Singapur. Nagaenthran: Family prays for miracle to halt execution of man with low IQ
Singapur. Nagaenthran: Family prays for miracle to halt execution of man with low IQ
Sarmila Dharmalingam is praying for a miracle. Her brother, Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, is set to be hanged in Singapore's Changi Prison.
"When I'm alone and I think of my brother, there is pain. But [we need to] be brave and keep on praying - anything can happen," she told the BBC.
In 2009, then 21-year-old Nagaenthran was caught trying to smuggle heroin into Singapore from Malaysia.
Nagaenthran was initially due to be hanged on Wednesday morning, but was granted a last-minute stay of execution. On Tuesday he was found to have Covid-19 and the execution was further delayed.
The Malaysian citizen was sentenced to death despite an assessment by a medical expert that he has an IQ of 69 - a level recognised as indicating an intellectual disability. (BBC, UK, 09.11.2021)