Singapore hanged a 45-year--old woman Friday for trafficking 1oz of heroin, the second person the city-state has executed for drug offenses this week and only the first woman since 2004.
By Heather Chen and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Singapore on Friday hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the first execution of a female prisoner in nearly two decades in what human rights groups decried as a “grim milestone” for the city state and its notoriously …
Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.The
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capita
Saridewi Djamani, 45, was put to death Friday for trafficking enough heroin to fuel the addiction of “about 370 abusers,” the Central Narcotics Bureau of Singapore said.
Singapore executed a woman for the first time in 19 years after she was convicted of trafficking heroin, adding to its uptick in capital punishment since hangings resumed in 2022.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia >> Singapore conducted its first execution of a woman in 19 years on Friday and its second hanging this week for drug trafficking despite calls for the city-state to cease capital punishment for drug-related crimes.
