Sorrowful Funeral For Mentally Disabled Indian-Origin Man Hanged In Singapore

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam was a member of Muslim-majority Malaysia's ethnic Indian Hindu minority, and the funeral followed the community's traditions, with sobbing relatives placing flowers on his coffin.

Hundreds of mourners wept, read prayers and banged drums Friday at the funeral of a mentally disabled Malaysian man whose hanging in Singapore this week sparked an international outcry.

Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, convicted of trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, was executed Wednesday after more than a decade on death row.

His case sparked widespread anger, with critics including the United Nations and European Union saying that hanging someone with an intellectual disability breaches international law.

Singapore insists the death penalty has helped keep the country one of Asia's safest places.