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Drug convict hanged after final bid to reopen case fails

Court found nothing new in substance in 56-year-old's written and oral arguments

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Convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamrudin Mohd was hanged last Friday at Changi Prison Complex after failing on the preceding day - in a final court bid - to reopen his case.
Hishamrudin, 56, had been convicted of trafficking in 34.94g of diamorphine and sentenced to death by the High Court on Feb 2, 2016.
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