Is this penalty too harsh? For a while, glamorous Vietnamese real estate tycoon Truong My Lan must have felt like the most powerful woman in the world. Some think she deserves her comeuppance.
Sentenced to death for looting £35 billion
Condemned: Property tycoon Truong My Lan, 67, illegally controlled a Vietnamese bank. Glossary
Prestigious - Highly respected.
Heists - A robbery, especially one in which money, jewellery, or art is stolen.
Spoils - Goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.
Epic - Something historically important, lasting and complex. Also used to describe something that is awesome, great, unforgettable.