Angel Mou Pui Peng | |
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Born | |
Died | 6 January 1995 (aged 25) Changi Prison, Singapore |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Occupations |
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Conviction(s) | Drug trafficking |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Angel Mou Pui Peng (毛佩萍[1] or 莫佩萍,[2] 1 January 1970 – 6 January 1995) was a 25-year-old female Macau national executed in Singapore for drug trafficking.
After purportedly being recruited to work as a courier for a Hong Kong-based drug trafficking organization, Mou was arrested while in possession of over 5 kilograms of high-quality heroin during a stopover in Singapore's Changi Airport.
Despite vehemently protesting her innocence and stating that she was tricked into smuggling narcotics, Mou was found guilty at trial and sentenced to death. The circumstances of Mou's arrest and execution were given wide coverage by the media, with many appeals being made by politicians worldwide for the commutation of her death sentence. However, the Singaporean authorities were ultimately undeterred by pleas for clemency from senior statesmen such as the President of Portugal and the Governor of Hong Kong.