old Singaporean who is currently serving his jail term was fined $3,200 and banned from driving for two years for drink driving when he held only a provisional driver’s licence, reported Zaobao.
He pleaded guilty to three charges which included drink driving, driving without insurance and driving without the supervision of a licensed instructor and without displaying signs on his car as required under his provisional driving licence.
Reportedly, Kho was at a friend’s house in Bedok drinking liquor past midnight on 1 April last year. After three glasses of whiskey over about 45 minutes, he drove his vehicle to Bugis where he picked up his girlfriend, intending to take her back to her home in Kembangan.
On the way to his girlfriend’s home in Kembangan, Kho was stopped at a police roadblock along Mackenzie Road towards Bukit Timah Road. An officer observed that Kho reeked of alcohol and conducted a breathalyser test on Kho, which the latter failed. There were 43 microgrammes of alcohol in every 100ml of Kho’s breath, above the limit of 35 microgrammes.
As a result, he was arrested on the spot for driving under the influence of alcohol.
In addition, at the time of the incident, Kho did not hold a Class 3 driving licence. He was holding a Provisional Driving License that was valid from May 2022 to May 2024.
The court also heard that Kho had traffic rules in the past. His past traffic violations include a speeding offence in February 2019 as well as a series of compounded offences in June 2020 for careless driving, failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident within 24 hours and causing his vehicle to remain at rest, causing danger to other road users.
Kho’s lawyer, Mr Tang Shangwei from WongPartnership, said his client had pleaded guilty at the earliest instance and has been fully cooperative at all stages.
Kho is the ex-husband of socialite Kim Lim, the daughter of billionaire Peter Lim. The two got married in February 2017, they gave birth to a son in July in the same year before divorcing in 2020.
In 2022, Kim Lim tied the knot with her second husband Leslie Leow but later announced that they have split two months later.
