KONG WEI KEONG MARCUS v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

[2023] SGHC 20 High Court (General Division) 26 January 2023 HC/MA 9095/2022/01

6 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

“I dismiss the appeal against conviction and sentence.”

Source: [2023] SGHC 20, High Court (General Division), decided 26 January 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	26 January 2023
Judge	Vincent Hoong
Charges / claim	Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Attorney-General's Chambers, Edwin Soh

Source: [2023] SGHC 20, High Court (General Division), decided 26 January 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing – Sentencing Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Penal Code – Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act

Practice Areas

Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Criminal Law

Judges (1)

Vincent Hoong Delivered

Counsel (2)

Attorney-General's Chambers Firm Edwin Soh Counsel for the respondent

Parties (2)

Public Prosecutor Respondent

Kong Wei Keong Marcus Appellant

Case Significance

Kong Wei Keong Marcus v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 20 is an ex tempore judgment of the General Division of the High Court delivered by Vincent Hoong J on 26 January 2023 in Magistrate's Appeal No 9095 of 2022/01. According to the judgment, the appellant moved in with his then-girlfriend (the victim), who suffered from severe eczema, in June 2015, and used the access she gave him to her credit cards, ATM cards and mobile phone to make unauthorised cash withdrawals and fund transfers totalling over S$50,000. He was convicted after trial of 53 charges, including 31 charges under s 379 of the Penal Code, 21 charges under s 3(1) of the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act, and one charge under s 203 of the Penal Code, and was granted a discharge amounting to an acquittal on a further charge. The matter concerns catchwords on statutory offences and sentencing.

Summary

Kong Wei Keong Marcus appealed against his conviction and sentence after using access to his then-girlfriend's credit cards, ATM cards and phone to make unauthorised withdrawals and transfers totalling over S$50,000. He was convicted after trial of 53 charges, including 31 under s 379 of the Penal Code, 21 under s 3(1) of the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act, and one under s 203, and sentenced to 17 months and 8 weeks' imprisonment. The court dismissed the appeal against conviction and sentence.

What charges was Kong Wei Keong Marcus convicted of ([2023] SGHC 20)?

He was convicted after trial of 53 charges, comprising 31 charges under s 379 of the Penal Code, 21 charges under s 3(1) of the Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act, and one charge under s 203 of the Penal Code, with a discharge amounting to acquittal on a further charge.

How much money was involved in Kong Wei Keong Marcus v Public Prosecutor ([2023] SGHC 20)?

The judgment records that the appellant used access to the victim's credit cards, ATM cards and mobile phone to make unauthorised cash withdrawals and fund transfers to himself totalling over S$50,000, after moving in with her in June 2015.