Singapore executes a woman for first time in almost two decades

Changi prison in Singapore. Singapore has hanged Saridewi Djamani, the first woman to be executed by the city state in almost 20 years. Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

Singapore has hanged Saridewi Djamani, the first woman to be executed in the city state in almost 20 years, amid an outcry from human rights groups.

The 45-year-old Singaporean national, who was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking about 30g of heroin, was executed early on Friday, the Central Narcotics Bureau said.