A Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking has been executed in Singapore despite his mother's claims he had an intellectual disability.
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, had been on death row for more than 10 years for trafficking 44 grams of heroin into Singapore, which has some of the world's toughest drugs laws.
His lawyers had filed multiple appeals against his execution, saying he was intellectually disabled.
His brother Navin Kumar, 22, told Reuters the execution had been carried out. He said the body would be sent back to Malaysia for a funeral in the town of Ipoh.
A Singapore court on Tuesday turned down a legal challenge put forward by Nagaenthran's mother, clearing the way for the execution by hanging.
At the end of the hearing, Nagaenthran and his family reached through a gap in a glass screen to grasp each others' hands tightly as they wept.
His cries of "ma" could be heard around the courtroom, Reuters said.
About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park on Monday to protest against the planned hanging.
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