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M'sian couple breaks into S'pore beauty salon 6 times in 1 month, steals S$13,950 to pay off debts
The salon was the wife's former workplace.
Xueting Wu
February 20, 2026, 03:52 PM
To pay off debts, a Malaysian husband and wife broke into a beauty salon in Singapore six times over a month and stole a total of S$13,950 in cash.
The wife had been a former employee of the salon, an outlet of Revitalized Beauty at 180 Bencoolen Street, according to court documents seen by Mothership.
On Feb. 13, both husband and wife pleaded guilty to one count of house-breaking in order to commit theft, and were each sentenced to 20 months in Singapore jail.Financial difficulties
The husband, 36-year-old Low Wui Cheh, was facing financial trouble in 2025.He had credit card debt, and also owed money to many parties — legal moneylenders in Singapore, illegal ones in Malaysia, and his relatives and friends.
To settle his debts, he conspired with his wife to steal from her former employer.
Yip Qi Fong, 29, used to work as a beautician at Revitalized Beauty until she left in May 2025.
While she was employed there, she also handled cash payments from customers.This included counting daily cash receipts, placing them into a Ziplock bag, then storing them in the cash register.
The following day, the owner of the salon would count the money and place it in another locked drawer. She would only deposit the money in the bank after accumulating two weeks’ worth of cash.
Before the couple committed the burglaries, Yip visited the salon to meet an ex-colleague.
She took the opportunity to steal the key to the salon, and gave it to Low to make a copy.
Low then passed the original key back to Yip while she was still at the salon, and she replaced it quietly.
The burglaries
On six separate occasions between Dec. 10, 2025, and Jan. 8, 2026, the pair broke into the salon.They were emboldened to return and steal more after they were not caught the first time.
For the last burglary on Jan. 8, they got to the salon at about 2:20am.
Covering herself up in a black hoodie, mask, and gloves, Yip used the duplicate key to enter the salon and grabbed money from the Ziplock bags in the cash register.
Her husband acted as the lookout from across the street, and they took a Grab home afterwards.
Using the same modus operandi for all six occasions, the pair ultimately stole a total of S$13,950, all of which was deposited into Yip's bank account.
Arrest
Yip and Low were arrested on Jan. 8, after the last burglary.The salon owner realised there was missing cash, and reviewed the store's CCTV footage. She recognised the culprits, then reported them to the police.
She had checked the CCTV footage following the previous thefts, but was unable to identify the culprits then, as the CCTV camera at the salon was not functioning.
None of the cash the couple stole was recovered from them, as they had used it all to settle their debts and pay personal expenses, according to court documents.
They have not made any restitution to the salon to date. Due to the monetary loss, the salon owner was unable to disburse bonuses to her employees on time.
After the couple was sentenced, Shin Min Daily News visited the salon and learnt from the owner that Yip had been working there since she was 19.The owner added that Yip was a decent person, and expressed regret over the incident.
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