Singapore's pro bono heroes: Helping clients see through their last days

Veteran lawyer Peter Cuthbert Low, seen here in a 2017 photo with an award he received, has handled more than 30 capital cases pro bono.
Veteran lawyer Peter Cuthbert Low, seen here in a 2017 photo with an award he received, has handled more than 30 capital cases pro bono. ST FILE PHOTO
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Veteran lawyer Peter Cuthbert Low does not forget the cases where he failed to get someone off the death sentence and the trying last days of his client.

He remembers a convicted Thai killer who asked for his passport to be placed in the coffin before cremation.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on October 20, 2019, with the headline Singapore's pro bono heroes: Helping clients see through their last days. Subscribe