Which mother's heart would not break knowing that her beloved son is awaiting execution.

Such is the emotional suffering wrought on the mother of Prabagaran Srivijayan, a Malaysian who was put on death row in Singapore, after he was convicted of drug trafficking.

His grief-stricken mother Eswary Vengatasamy, today made an emotional appeal to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, hoping that the government would intervene to save her son's life.