Nguyen's mother, Kim Nguyen, arrived at the prison in
the afternoon, holding hands with Nguyen's twin brother,
Khoa.
"She is very distressed. But I think she realizes that this is
something she has to come to terms with," said Lasry.
The family has made no public comments in the past few weeks.
Nguyen will be executed by "long-drop hanging", an execution method
inherited from British colonial days.
Long-drop hanging was introduced in the late 19th century as a more
humane form of hanging compared to the short-drop hangings that are
still practiced in some countries. Convicts drop several feet and
die when the spinal cord snaps, not by asphyxiation.
All Aussie press is playing up Nguyen case. Should let his family
have some peace while they face their darkest moments together.
