Singapore executes a woman for the first time in nearly 20 years

 Singapore executes a woman for the first time in nearly 20 years

The execution was carried out despite appeals from rights groups, who argue capital punishment has no proven deterrent effect on crime.

SINGAPORE TODAY HANGED a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-states first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.
The execution was carried out despite appeals from r…