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Influencer Nicole Wong given suspended sentence for naming jailed ex-partner in speeding cases
Parenting influencer Nicole Wong has pleaded guilty to three offences of perverting the course of justice after naming her imprisoned former partner as the driver in speeding cases. The court heard she did so to avoid penalties, and sentenced her to a suspended prison term.
The offences took place in August 2022, May 2023 and July 2024, while her former partner was in prison; the speeding included two instances at 48mph in a 40mph zone and one at 46mph. Wong, who has six children and hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and TikTok, was sentenced to ten months in prison suspended for 12 months, 100 hours of unpaid work and a 28-day driving ban.
In short
- Influencer Nicole Wong admitted naming her jailed ex-partner as the driver.
- The three incidents happened between 2022 and 2024.
- She received a suspended sentence and a 28-day driving ban.
Explained simply
Nicole Wong is a parenting influencer who shares content with a large audience on Instagram and TikTok. The case concerns speeding notices linked to her car while her former partner was in prison.
When a speeding offence is recorded, the registered keeper may be asked to identify who was driving. Giving false information about a driver can amount to perverting the course of justice, an offence involving interference with the legal process.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Parenting influencer ‘gave her ex-partner’s details to avoid three speeding tickets’”.