Background John Martin Scripps became the first Westerner to be hanged in Singapore for murder and only the second for any offence. (Dutch-born Johannes van Damme was executed for drug trafficking in 1994). He is the last British murderer to be hanged since Britain stopped executions in 1964. Dubbed the “tourist from hell” by the … Read more
Singapore is hardly noted for being a lawless country, in fact quite the opposite, so it is not hard to imagine the public’s shock, followed by fascination with the gruesome murders of two small children in 1981 that would send three people to the gallows seven years later. Backround of the Case The trio comprised Adrian … Read more
“I am sending you to a better place than this.” With these words Darshan Singh, Singapore’s hangman would release the trap doors of the gallows in Changi prison, plummeting the condemned to their death. 17 women would hear these fateful words and their stories are told below. Eight were to hang for murder and nine … Read more
The Crime and Execution Flor Contemplacion, a 42-year-old Filipina maid, was convicted by a Singaporean court of killing another Filipina maid, Delia Maga, and Nicholas Huang, the three-year-old Singaporean son of her employer, on May 4th, 1991. She had originally confessed to the murders. It was, however, later claimed that she made the confession under … Read more
Introduction Angel Mou Pui-Peng, a 25-year-old unmarried mother, was hanged in Changi prison before dawn on Friday the 6th of January 1995. She became the 95th person (and third woman) to hang under Singapore’s strict 1975 anti-drug laws. Cheuk Mei-mei, 29, also from Hong Kong, was executed in 1994 and another three women were executed … Read more
